SSC: PACE III Summer Science Camp

Investigator(s):

Lambert Jackson (PI) ; LeLand Butler (Co-PI) ; Jesse Whitlow (Co-PI)

Sponsor:

Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ 08901 7329320150

Start Date/Expiration Date

1994-11-01 to 1997-05-31 (amended 1997-04-17)

Awarded Amount to Date:

$130,000

Abstract: SSC-9450337 Rutgers U. New Brunswick Camden, NJ Jackson, Lambert, Leland Butler and Jesse Whitlow "PACE III Summer Science Camp" PACE III: Science in the city will be conducted in four one-week phases, three of which will each focus on the study of one scientific discipline. An umbrella social science course will help focus students on the relevance of the studies to them and their lives. The primary purpose of the project will be to promote and generate scientific interest in forty-five (45) ninth grade students from the city of Camden. The camp will build on the PACE I and II Programs for one-third of the students and will serve as an introductory science program to new participants. It will provide practical exposure and hands on experience to scientific disciplines through the study of existing facilities that provide urban services. Experiments and lectures will be conducted around how these operations work and their importance to urban development. An integral part of the Camp will be two related components that will build on survival skills; the first will be group counseling sessions and the second, which will involve parents, will focus on building family strategies for success.

NSF Org:

HRD - Division of Human Resource Development

Award Number:

9450337

Award Instrument:

Continuing grant

Program Manager:

Alexandra King
HRD Division of Human Resource Development
EHR Directorate for Education & Human Resources

NSF Program(s):

SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS, SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS

Field Application(s):

Other nsf.applications NEC, Other Sciences NEC

Program Reference Code(s):

ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION, 9177
SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS, 9247

Program Element Code(s):

1546
, 1546