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Purdue Energy Camp A one-week summer residential camp on the Purdue, West Lafayette campus that explores issues concerning energy research and policy.High ability students entering grades 11 and 12 are invited to apply through the web application. Interested secondary science teachers are also encouraged to participate. There are no fees for selected particpants. Campers will room and board on campus. Teachers will receive a $900 stipend. Grades 11-12, Adult, Grade 12 Details
Indiana Operation: Military Kids Camp Indiana Operation: Military Kids is excited to announce the 2nd annual IN OMK Camp held July 23-26, 2012! Children of military members and DOD contractors are invited to attend this 4 day, 3 night camp held at The Dunes Learning Center in Chesterton, Indiana. The theme for the 2012 camp is "Great American Road Trip!" Campers, get excited for a crazy and fun time participating in teambuilding, swimming, nature hikes, crafts and campfires. Registration information is available at www.four-h.purdue.edu/omk/OMKcamp.html. Grades 7-8, Grades 11-12, Grades 9-10, Grade 12 Details
Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy Selected students will attend the five-day, high-tech focused Academy at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. Students work in teams on a fundamental business case to determine the best way for a business to compete, identify capital needs to start a business and devise a plan for managing a business successfully. On the final day, teams give an investor pitch to a panel of judges and compete for tuition assistance vouchers to Purdue University. Grades 11-12 Details
Creating Content Rich Instruction for the 90-Minute Block A five day Summer Institute that will provide an excellent venue for the implementation of the 90 -Minute Reading Block while integrating social studies content. We will also provide an opportunity for professional development by planning units around social studies themes using a set of notable children’s literature. A recommendation letter from your principal is required! Preschool-Kindergarten, Grades 5-6, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4, Adult Details
Creating Content Rich Instruction for the 90-Minute Block A five day Summer Institute that will provide an excellent venue for the implementation of the 90- Minute Reading Block while integrating social studies content. We will also provide an opportunity for professional development by planning units around social studies themes using a set of notable children’s literature. A recommendation letter from your principal is required! Preschool-Kindergarten, Grades 5-6, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4, Adult Details
MEP MITE Program The Multiethnic Introduction To Engineering (MITE) participants are high school juniors identified through the College Entrance Examination Board and selected on the basis of their PSAT scores, high school grades, and expressed fields of interest. The MITE program is a five week program offered to students from around the country. Participants will experience life as an engineering student with core focus on math-building skills. This mix provides them with the unique opportunity to meet and interact with other students having similar interests and goals as they learn about engineering in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. Grades 11-12 Details
MEP PREFACE Program The Purdue University Pre-Freshman And Cooperative Education (PREFACE) program is designed to give students completing their freshman and sophomore year in high school an opportunity to try out engineering for a week during the summer on the Purdue main campus Grades 9-10 Details
MEP 8th Grade Summer Engineering Workshop The Summer Engineering Workshop's (SEW) objective is to increase the pool of interested and qualified students choosing to pursue engineering study; especially in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. Each summer a one-week engineering workshop is hosted on the Purdue West Lafayette campus for select, high-potential students who have just completed the eighth grade! Grades 7-8 Details
MEP 6th & 7th Summer Engineering Workshop The Summer Engineering Workshop's (SEW) objective is to increase the pool of interested and qualified students choosing to pursue engineering study; especially in the College of Engineering at Purdue University. Each summer a one-week engineering workshop is hosted on the Purdue West Lafayette campus for select, high-potential students who have just completed the sixth or seventh grades Grades 7-8, Grade 12 Details
MEP Academic Boot Camp The Academic Boot Camp is a 5-week program for multi-ethnic students already accepted and planning to attend Purdue. These First Year Engineering students will be exposed to the coursework, lifestyle, and the pace of college life here at Purdue University. A variety of courses specifically designed for the ABC program give students a better understanding of where their strengths lie, and where and how to get help in weaker areas. Grade 12 Details
Seniors Exploring Engineering at Purdue (SEE Purdue) Free daylong engineering series for high school seniors geared toward women interested in engineering. Take part in tours of the engineering campus and residence halls; have your questions answered by representatives from First Year Engineering; Admissions and Financial Aid. Explore two areas of engineering of your choice and connect with current Purdue engineering students, faculty, staff and practicing engineers. Grades 11-12 Details
Juniors Exploring Engineering at Purdue Free all day event for high school juniors geared toward women interested in engineering. Connect with current Purdue engineering students, faculty, staff and practicing engineers. Explore two areas of engineering of your choice. This is a great opportunity to visit and tour campus, explore and research all the facets of engineering. Grades 11-12 Details
Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects (STEP) This program welcomes students entering their senior year of high school. This seminar provides a dynamic opportunity to explore the many disciplines within engineering and the “jobs of a lifetime” for which engineering can prepare you. For a week, you will be on a team creating solutions to a multifaceted design challenge that will allow you to explore and discover the full potential of your imagination and creativity. You will attend demonstrations, partake in plant and school tours, and participate in classes, all of which will give you the feel of being an engineer and being a student in the Engineering program at Purdue. With this experience you will be able to get a glimpse into what college life is all about. Grades 11-12, Grade 12 Details
INSPIRE Assessment Center The INSPIRE Assessment Center contains a rich database of instruments designed by researchers all over the world to assess people's knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs about engineering and science. The database also provides information on the validity and reliability of these instruments. INSPIRE (Institute for P-12 Engineering Education & Research) All ages Details
Fat Dogs and Coughing Horses Activity Book Activity book for aspiring veterinarians Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8 Details
The Skull Game at Purdue Veterinary Medicine Learn fun facts about animals while getting hands-on experience with a variety of animal skull models. Try to figure out where the skull came from by using clues and by looking at the fur, scales, or hair of different animals under the microscope. Grades 5-6, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4 Details
Skullz! at Purdue Veterinary Medicine Learn what you can find out about an animal from its skull. Get hands-on experience with a wide variety of animal skulls and learn interesting facts about each animal. Grades 5-6, Grades 7-8 Details
Foreign Body Bingo and Skeleton Races at Purdue Veterinary Medicine Have you ever seen a skeleton? During this program, you will get to touch models of human, dog, and cat skeletons. You'll also learn how to read radiographs (x-rays). Finally, groups will race to see who can build a knee, a shoulder, a leg, or an arm, the fastest. Grades 5-6, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4 Details
Admissions Daily Visit The Office of Admissions offers four Daily Visits Monday—Friday throughout the year (with a few exceptions) and one on Saturdays during the academic year. The full Daily Visit (including a 45-minute information session and 90-minute campus walking tour) is offered most days, but Saturday tours and some weekday tours are limited. When selecting a visit date, please read the description for details of the selected session. Grades 11-12, Grades 9-10 Details
GERI Super Saturday Super Saturday is a popular enrichment program designed to meet the needs of academically, creatively, and artistically gifted students from age 4 (pre-kindergarten) through 8th grade. We offer an ever-changing variety of courses in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, visual and performing arts, and original interdisciplinary studies. Students choose their own classes on a first-come, first-served basis. Preschool-Kindergarten, Grades 7-8, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4 Details
Science Express This project provides an opportunity for young students, from all backgrounds, to have hands-on learning experiences with instruments used in research laboratories today.The equipment, mounted on rolling carts, is delivered directly into the classroom for use by the students. Teachers attend training sessions during the school year or summers, during which time they are trained on the instruments and develop experiments appropriate for the high school laboratories. Emphasis on real world applications helps to demystify the instruments and link experiments to student experiences. The use of a variety of instruments provides a wide range of laboratory experiments and allows teachers to customize their chemistry and biology curriculum to fit the needs of their students. Grades 11-12, Grades 9-10 Details
4H Roundup: Marketing Your Idea for The Next Great Restaurant This session was presented at 4H Roundup this past May. The Next Great Restaurant: Selling your idea for the next great restaurant! Grades 7-8 Details
Campus Visit to EAS All ages Details
Literature, Drama, and Art in Economics Summer Workshop Literature, Drama, and Art in Economics Summer Workshop for K -12 educators. Teachers will receive 3 graduate credits or count towards Professional Growth Plans while learning how literature, art and drama can be incorporated to teach economic concepts. Adult Details
Future Boilermakers - middle school visit program Future Boilermakers middle school visit program. The program gets middle school students thinking about the possibilities that are theirs with a college education while highlighting the people and programs at Purdue. Students (as part of a school group) essentially shadow the activities of college students as well as the spaces they frequent on a college campus. They also have close encounters with the students and faculty. Visits are offered on Tuesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semester. Grades 7-8 Details