{"id":30403,"date":"2014-07-18T03:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=30403"},"modified":"2014-07-17T14:48:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T18:48:28","slug":"lake-erie-center-to-host-science-program-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/07_18_2014\/lake-erie-center-to-host-science-program-for-kids","title":{"rendered":"Lake Erie Center to host science program for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

From partaking in scavenger hunts, dissecting owl pellets, and building water cycles to collecting insects and sampling a pond, Nature of Maumee Bay Lake Erie Center Science Program attendees engage in hands-on learning at The University of Toledo\u2019s Lake Erie Center. <\/p>\n

\"lake<\/a>This summer the UT Lake Erie Center will host a science camp, which features laboratory exercises, art and outdoor activities, for children entering fourth or fifth grade.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s good that the kids get some science content to keep them fresh over the summer, but we try to make it in a fun and exciting manner,\u201d said Rachel Lohner, UT Lake Erie Center education program manager. \u201cWe don\u2019t use textbooks; we do it a little differently than hopefully during the school year and actually get them outside experiencing things from a hands-on perspective. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to spur their interest and maybe steer them into science, technology, engineering or math careers in the future,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The one-day mini-camp will take place Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think we have a cutting-edge research center that we\u2019re able to use as our home base. The kids are actually able to go through the labs and interact with the researchers. We bring in graduate students to lead activities, and the kids get to see some real science in action,\u201d Lohner said.<\/p>\n

The cost is $40 ($35 for Lake Erie Center members). <\/p>\n

Scholarships and sibling discounts are available; class size is limited.<\/p>\n

For more information or to register, contact Lohner at 419.530.8364 or at rachel.lohner@utoledo.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Lake Erie Center has one more mini-camp in its Nature of Maumee Bay Lake Erie Center Science Program that will take place Tuesday, Aug. 4.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":715,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,39,7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30403"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/715"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}