6/7/2012
Simulator, exhibits, demonstrations and activities await 2C Science Camp at ITD
BOISE - It’s snow in June for Canyon County 7th graders who take a spin in the Idaho Transportation Department’s snowplow simulator when ITD hosts the 2C Science Camp Wednesday (June 13) at department headquarters in Boise.
Click here for the day's agenda at ITD.
The 100 middle school students will learn how the transportation department uses science, engineering and other technical skills to build and maintain Idaho’s highways and bridges.
Additional activities will include demonstrations and tours of ITD’s materials labs, participating in an engineering project to construct marshmallow towers, and an up-close look at the department’s Incident Response Truck and a dump/snow truck.
The 2C Camp is already under way - it takes place June 4-15 and is hosted by Northwest Nazarene University. Many local businesses and organizations are involved in the effort to encourage young people to stay in school, take more mathematics and science classes, and consider continuing their education for careers in engineering and technology.
“ITD staff never fail to seize every opportunity to help students understand how important education is to their future,” said Michelle George, senior human resources specialist and ITD coordinator for the experience.
“Our volunteers are role models who provide students opportunities to see how knowledge gained in the classroom is applied to real-world challenges,” George explained. “The volunteers often report that working with students through the department’s different education outreach experiences is personally fulfilling and sometimes just great fun.”