BOISE, ID (CBS2) — This summer, around 200 Idaho students from five different schools and agencies participated in STARBASE-Idaho Summer Camps.
Put on by the Idaho Army National Guard, these camps were originally just for the children of these soldiers.
Now, its expanded to eight summer camps with three specific STEM themes.
In June, the program debuted a “CSI" Forensic Science Camp, a “Mission to Mars” Engineering Camp and a “Search and Rescue” Survival Camp.
All designed with a hands-on curriculum!
Students also spent some time touring the Idaho National Guard’s 204th Regional Training Institute and climbing on its tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
Take“CSI" Forensic Science Camp for example - students were the lead investigators, learning about arson investigation to facial reconstruction - and even the basics of gathering accounts from eyewitness.
The themes were created by STARBASE instructors, who designed 25 hours of curriculum activities for each week-long camp.
During the school year, this program provides Title I fifth grade students with hands on STEM education on Gowen Field.
Throughout the summer, STARBASE collaborates with staff and volunteers to serve students in five local schools and agencies, including the Caldwell Migrant Summer School Program; the Idaho Wing of the Civil Air Patrol; a camp for children of Idaho National Guard members; the Learning Garden Children's Center in Meridian; and four different regions of the YMCA. Each camp facilitated approximately 15 to 30 students ranging from the third to sixth grade.
If you want to learn more about STARBASE Idaho STEM Camps click HERE.
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