Campers explore electronics, nanoscience, and alternative energy sources. Activities include learning about diodes, transistors and circuits to complete an electronics project, harnessing solar energy to power a fuel-cell car and roast marshmallows, solving mysteries, tie-dying, and more.
Fees
Residential campers $495 ($525 after June 1, 2009); returning LA&S Academic Summer campers are eligible for a $25 discount on request. Register now for this exciting camp! For more information contact Mark Pietrowski, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming: call 815-753-1456, e-mail pietrowski@niu.edu, or visit www.niu.edu/clasep (Click on “Summer Academic Camps.”)
Sci-camp Director
Pati Sievert, Science Camp Director for the 7th year, is NIU’s STEM Coordinator, holds a Master’s Degree in Physics Education, and has many years of experience with young people in schools, camps, outreach programming, and as a high school Physics teacher.