As part of the Extension Youth Conference, the NDSU Extension Service has planned an aerospace science camp for eighth- through 12th-graders June 15-18 on NDSU’s campus in Fargo.
Participants will learn about space-related topics through tours, activities and speakers during the day. In the evenings, they will join other conference participants for meals and activities.
The capstone event of the program will be the opportunity to take part in e-Missions Space Station Alpha. Participants will experience being astronauts aboard the International Space Station while trying to protect themselves from the worst solar flare ever recorded. Using what they have learned throughout the conference, participants will work together to keep Mission Control informed about the status of the station and relay communications to other team members to keep the crew safe.
Registration for the conference is online at www.ndsu.edu/4h (click on Extension Youth Conference online registration in the upper righthand corner of the Web page). The cost is $150 for four days and includes meals from Monday evening through Thursday brunch, overnight housing Monday through Wednesday, supplies, materials and an event T-shirt.
Scholarships are available to help pay the registration. Call 1-7251 to request an application. Transportation to the event is available for $25 from bus stops designated on the Web site. For more information about the conference, contact Holly Halvorson at 1-7251 or go to www.ndsu.edu/4h.
June 2, 2009