Tech Camp
For one week, high school students will be able to participate in a different kind of camp in the field of science and engineering. The participants will carry out different projects in different laboratories and classrooms on campus, to finally obtain a final product in each project. In addition, 2 days of the week they will be able to opt for a sports class or a salsa class. All sessions will be led by university professors within the liberal arts framework.
Aimed at: High School students.
Dates: Participants can choose a week to participate:
- First option: Week of July 10 to 14 FULL SEATS
- Second option: Week of July 17 to July 21
LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION JULY 7
Schedule: Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Cost per student: $250
Cost includes use of laboratories, materials, refreshments and lunch.
Schedule
| Schedule | |||||
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| Project Week | |||||
| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 9h15-9h55 |
Welcome Classroom |
Comm. Science Classroom |
Comm. Science Classroom |
Comm. Science Classroom |
Admissions Classroom |
| 10h00-11h20 |
Soft Drinks Classroom |
Bridge Construction Soil Lab. |
Bridge Construction Soil Lab. |
Soft Drinks Environmental Lab. |
Soft Drinks Environmental Lab. |
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Digital Imaging Classroom |
Burglar Alarm Electronics Lab. |
Burglar Alarm Electronics Lab. |
Digital Imaging Computer Lab. |
Digital Imaging Computer Lab. |
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| 11h30-11h50 | RECESO | ||||
| 12H00-13H20 |
Rivers and water quality Hydraulics Lab. |
Rivers and water quality Hydraulics Lab. |
Soft Drinks Food Lab. |
Rivers and water quality Hydraulics Lab. |
Colored Tea Biology Lab. |
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Lighting Physics Lab. |
Lighting Electronics Lab. |
Digital Imaging Computer Lab. |
Lighting Electronics Lab. |
3D Art and Geometry Mechanics Lab. |
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Vitamin C Classroom |
Vitamin C Food Lab. |
Vitamin C Chemistry Lab. |
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| 13h30-14h20 |
ALMUERZO |
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| 14H30-16H00 |
Bridge Construction Soil Lab. |
Sports Volleyball Court |
Colored Tea Biology Lab. |
Sports Volleyball Court |
Comm. Science Classroom |
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Burglar alarm Physics Lab. |
Salsa Dance Hall |
3D Art and Geometry Mechanics Lab. |
Salsa Dance Hall |
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TECHCAMP Projects
You can choose 4 projects from the following, plus general sessions and sports:
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OPTIONS FIRST PROJECT |
OPTIONS SECOND PROJECT |
OPTIONS THIRD PROJECT |
OPTIONS FOURTH PROJECT |
GENERAL SESSIONS |
SPORTS SESSIONS |
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Carbonated Beverages: Why do carbonated beverages have more gas when they are cold and how does that relate to global warming? Digital Imaging: Explore, create and learn the basic structure of digital images. |
Rivers and Water Quality: Analyze the behavior of rivers and the impact of urbanization. Night Lighting: Build a prototype that turns on and off the light bulb in your room according to the light level. Vitamin C: Test the influence of temperature on the degradation of Vitamin C. |
Construction of Bridges: Build Noodle Bridges and test their resistance. Burglar Alarm: Build a security prototype for your home's doors and windows. |
Chameleon Tea: Learn how tea that changes color under different pH works. Art and 3D Geometry: Find the connection between art, mathematics and 3D printing through the geometry of the Mobius tape and the Klein bottle. |
Communicating Science: Learn public speaking techniques. |
Salsa or Volleyball |
