How fish survive, where oil spills are, and what exactly is going on in our oceans were just some of the things some local middle schoolers got the chance to learn this week.
Q-13 Fox News Reporter Parella Lewis goes inside the science camp like no other.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Camp is a thriving environment where kids get hands on training.
Camp Director Rina Hauptfeld says, "They get to interact with scientists who are working in the field and do a breath of activities."
Camper Christopher Feliberti, says "We're trying to figure out why there's a bunch of fish and how they died."
Other activities include everything from analysis of seal skat and bones.
Camper Joseph Cervantes says, "We go thru the process of pushing it down through containers then we take it out and look at them through a magnifying glass."
Other projects include, charting a vessels course in one lab and figuring out where an oil spill is and what may have caused it in another lab.
Opportunities also include training with divers on land and learning some of the tricks of trade, all making for an experience that these kids will never forget.
Hauptfeld says "learning in a way that is full of games and full of inquiry and full of silly-ness so they can really change their ideas about scientists."
Click on the camp's website for more information.
http://www.wsg.washington.edu/education/index.html
Q-13 Fox News Reporter Parella Lewis goes inside the science camp like no other.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Science Camp is a thriving environment where kids get hands on training.
Camp Director Rina Hauptfeld says, "They get to interact with scientists who are working in the field and do a breath of activities."
Camper Christopher Feliberti, says "We're trying to figure out why there's a bunch of fish and how they died."
Other activities include everything from analysis of seal skat and bones.
Camper Joseph Cervantes says, "We go thru the process of pushing it down through containers then we take it out and look at them through a magnifying glass."
Other projects include, charting a vessels course in one lab and figuring out where an oil spill is and what may have caused it in another lab.
Opportunities also include training with divers on land and learning some of the tricks of trade, all making for an experience that these kids will never forget.
Hauptfeld says "learning in a way that is full of games and full of inquiry and full of silly-ness so they can really change their ideas about scientists."
Click on the camp's website for more information.
http://www.wsg.washington.edu/education/index.html
