CAC to offer free summer science camps

Registration is open for Central Arizona College’s Summer Science Camps, a series of free camps geared toward middle and high school students thanks to a grant from Arizona Public Service.

APS Grant Director Suzi Shoemaker has collaborated with CAC science preceptors Crystal McKenna and Tammy Janisko to plan a fun and educational summer for children in grades seven through 10.

Below are the three sessions open for registration:

Middle school camp for incoming grades seven and eight:
San Tan Valley Campus, 2474 E. Hunt Highway, Suite 100, Queen Creek 
June 3-6
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Classroom topics and activities will include polymers, chemistry art, microbiology of ponds, DNA extraction, dissections and live animals.

Chemistry camp for incoming grades eight, nine and 10:
Signal Peak Campus, 8470 N. Overfield Road, Coolidge 
June 17-20
8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Topics include, but will not be limited to, polymers, gases, reactions, metals, acids and bases.

Biology camp for incoming grades eight, nine and 10:
Signal Peak Campus
June 24-27
8 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
The activities provided will be geared toward microscope use, DNA extraction, bacteria, human enzymes, DNA profile & “crime scene” investigation.

Space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis. Visit CentralAZ.edu/science2013 for more information.

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