{"id":28237,"date":"2025-05-29T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=28237"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T14:50:29","slug":"marshall-to-host-middle-school-summer-science-camps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/marshall-to-host-middle-school-summer-science-camps\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall to host middle school summer science camps"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Summer Camps for children in sixth through eighth grade are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Science Building on Marshall\u2019s campus. The cost is $250 per camp, with the exception of June 30-July 3, which is $200. Lunch and snacks are provided.<\/p>\n<p>The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>June 9-13: Physics &amp; Math<br \/>\nThis week brings hands-on exploration where physics and math come alive. Students will launch rockets, design egg-saving contraptions and craft their own musical instruments \u2014 all while uncovering the fascinating forces behind motion, sound and energy. Then, they dive into the playful side of math through puzzles, games and challenges that reveal the patterns hidden in everyday life. Whether solving the mystery of chicken nugget combinations, outsmarting friends in strategy games or figuring out how to guard an art gallery, they\u2019ll use creativity, teamwork and critical thinking to see just how fun STEM can be.<\/p>\n<p>June 30-July 3:\u202fExploring Animal Behavior<br \/>\nThis exciting, hands-on camp is all about discovering the fascinating ways animals interact with their environment \u2014 and with each other. Students will get up close with wild birds and study the tiny but mighty fruit fly in the lab. This session will focus on physiology and behavior.<\/p>\n<p>July 14-18: Nature HERDventure Camp<br \/>\nThis week, students explore the wild side of science. Each day brings a new adventure into the natural world as campers investigate plants, animals, soils, water and human impacts on the environment through hands-on experiments, field activities and exciting discoveries.<\/p>\n<p>July 28-Aug. 1: Chemistry &amp; Microbiology<br \/>\nDuring this week of camp, participants dive into the incredible world of microbes, chemistry and the amazing tardigrades \u2014 also known as water bears. In this hands-on camp, they explore tiny creatures that live all around us, from bacteria to fungi. Through exciting experiments and activities, they will learn how chemistry and microbiology come together to shape life at the smallest scale.<\/p>\n<p>For registration and more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/sciencecamps\">www.marshall.edu\/sciencecamps<\/a> or to learn more about Marshall\u2019s College of Science, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/science\">www.marshall.edu\/science<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summer Camps for children in sixth through eighth grade are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Science Building on Marshall\u2019s campus. The cost is $250 per camp, with the exception of June 30-July 3, which is $200. Lunch and snacks are provided. The schedule is as follows: June 9-13: Physics &amp; Math This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,42,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-cos","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28237"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28240,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28237\/revisions\/28240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}