The fifth anniversary of the AAUW Tech Trek, a week-long STEM Camp at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, was better than ever. Highlights of some of the remarkable opportunities campers between seventh and eighth grades had follow. Math
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| Kelsey Wall, Corn Bible Academy Camp-designed swinging spheres demonstrate conservation of momentum and energy |
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| Making hula hoops |
Teaching parabolas and then applying the math to create a blade of grass via Pixar in a Box, Khan Academy.
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| Monica Brinkley, Western Technology Center, Burns Flat |
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| Tie dying goggles thanks to Lori Gwyn, Ph.D. |
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| Excerpts from a lesson |
Who knew petroleum jelly is essential in chemistry?
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| Suzanne Parker, right, a camp counselor & unofficial, passionate camp marketer |
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| "Journaling" lessons as well as personal growth, experiences & reflection are required activities. |
Pharmacy
About Teams
Teams are divided by core courses--science, technology, engineering and math--
but they are also divided into teams by colors and dorm groups.
Meeting and collaborating with new people is part of the week.
Yellow shirts represent the Periodic Pineapples;
green shirts, the MnTi Fresh,
maroon, the Maroon Magnets;
and blue, the Brainy Blues.
Girls choose their group names.
Schedule
Activities and learning fill the camp
schedule from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The campers choose from the core
STEM tracks and also fill the week with field trips, etiquette, thank-you-note
writing, interviewing skills, journaling and so much more.
Read the next post in the serial!
N.B.
Leaders of this camp have improved upon the activities and rebranded it as the SAGE STEAM Camp. Each camper's family pays $100. The rest of the $1,000 camp fee is earned through fundraising by the SAGE STEAM Camp leaders. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation for future camp attendees, please see:
SWOSU SAGE STEAM Camp
Donations can be made to the SWOSU Foundation with a note for SAGE STEAM Camp either online or through the mail.
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