Physics Wonder Girls Camp for Middle School Girls

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Mon  June 26, 2017  (Venue: Most activities are located at STC 202)

8:30-9:00          Drop-off (Parking lot, back of STC)
9:00-9:30          Overview of the Camp/Group Dynamics (STC 202)

9:30-10:30       Things that Float: Pressure and Buoyancy Experiments
10:30-10:45      Snacks
10:45-12:00      All about Waves: Slinkies, Microwave Oven Experiments 
& Complex Sand Patterns
12:00-1:00        Lunch  (STC 137)
1:00 - 1:30        Physics Game

1:30-2:00          MEET A GIRL SCIENTIST ! (Kara McCullough, Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

2:00-2:30          Physics Demo Mini-Activity
2:30-3:45          MEET GIRL SCIENTISTS ! 
The Physics of Food! Meet Puratos Corporation Food Scientists led by Brenda Ramos, Kirtley Karpodinis (BS Physics graduate), and Amanda Ballentine
3:45-4:00          Snacks/Physics Game 
4:00-4:30          Pickup

Tues    June 27, 2017     

8:30-9:00          Drop-off    
9:00-10:30        Build a Submersible I 
10:30-10:45      Snacks    
10:45-12:00      Building a Submersible II                 
12:00-1:00        Lunch (STC 137)
1:00-2:45         Building a Submersible III
2:45-3:00         Snacks
3:00-4:00         PHYSICS RESEARCH LAB TOURS    
4:00-4:30         Pickup  

Wed June 28, 2017

8:30-9:00         Drop-off    
9:00-10:00       A hair-raising experience (with the help of Electrons!)
10:00-10:30     Girl Talk "Why I fell in love with physics"
10:30-10:45     Snacks

10:45-12:00      Discover a Physics Equation!
12:00-1:00       Lunch 
1:00-2:00         MEET A GIRL PHYSICIST ! (Kate Daniel, Ph.D., Astronomer and Asst. Professor of Physics, Bryn Mawr College)
2:00-3:30         SUBMERSIBLE Competition

3:30-3:45         Snacks
3:45-4:00         Physics Game
4:00-4:30         Pickup

Thurs June 29, 2017: 

8:30-9:00         Drop-off (Back of STC)
9:00-10:30       Modern Physics: Nanotechnology, Superconductivity, and Imaging Atoms
10:30-10:45     Snacks
10:45-12:00     Surprise !
12:00-1:00       Lunch 
1:00-2:00         Building Presentation Skills
2:00-3:15         Girls Prep for Physics Show
3:15-3:30         Snacks
3:30-4:30         Physics Wonder Girls Showcase

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Author: Roberto Ramos
Last modified: 8/29/2017 10:32 AM (EDT)