Summer Institute (Grades 8-11)
| Day and Time: |
Monday through Friday from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM |
| Activities: |
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| Orientation |
June 20, 2009 |
| Program Dates |
June 22 - July 24, 2009 |
| Closing |
July 24, 2009 |
Following the Family Science Academy, students who have a "B" average or higher in math and science receive an invitation to UC's five-week Summer Institute (held Monday to Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.). The program objective is to increase the awareness and interest of underrepresented ethnic students, targeting Cincinnati Public Schools, but open to students from greater Cincinnati. Our goal is to assist in the development of students' math/science preparation and understanding of these disciplines as they relate to engineering. The Institute seeks to improve student's understanding of science and math through hands-on classroom and lab experiences. These activities emphasize: Content, the "what" of science and math; Attitude, the idea that subjects can be mastered; and Process, the method of using science and math as a tool to resolve everyday problems. Students enroll in Institute math and science courses to prepare for their upcoming academic year. The Institute also organizes career development workshops, which expose them, though activities, to the different disciplines of engineering, and field trips. A pre- test in science and math is used to access the proficiency level of the students and to assign them to their appropriate math/science classes. Each group participated in a structured 90 minute lesson session followed by a related hands-on or computer applications laboratory 60 minute session experience in science and math. Form Monday to Thursday, Group 1 attended science session in morning and math session in afternoon, and Group 2 did the vice-versa. The Friday sessions were to displaying engineering departments by volunteer faculty members or a field trip.
Summer Institute Application (PDF 79kb)
