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Students & Parents

 

Below is information on programs currently being offered by

the College of Sciences and Mathematics

for students in kindergarten through high school.

Please click on the program titles for more information.

 

Grades 1-5

Getting Under The Surface (G.U.T.S.) (grades 1-6) - G.U.T.S. is a bimonthly evening program aimed at students in grades 1-8 and their parents or grandparents. Each evening session includes dinner followed by a 90-minute science activity featuring a “Getting Under The Surface” theme, with common objects such as toasters or cell phones, or techniques like DNA fingerprinting, that can be demystified using simple scientific concepts.

Summer Y.E.S. Cub Camp (grades 1-3) - Summer Y.E.S. is a 4-day summer science camp experience for students in upcoming grades 1-9. Students participate in dynamic faculty-taught mini-courses, such as River Creatures, Polymer Chemistry, and Medical Forensics. A residential option for students in grades 7-9 allows campers to stay in campus dorms during the week.

Summer Y.E.S. Tiger Camp (grades 4-6) - Summer Y.E.S. is a 4-day summer science camp experience for students in upcoming grades 1-9. Students participate in dynamic faculty-taught mini-courses, such as River Creatures, Polymer Chemistry, and Medical Forensics. A residential option for students in grades 7-9 allows campers to stay in campus dorms during the week.

Spring Y.E.S. (grades 3-6) - Spring Y.E.S. is a Saturday science camp offered free to 100-200 students in grades 3-6. Students explore hands-on, minds-on activities in mini-courses like Astronomy, Kitchen Chemistry, Geometry of Puzzles and Games, and Carnivorous Plants.

Elementary Science Olympiad (grades 1-6) - Science Olympiad is a one-day sports-like science competition involving approximately 2,000 Alabama K-8 students each year. Auburn hosts two separate Olympiad events each year – one for middle school students and a separate event for elementary students.

 

 

Grades 6-8

Getting Under The Surface (G.U.T.S.) (grades 1-6) - G.U.T.S. is a bimonthly evening program aimed at students in grades 1-8 and their parents or grandparents. Each evening session includes dinner followed by a 90-minute science activity featuring a “Getting Under The Surface” theme, with common objects such as toasters or cell phones, or techniques like DNA fingerprinting, that can be demystified using simple scientific concepts.

Summer Y.E.S. Tiger Camp (grades 4-6) - Summer Y.E.S. is a 4-day summer science camp experience for students in upcoming grades 1-9. Students participate in dynamic faculty-taught mini-courses, such as River Creatures, Polymer Chemistry, and Medical Forensics. A residential option for students in grades 7-9 allows campers to stay in campus dorms during the week.

Summer Y.E.S. Eagle Camp (grades 7-9) - Summer Y.E.S. is a 4-day summer science camp experience for students in upcoming grades 1-9. Students participate in dynamic faculty-taught mini-courses, such as River Creatures, Polymer Chemistry, and Medical Forensics. A residential option for students in grades 7-9 allows campers to stay in campus dorms during the week.

Spring Y.E.S. (grades 3-6) - Spring Y.E.S. is a Saturday science camp offered free to 100-200 students in grades 3-6. Students explore hands-on, minds-on activities in mini-courses like Astronomy, Kitchen Chemistry, Geometry of Puzzles and Games, and Carnivorous Plants.

Fall Y.E.S. (grades 7-9) - Fall Y.E.S. is a Saturday science camp offered free to 100+ students in grades 7-9. Students explore hands-on, minds-on activities in mini-courses like Astronomy, Environmental Science, Forensics, Polymer Chemistry, Paleontology, and Biology.

Elementary Science Olympiad (grades 1-6) - Science Olympiad is a one-day sports-like science competition involving approximately 2,000 Alabama K-8 students each year. Auburn hosts two separate Olympiad events each year – one for middle school students and a separate event for elementary students.

Middle School Science Olympiad (grades 7-9) - Science Olympiad is a one-day sports-like science competition involving approximately 2,000 Alabama K-8 students each year. Auburn hosts two separate Olympiad events each year – one for middle school students and a separate event for elementary students.

Daugters and Mothers Experiencing Science (D.A.M.E.S) - D.A.M.E.S. aims to inspireand encourage young women to pursue careers in sciences and mathematics.  A DAMES mini-conference targets 6th - 8th grade girls and their mothers and grandmothers.  The program includes a variety of short hands-on science and math courses taught by female students and faculty and women from industry, followed by a luncheon and keynote speaker.

Greater Eastern Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair (GEARSEF) (grades 7-12) - GEARSEF is a co-hosted with by COSAM and Auburn's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. This Regional ISEF Fair consists of 19 counties in Southeastern Alabama. The high school exhibitors who place 1st and 2ndare eligible to compete at the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair. In addition, the Region and State fairs name several exhibitors as International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) winners. Each ISEF winner receives an all expense-paid trip to ISEF that annually rotates within the United States. Millions of dollars in scholarships and awards are received at ISEF.

BEST Robotics (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) (grades 6-12) - BEST is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose mission is to inspire middle and high school students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science- and engineering-based robotics competition. BEST Robotics Inc. (BRI) is a non-profit, volunteer organization based in Dallas, TX. Started in 1993 with 14 competing schools and 221 students, today BEST has over 700 middle and high schools and over 10,000 students participating each fall. There is no fee for schools to compete in BEST.

AU Explore - Beginning in the spring of 2005, COSAM initiated a new science and math open house day called AU Explore. The 2006 event attracted approximately 1800 students in grades 5-12 to the AU campus to participate in dozens of activities including an outdoor science-theme carnival, dozens of make-n-take activity sessions, a science career EXPO, a wildlife pick-n-pet tent with a variety of wild animals, and much more.

 

 

Grades 9-12

Summer Y.E.S. Eagle Camp (grades 7-9) - Summer Y.E.S. is a 4-day summer science camp experience for students in upcoming grades 1-9. Students participate in dynamic faculty-taught mini-courses, such as River Creatures, Polymer Chemistry, and Medical Forensics. A residential option for students in grades 7-9 allows campers to stay in campus dorms during the week.

Fall Y.E.S. (grades 7-9) - Fall Y.E.S. is a Saturday science camp offered free to 100+ students in grades 7-9. Students explore hands-on, minds-on activities in mini-courses like Astronomy, Environmental Science, Forensics, Polymer Chemistry, Paleontology, and Biology.

BEST Robotics (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) (grades 6-12) - BEST is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose mission is to inspire middle and high school students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through participation in a sports-like, science- and engineering-based robotics competition. BEST Robotics Inc. (BRI) is a non-profit, volunteer organization based in Dallas, TX. Started in 1993 with 14 competing schools and 221 students, today BEST has over 700 middle and high schools and over 10,000 students participating each fall. There is no fee for schools to compete in BEST.

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