Camp 2
Are you a middle school student interested in a summer "deep dive" into neuroscience and botany? Do you know a middle school student who is? If so, then the Sowing the Seeds of Neuroscience free summer day camp is for you!.
The 2013 "Bloomin' Brains" neuroscience summer day camp was held on the University of Washington campus July 22-26 from 9am to 3pm each day, supervised by teachers, graduate students, undergraduates and UW faculty. Parents are responsible for providing transportation to and from campus and for providing sack lunches. Campers had the opportunity to:
Conduct hands-on science experiments
Learn about traditional uses of medicinal plants in Native cultures
Explore the structure and function of the brain
Visit the Burke Museum, UW Botany Greenhouse, Medicinal Herb Garden, the Hyde Herbarium, and UW Farm
Listen to real scientists talk about their careers
Discover "the art of the brain" by constructing models
Make a plant extract and tie-dye a shirt
Research neuroscience at the UW computer lab
Discover how much fun science can be!
Get a feel for the brain
Preparing Herbs
'Bloomin' Brains' is part of a research project supported by an award from Blueprint for Neuroscience Research and administered by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.