Schedule: Session 1: Monday, July 3, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Mary Scroggs Elementary School (Chapel Hill, NC) 75 kids (K-5) split into 4 age groups Session 2: Monday, July 3, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Seawell Elementary School (Chapel Hill, NC) 60 kids (K-5) split into 4 age groups Session 3: Wednesday, July 5, 10:00 am - 11:00 am Glenwood Elementary School (Chapel Hill, NC) 60 kids (K-5) split into 4 age groups Lessons: “Mechanism of the Eye” [lesson plan] Targeted age group: 3th grade – 4th grade Taught by: Arti Ajmani Planned by: Wendy Hua and Arti Ajmani “Earthquakes” [lesson plan] Targeted age group: 2th grade – 3th grade Planned by: Katherine Schulz and Michael Mian “Fingerprinting” [lesson plan] [visual aids] [handout for kids] Targeted age group: K – 2nd grade Taught by: Lucie Guo Planned by: Xianlin Li and Lucie Guo “Popcorn Science” [lesson plan] Targeted age group: 4th grade – 5th grade Taught by: Jaime McCandless, Hattie Chung, Ellie Robbins, and Cassandra McCandless Planned by: Hattie Chung and Jaime McCandless

Contributing Mentors: Arti Ajmani NC School of Science and Math Hattie Chung NC School of Science and Math Lucie Guo [Tour Director] Harvard College Wendy Hua NC School of Science and Math Xianlin Li Harvard College Cassandra McCandless East Chapel Hill High School Jaime McCandless NC School of Science and Math Michael Mian NC School of Science and Math Ellie Robbins South Whidbey High School Katherine Schulz NC School of Science and Math

Evaluations by Camp Teachers:

• "Great job!  Very effective and engaging for the students!! Please continue the project!"
• "Looking forward to your next visit!"
• "The mentors were very knowledgeable, energetic and patient.  The kids all said they were having fun after each group."
• "Great job!! Love your commitment!! Thank you!"
• "The kids responded well with the mentors, and they enjoyed the lessons the mentors had."
• "The program will be great for the summer camp and the after-school programs in the future."
• "The lessons were useful.  They were effective -- the kids enjoyed them."
• "Not only is it important for [kids] to learn at an early age, but it is also important for them to learn that science can be a lot of fun."
• "By having students as teachers -- the children were able to relate to the experiments."
• "The lessons captured the kids' attention, and the kids really enjoyed participating in all the activities."

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