RICHLAND, Wash. Forensic science takes on an elementary twist during this week’s “Science Detective” summer science camp at Washington State University Tri-Cities.
About 80 children are spending the week learning about magnets, fingerprints, orienteering, DNA and more through hands-on activities.
The campers will solve a “mystery” during the Big Event at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 15. Families are invited to watch as the kids show off their “detective” skills, build a listening device and participate in other fun activities.
This is the last of eight summer science camps held on the WSU Tri-Cities campus for children who will be entering kindergarten through fifth grade in fall 2008. The weeklong sessions use curriculum from Knowledge Learning Cooperation and are led by certified teachers. Other camp themes were “Guts & Glory: Extreme Sports Science,” “Space and Rocketry” and “Gizmos, Gadgets and Goop.”
Directions to Friday morning’s event: Drive north on George Washington Way, pass Hanford High, go up the hill, turn right on First Street, turn right on University Drive, and take the first left into the CIC/library parking lot. The campers are downstairs in Room 102 and on the back patio.
Washington State University Tri-Cities is located along the Columbia River in Richland, Wash. Established in 1989 with upper division and graduate programs, WSU Tri-Cities offers 17 baccalaureate, 14 master’s and five doctoral degree programs. The campus added freshman and sophomore courses in fall 2007 to become a true four-year public university, extending the WSU land-grant mission of providing affordable, accessible higher education. For more information, call 509-372-7250 or visit www.tricity.wsu.edu.
