 Math,
Science, and Engineering Summer Camp at UNF 2006
For gifted and high achieving students
entering 7th, 8th and 9th grade in Northeast
Florida schools. The summer camp was offered in 2006 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
7-8-9th
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Camp Pictures |
Camp News | 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 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 5 -
9, 2006 Week 2 June 12 - 16, 2006
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Week 1 June
5 - 8, 2006 Week 2
June 12 - 15, 2006
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The camp meets
Monday—Friday June 5 through June 16 from 9 AM until 4 PM at the
University of North Florida campus in Jacksonville. |
The camp meets Monday—Thursday June 5 through June 15 from 9 AM until 4
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 catapults
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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8:45-9
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9-11:30 |
11:30-12:30 |
12:30-1:30
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1:30-3:30 |
3:30-4 |
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Daily orientation |
Math/Science Lab |
Lunch |
Chemistry projects |
Math/Engineering
projects |
Journals and portfolios |
Camp Flyer
7th, 8th, and 9th Grade (pdf)
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