Participants learn to surf the Internet and use e-mail. Using various search engines, they research a topic of their choice. Gather weather data and make your own forecast using scientific instruments and the Internet. Research the microclimates at Tongawood, and discover the effects of vegetation and man-made structures on local weather. Sharpen up your Internet skills by learning about Boolean logic searches, advanced e-mail techniques, and safe downloading procedures.
Girls explore the inside of a computer and take apart a floppy disk.
They learn that computers can only do what we tell them and play a game which illustrates how data input and output works. Earn the Program Aide pin. See Getaways for more details. Science Institute takes place at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, each summer. Girls set live mammal traps for wildlife observation, test water quality of nearby ponds and streams and use the Internet to gather data and prepare a final project.