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DaycampforgesloveofscienceinyouthDiscoverEgetskidspracticinghands-onscienticengineeringskillsEducationScience15TuesdayAugust192014MissStacheisasophisticatedandcutelittlelady.IsntshejustpreciousIfyoubroughtherhomeshedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.FemaleAdultBlackandwhitemixLookingforanewhomeByDALICARMICHAELFutureminingengineersmedicaldoctorsandchem-istsinFortChipewyanandFortMcKaygottoconducttheirownexperimentswhileparticipatingintheDiscov-erEsciencecampshostedintheircommunitiesoverthelastfewweeks.ThecampswererunbytheUniversityofAlbertaincon-junctionwithActuaCanadaanation-wideorganizationthatencouragesthedevelop-mentofSTEMskills-sci-encetechnologyengineer-ingandmath-inCanadianyouthagedsixthrough16.WereallywanttofocusonbringingmoreprojectsinoursciencecampstokidswhomaynothavethatsortofopportunitysaidCourt-neyHandfordaninstructorattheFortMcKaycamp.Wewanttotrytobreachthosebarriersthatkidsmighthavetogettingaccesstoscienceprogramming.TheFortMcKaycampwasheldAug.11to15atthelocalWellnessCentrewhiletheFortChipewyancamptookplaceJuly28to31attheAr-chieSimpsonarena.Throughouttheweekkidswereintroducedtoactivi-tiesthatsawthemwearingthehatsofbiologistschem-istsandengineersthroughrole-playandexperimen-tationbuildingobstaclecoursesformarblesmap-pingouttheinnerorgansofhumansandcreatingtheirowntoothpasteandtestingitoneggshells.Wetrytocoverawiderangeofsciencetopicswhilewecomeherenotjustsci-encebutalsoengineer-ingjustbecausewewanttoexposethemtoasmanysubjectsaspossibletoseeifwecangarnersomesortofpassionorhitsomethingtheirfreetime.Butafterrealizinghowmuchfunitcouldbetowireatrafclightorplayinarivermanywereenthusiasticabouttheopportunity.Wegetthekidstowritethankyouletterstothespon-sorsandIthinkthatswhenitreallyhitmetheimpactweweremakingsaidKeelyMcPheeaninstructorattheFortChipewyancamp.YoureadsomeofthethingsandtheyrelikeThankyouShellforsponsoringthiscampMcPheecontinued.IaskedhimtolabelhispictureandhewaslikeThesearethediamondsImgoingtomineandthisishowImgoingtogetthemout.DiscoverEcampshavebeenhostedpreviouslyinbothcommunitiesthestu-dentsmayhavealsoseentheinstructorspreviouslywhentheyvisitedtheirrespectiveschoolsearlierthisyear.AccordingtoMcPheealargepartoftheDiscov-erEprogramminginvolvestailoringlessonstomakethemrelatabletotheplaceswherethecampsarerun.ThatisalsoamajorgoalforallActuaprogramsespeciallywhenitcomestoengagingAboriginalyouth.AboriginalyoutharepartofCanadasfastestgrowingyouthpopulationyetcontinuetobethesig-nicantlymostunderrepre-sentedsaidLeslieCuth-bertsonActuasseniordi-rectorofpartnershipsandcommunications.Aspartofournationalmis-sionswehavedesignedwhatwecallaNationalAborigi-nalOutreachProgramspe-cicallydesignedtoengageAboriginalyouthinwaysthatarelocallyandculturallyrel-evantandwaysthathelpAb-originalyouthunderstandthatthescienceandengineeringthattheyalreadyareawareofthroughtheirowntraditionalknowledgeisverymuchcon-nectedtothecareersthatarepotentiallyopentotheminthefutureshesaid.thattheyarereallyintoHandfordsaid.Somekidswerentsureiftheycouldhavefunatasciencecampoverthesum-merandlamentedthattheyweredoingschool-likeac-tivitieswhentheyshouldhavebeenhavingfuninandthentheylladdare-allycoolfactlikeDidyouknowthereare206bonesinyourbodyOneofthekidswhojustwasnotlisteningallweekandwasnotengagedatallendedupdrawingapictureofhim-selfasaminingengineerYouthfromFortChipewyanagedsixthrough16werehappytotakepartinthisyearsDiscoverEcampwheretheyspentfourdaysconductingexperimentsandlearningaboutcareersinscienceandengineering.KidsinFortMcKaylearnaboutchemistrywhileconductinganexperimentattheDiscoverEcamp.PhotoscourtesyofActuaDiscoverEcampsencouragethedevelopmentofyouthSTEMskillsincludingsciencetechnologyengineeringandmath.Wereallywanttofocusonbringingmoreprojectsinoursciencecampstokidswhomaynothavethatsortofopportunity.CourtneyHandfordDiscoverE