[RP TownTalk] Fwd: FW: 8th grade and 10th grade Girls with interest in physics: FREE Camp at UMD College Park

[Dannielle Glaros]

FYI



Since its inception, over 1,000 rising ninth graders have attended this
program. Past participants have gone on to become engineers, doctors,
computer specialist and, of course, physicists. Summer Girls have come from
Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. In addition, we've had girls from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and internationally. Since this is a free program,
applications are received from a diverse group of young females, with one
thing in common--- the desire to learn more about physics. We do not ask for
letters of recommendation or grades, but applicants are required to write a
paragraph explaining why they would like to attend this day camp program. *
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*For more information & to apply: *
http://umdphysics.umd.edu/about-us/outreach/summer-girls.html

Summer Girls




Since its inception, over 1,000 rising ninth graders have attended this
program. Past participants have gone on to become engineers, doctors,
computer specialist and, of course, physicists. Summer Girls have come from
Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC. In addition, we've had girls from
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and internationally. Since this is a free program,
applications are received from a diverse group of young females, with one
thing in common--- the desire to learn more about physics. We do not ask for
letters of recommendation or grades, but applicants are required to write a
paragraph explaining why they would like to attend this day camp program.

*9th Grade Program*

In 1990, two faculty members discussed that there was nothing available to
interest girls in physics. They applied to the National Science Foundation
for funding and from there, the Physics Department Summer Girls Outreach
Program was created. The program started with one, two-week program session
and has grown to two, two-week, sessions. The program will run daily from
8:30 – 4PM. In the mornings, attendees listen to lectures, participate in
demos, write in journals and complete hands on experiments from a lab
manual. At the end of the two-week program, we invite parents, teachers and
siblings to a closing ceremony where Summer Girls present their favorite
demonstrations.

Session I: July 05, 2011 - July 15, 2011
Session II: July 18, 2011-July 29, 2011
Click here to download the Session I & Session II
Application<http://umdphysics.umd.edu/images/forms/summer-girls-session1_2.pdf>


*11th Grade Program*


After increased popularity and demand for the Summer Outreach Program for
rising 9th grade girls, the program is being extended to rising 11th grade
girls. While the 9th grade program focuses on traditional physics, the 11th
grade program will jump into the world of modern physics. The program will
run daily from 9 – 3. In the mornings, the girls will be introduced to the
exciting world of modern physics. They will learn about Relativity,
Antimatter, Quantum Mechanics, Physical Uncertainty, Quantum Computing and
more. The afternoons will be filled with hands-on lab activities, visits to
labs working ion modern physics, discussions with professors currently doing
work in modern physics and a project to make our discussions of modern
topics tangible. Students will be introduced to topics that they will likely
not be offered in their high school classes, from the thought experiments of
Einstein to current applications in code breaking.

11th Grade Session: August 01, 2011 - August 12, 2011Click here to download
the 11th Grade Session
Application<http://umdphysics.umd.edu/images/forms/summer-girls-session-3.pdf>






















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Dannielle Glaros
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