Headwaters Environmental Science Research Camp

Headwaters Science Institute

An environmental science camp at the Truckee Donner Land Trust’s Webber Lake Campground. For students going into 7th grade and older.

Truckee Donner Land Trust Campground

Foundations of the program:1. Scientific ResearchStudents work with a cohort of peers at Webber Lake and with professional scientist mentors to create questions around their environmental topics of interest and develop these questions into a research project.2. MentorshipThe students will be mentored by scientists for guidance through their project. These career-scientists can help with recommendations for how to turn an idea into an executable project.3. Professional caliber scientific exploration Participants are given the chance to practice science just like a professional would, analyzing data and finally creating a research talk. If they would like to create a paper they should also join our Summer Research Experience and at the end, they submit their paper for publication. They can get all of their data collected for the summer-long program during this week at Webber Lake. Students will create:An original research project complete with research methods and data collection.A polished research presentation. This can be used as a starting point for science fair or other bigger projects.The opportunity to join the Summer Research Program to publish their paper.Schedule: Sunday, July 10: Drop-off 6-7 pm (please eat dinner first), Set up tents, 7:30 pm welcome campfire, parents leaveMonday, July 11: Learn environmental science and ecology data collection methods from our staff scientists and mentors, scientific literacyTuesday, July 12: Scientific question asking, methods development, and data collectionWednesday, July 13: data collection and service project for the Truckee Donner Land TrustThursday, July 14: Finish data collection, data analysis, presentation buildingFriday, July 15: 9 am Presentations for the Truckee Donner Land Trust Hike, 12 pm pickupMonday, July 18: 6 pm data analysis and presentation-building sessionThursday, July 21: 6 pm live recorded digital presentationsAccess the packing list <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Otz9D_wcpMz3agMuNDN-ku7flyNckwMPhlhkkD2ebM/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. For a full summer option, you can also sign up for the Research Experience and use this program as a way to collect your data for that project.

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