MVU offers summer online math and science camps:
Michigan Virtual University is offering summer Math and Science Virtual Camps that aim to help middle school students develop a rich repertoire of skills and content knowledge this summer necessary for success in the coming school year.
The camps, intensive two-week online programs, employ innovative math and science simulations called Gizmos. They engage students in the thrill of discovery while using math or science to figure out how things work. Students will be guided by an online instructor as they move through the course content. Both camp subjects use the online Gizmos to answer questions like "How much would you weigh on the moon?" and "Can you analyze a mysterious powder?"
Gizmos bring research-proven instructional to life and correlate to state and national standards. This innovative tool for teaching math and science was developed by ExploreLearning and are licensed by MVU for the camp courses. Math course topics will include fractions, similarity and transformation, ratio and proportions, graphing in the coordinate plane, polynomials and probability; science camp topics include ecosystems, matter and energy, living things and heredity, and the solar system, galaxy and universe. Students will be expected to spend a minimum of two hours a day on course work during the two-week camp period, or about 20 hours total. Two sessions of each camp will be offered in both June and July.
The enrollment fee for either camp is $75, and a limited number of scholarships are available. Financial support for the virtual camps is provided through a federal E- Learning and Virtual School Initiatives Grant and state funding awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.
More at www.mivhs.org/camps.
Explore Learning
http://www.explorelearning.com/
Explore Learning Gizmo Catalog
http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspResourceCatalog
1 comment:
MVU seems like a great place to visit and the curriculum and camp seems rather interesting. I find it to be a great opportunity to visit the camp and become familiar with its facility and background before placing conclusions.
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