Bioscience Exploration:

Middle School Students

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Program Description

Students entering grades 6 - 8 will use RIT's natural environment and high-tech laboratories to explore the biosciences in fun and interesting ways. During each week-long session, students will learn to look at the world the way biologists do using both traditional and modern experimental approaches.

Week 1: Living Things: from Macroscopic to Microscopic

July 8 - 12, 2013

Using laboratory and computer investigations designed to engage both mind and body, campers will employ the techniques of biologists to learn about the natural world and have fun in the process. From DNA to ecosystems, this camp provides the perfect opportunity for young students interested in biology to do scientific inquiry using RIT's expansive natural environment and world class laboratories.
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Week 2: DNA Detectives

July 15 – 19, 2013

Whether it's at a crime scene or in our cells, genetic information has many secrets to tell. This camp will apply the same techniques scientists use in the laboratory to find out what’s really going on behind the scenes. It will take some detective work to figure things out.
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Week 3: Can we be sustainable?

July 22 – 26, 2013

There is only one earth, and there is a lot we can learn about keeping it balanced. From our apples to our iPods, the things in our life have an effect on our lives and our planet. For one week we will study the science that is making our world a better place, and with the help of biologists and engineers, learn how we can shape the future.
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Week 4: Fun with Fossils

August 5 – 9, 2013

Campers will examine human fossils, make their own fossils, and experience fun in the field as they go on a real fossil dig. They will also examine living animals and look for similarities and differences between extinct organisms and those still in existence today. At the end of the week campers will leave with the fossils they excavate and the ones they make!
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Please note registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Camp sessions are limited to 12 students each and will be closed with the limit is reached.

Important Details

Each one-week session runs Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 4 PM. The cost of the program is $300 per session. An extended day option is available at additional cost. Partial scholarships are available to qualified applicants.