 Math,
Science, and Engineering Summer Camp at UNF
For gifted and high achieving students
entering 7th, 8th and 9th grade in Northeast
Florida schools. The summer camp was offered in 2005 by the
University of North Florida and
sponsored
by the UNF Foundation, the Florida Department of Education, and the Governor’s Summer Camp Program.
The camp is a collaboration among the Departments of Mathematics and
Statistics, Chemistry, Engineering, and Curriculum and Instruction.
About the camp | Camp Flyer 7th
| Camp Flyer 8-9th
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Camp Pictures |
Camp Report
 About the
camp
The camp is a two-week
intensive experience in mathematics and science for gifted and high achieving
students in Duval, Clay and St. Johns county schools.
Students will work with
university faculty using university labs and other facilities on challenging
mathematics, engineering and chemistry activities.
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Camp schedule |
| Entering 8th
and 9th Graders |
Entering 7th Graders |
| Week 1 June 20 - June 24,
2005 Week 2 June 27 - July 1,
2005
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Week 1 June 20 - 23,
2005 Week 2 June 27 - 30, 2005
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The camp meets
Monday—Friday June 20 through July 1 from 9 AM until 4:10 PM at the
University of North Florida campus in Jacksonville. |
The camp meets Monday—Thursday June 20 through 30 from 9 AM until 4:10
PM at the University of North Florida campus in Jacksonville. |
Example
topics
Encryption
Forensic chemistry
Voting strategies
Tessellations and
patterns
Street networks and graph
theory
Graph theory
Polymers and food
Bridge design
Rockets and robots
Circuits, sensors,
strength
Applications
Students will submit
applications according to instructions received from their school and
district. Students will be contacted about acceptance.
Sample daily
schedule
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9-9:15
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9:15-11:15 |
11:15-12 |
12-2
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2-4 |
4-4:10
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Daily orientation |
Math
Geometry
Graphing |
Lunch |
Chemistry projects |
Design projects |
Journals and portfolios |
Camp Flyers
7th Grade
8th and 9th Grade
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