NORTH PLATTE, Neb.-North Platte Community College will offer a STEM Camp focusing on forensics next month.
Open to students in grades 7-12, the camp will demonstrate how crime scene investigation technicians use scientific deduction to help solve mysterious crimes. Participants will earn one college credit.
“At this camp, students will be trained in scientific techniques used in CSI labs around the world,” said Jared Daily, physics and engineering instructor for NPCC. “They will conduct tests on biological, chemical and material ‘evidence,’ fill out realistic findings reports and submit their work just as a CSI technician would for use in the courtroom. They will also have the opportunity to ‘testify’ as ‘expert witnesses,’ as if they had been subpoenaed by a judge for a particular case. We want the experience to be as real as possible.”
Sessions will be from 2-3 p.m. July 13-17.
Ten students will be allowed on campus for in-person instruction, and 20 spots are open for students to participate via distance learning from home. Depending on the interest, another camp may be added in August.
The cost of the camp is $110. Students may also be required to purchase a materials kit from the bookstore.
More information about the camp is available through Daily at [email protected]. Registrations will be accepted at (308) 535-3600.