The purpose of the SAC is to challenge these students to think critically about science, to learn from experts, and to be creative. The programs have and will continue to ignite the spark of interest in science and to provide fuel to launch a number of careers in science. Each research team consists of four students, a science TM and a Ph.D. faculty research scientist, and undergraduate or graduate research assistants. The camp focuses on active hands-on participation in science research, the science method, both written and oral communications, and a specifically designed Internet collection of the collaborative works of the research teams. Students are taught how to photo document their daily research activities and to prepare the web pages in the camp site that you are viewing.
Students present their research web pages as a culminating activity of the two week camp experience.
These formal presentations are given on the last Friday of the camp to the research scientists, members of the scientific community, and the general public. In the past, this event has received support from the news media, both written and televised. In summer 2000 we added an exciting new feature to the camp program. In addition to doing a research project with a research faculty member, each student will develop a basic plan for a science fair project during the camp. The cost of the camp is kept to a minimum to encourage all qualified students to apply.