Special Events and Receptions

  • KASET Program for Kids Adds More

    Kids Are Scientists and Engineers Too (KASET) has added a new module !

    Magnificent Microbes!  
    K.A.S.E.T. - Kids Are Scientists & Engineers Too!
    Monday, July 21 through Friday, July 25, 9 am to 12 noon

    Explore unseen worlds that are all around you. Discover microscopic organisms that make your food good, and those that make your food go bad. Learn how yeasts make bread, and bacteria make yogurt, and find out how to keep your kitchen clean from the microbes that can make you sick. Trek outside and hunt for microbes in lawns, ponds and woods! See the colorful microbes that live in ponds, create rust, and help plants to grow. Uncover the microbes that help termites to eat wood. Find microbes that defend themselves with antibiotics. Join us and open your eyes to an exciting new world!

    This summer, children entering grades 5 – 10 can take the following week-long workshops:

    • Marine Explorers (2 three-day sessions: 6/30 – 7/2 or 7/7 – 7/9)
    • Space Astronomy (7/7 – 7/11)
    • Explore Your Physical World (7/14 – 7/18)
    • Junior Engineers (7/14 – 7/18)
    • Zoom! Crash! Instant Replay! (2 sessions: 7/21 – 7/25 or 7/28 - 8/1)
    • Biomedical Engineering (7/21 – 7/25)
    • Magnificent Microbes (7/21- 7/25)
    • Chemistry: Light, Color, Heat (7/28 – 8/1)
    • Archaeology Field School for Kids (7/7 -7/11)

    Cost: Each workshop costs $185. All materials and lab fees are included.

    Discounts:

    • If you register by June 7th, the individual workshop cost is $165.
    • If a child registers for more than one workshop, you will receive a 10% discount.
    • If you register more than one child in a family, you will receive a 10% discount.

    To Register by Mail: Go to www.KASET.uconn.edu. Print out the registration form in the brochure and mail it in with your payment. (It must be postmarked by June 7, 2014, to be eligible for the $165 workshop price.)

    To Register Online: Go to www.KASET.uconn.edu and follow the online registration instructions.

    The expansion of the KASET program is part of a university-wide STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) development initiative called Next Generation Connecticut (NextGenCT). One goal of the initiative is to boost enrollment in the STEM disciplines at UConn to meet future state workforce needs.

     

    For more information, contact: Joy Erickson at joy.erickson@uconn.edu