{"id":70573,"date":"2002-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/pawtucket-students-to-participate-in-summer-science-program\/"},"modified":"2002-06-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-06-26T00:00:00","slug":"pawtucket-students-to-participate-in-summer-science-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2002\/06\/pawtucket-students-to-participate-in-summer-science-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Pawtucket students to participate in summer science program"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. — June 26, 2002 — This summer 70 fifth and sixth grade students from Pawtucket public schools will build and launch air and water rockets, test and race cars that run on hydrogen, build solar energy ovens, create scrimshaw, and net some fish. This is all made possible by a program called Project Discovery. <\/p>\n

\tProject Discovery is an early academic intervention program run by the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Urban Field Center in partnership with the state Department of Environmental Management. Children from Cunningham and Baldwin elementary schools entering the sixth grade will participate in a two-week program from July 8 to July 19, focusing on robotics and energy. Students will visit educational sites including the Boston Museum of Science, the Thames and Kosmos Science Center in Newport, the Rose Island Lighthouse in Newport, and the Sustainable House in Coventry. <\/p>\n

Children entering the fifth grade will focus on oceanography and the environment from July 22 to August 2. Educational sites include the Rhode Island School of Design nature lab, Pulaski Memorial State Park in Glocester, and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. See enclosed schedule for details. <\/p>\n

Project Discovery began in 1986 and is designed to expose children from minority and low-income families to physics, biology, and environmental science. Children participate in activities that are completely new to them, such as designing a car with programmable Legos. These new experiences, coupled with the individual attention from staff members, develop critical thinking skills and encourage the pursuit of higher education.
\nProject Discovery Schedules
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\nSchedule for Robotics and Energy July 8 – 19
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\nJuly 8: Intro to Program, tour 溏心vlog免费B站 Campus, swimming
\n\tTime: \t10 \u2013 11 a.m. Intro, breakfast, icebreakers on Quad
\n\t\t11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m. Tour 溏心vlog免费B站 campus
\n\t\t1 \u2013 2 p.m. Swim in 溏心vlog免费B站 pool
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\nJuly 9: Structure workshop and swimming, Kingston
\n\tTime: \t8:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Structure activities\/building bridges
\n\t\t1:30 – 2:15 p.m. Swimming East Matunuck State Beach
\n
\nJuly 10: Boston Museum of Science, Boston, Mass.
\n\tTime:\t 9:30 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. Explore Museum
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\nJuly 11: Thames and Kosmos Science Center, Newport
\n\tTime:\t 9:50 – 10:45 a.m. Journals at Brenton Point State Park
\n11a.m. – 12:45p.m. Build and launch air and water rockets at Science Center.
\n1 – 1:45 p.m. Discuss Newton\u2019s Law of Physics at Brenton Point State Park
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\nJuly 12: Thames and Kosmos Science Center, Newport
\n\tTime: \t9 \u2013 10 a.m. Journals
\n\t\t11 a.m. \u2013Noon Test and race cars that run on hydrogen
\n\t\t1 \u2013 2 p.m. Swim at Fort Adams State Park
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\nJuly 15: Lego-Making Simple Machines,
\n\tJamestown Elementary School\t
\n\tTime:\t10 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. Making simple machines
\n\t\tNoon – 12:30 p.m. Discuss physics of machines
\n\t\t12:30 \u2013 2 p.m. Making simple machines continued
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\nJuly 16: Lego-Making Simple Machines,
\n\tJamestown Elementary School
\n\tTime: 10 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. Design Challenge
\n
\nJuly 17: Rose Island Lighthouse, Newport
\n\tTime: 10:15 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. Tour and learn about use of energy at site
\n
\nJuly 18: Sustainable House, Coventry
\nTime: 10 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. Tour, making solar energy ovens, solar toy demonstration
\n
\nJuly 19: Misquamicut State Beach, Westerly
\n\tTime: 10 \u2013 11 a.m. Robotics and energy jeopardy
\n\t\t11 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. Swim
\n
\nSchedule for Oceanography and Environment July 22 – August 2
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\nJuly 22: RISD Nature Lab and Tree Planting, Providence\/Pawtucket
\n\tTime: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Intro, icebreakers at Indian Point Park
\n\t\t11 a.m. \u2013 noon. RISD Nature Lab
\n\t\t2 – 2:40 p.m. Tree Planting
\n
\nJuly 23: Pulaski Memorial State Park, Glocester
\n\tTime: 10:30 a.m. \u2013Noon. Forestry with Paul Doland
\n\t\t12:30 \u2013 1 p.m. Journals
\n\t\t1 \u2013 2 p.m. Swimming
\n
\nJuly 24: New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, Mass
\n\tTime: 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tour museum
\n\t\t1:15 \u2013 2 p.m. Scrimshaw activity
\n
\nJuly 25: Beach Seining and Coastal Workshop, Jerusalem
\nTime: 10 a.m. \u2013 Noon. Seining and coastal workshop with George Klien, DEM
\n\t\t1 \u2013 2 p.m. Swimming Matunuck
\n
\nJuly 26: Little Rhody Egg Farm and Schartner Farms
\n\tTime: 10 \u2013 11 a.m. Tour egg farm, Foster
\n\t\t11:45 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. Tour Schartner Farms, North Kingstown
\n\t\t1:30 p.m. \u2013 2 p.m. Journals
\n
\nAugust 1: Franklin Park Zoo, Boston
\n\tTime: 10 a.m. \u2013 2 p.m. Tour site
\n
\nFor Information: Carrie Lamidi, 277-5245, Jan Wenzel, 874-2116, Nicole Duguay, 874-2116\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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