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Schedule of Events
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Young Women's Summer Institute
Schedule of Events
Sunday
| 2:00 - 4:00pm |
Students arrive |
| 4:00 - 6:00pm |
Ice Breaker Game |
| 6:00 - 7:00pm |
Pizza dinner |
| 7:00 - 9:00pm |
Evening activity - Games |
Monday
| 8:30 - 9:00am |
Transport students to OSC |
| 9:00 - 10:00am |
Opening remarks, announcements, & Keynote speech |
| 10:00 - 10:15am |
Break |
| 10:15 - 11:30am |
Introduction to rivers and effects of humans on wildlife |
| 11:30am - Noon |
Measurements and test kit description |
| Noon - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30pm |
Extension activity (hydrologic cycle, good vs. bad, stream analysis) |
| 2:30 - 3:30pm |
Scientific method |
| 3:30 - 3:45pm |
Break |
| 3:45 - 4:45pm |
Test kit practice |
| 4:45 - 5:00pm |
Announcements |
| 5:00 - 5:30pm |
Transport students to dorm |
| 5:30 - 7:00pm |
Dinner |
| 7:00 - 9:00pm |
Evening activity - Swimming |
Tuesday
| 8:30 - 9:00am |
Transport students to OSC |
| 9:00 - 9:30am |
Prepare for field trip |
| 9:30 - 10:00am |
Transport students and staff to Big Darby |
| 10:00am - Noon |
Water quality measurements |
| Noon - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30pm |
Continue water quality measurements |
| 2:30 - 4:00pm |
Electro Fishing |
| 4:00 - 4:15pm |
Announcements |
| 4:15 - 5:00pm |
Transport students and staff from Big Darby to OSC |
| 5:00 - 5:30pm |
Unload supplies and transport students to dorm |
| 5:30 - 7:00pm |
Dinner |
| 7:00 - 9:00pm |
Evening activity - Swimming |
Wednesday
| 8:30 - 9:00am |
Transport students to OSC |
| 9:00 - 9:15am |
Announcements |
| 9:15 - 10:15am |
Describe and select group projects |
| 10:15 - 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am - Noon |
PowerPoint & Presentation skills |
| Noon - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 4:00pm |
Introduction to Modeling |
| 4:00 - 4:45pm |
Work on group projects |
| 4:45 - 5:00pm |
Announcements |
| 5:00 - 5:30pm |
Transport students to dorm |
| 5:30 - 7:00pm |
Dinner |
| 7:00 - 9:00pm |
Evening activity - Career night |
Thursday
| 8:30 - 9:00am |
Transport students to OSC |
| 9:00 - 9:15am |
Announcements |
| 9:15 - 10:15am |
Project review |
| 10:15 - 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am - Noon |
Work on group projects |
| Noon - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 4:00pm |
Look at data in Excel |
| 4:00 - 4:45pm |
Work on group projects |
| 4:45 - 5:00pm |
Announcements |
| 5:00 - 5:30pm |
Transport students to dorm |
| 5:30 - 7:00pm |
Dinner |
| 7:00 - 9:00pm |
Evening activity - Webpage creation |
Friday
| 8:30 - 9:00am |
Transport students to OSC |
| 9:00 - 9:15am |
Announcements |
| 9:15 - 10:15am |
Work on group projects |
| 10:15 - 10:30am |
Break |
| 10:30am - Noon |
Work on group projects |
| Noon - 1:00pm |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00pm |
Impromptu speeches |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm |
Work on group projects |
| 3:00 - 5:30pm |
Presentation dry run |
| 5:30 - 5:40pm |
Announcements |
| 5:40 - 6:40pm |
Dinner at OSC |
| 6:40 - 7:00pm |
Transport students to dorm |
| 7:00 - 9:00pm |
Evening activity - Scrapbooking |
Saturday
| 9:00 - 9:30am |
Transport students to Holiday Inn |
| 9:30 - 9:45am |
Announcements |
| 9:45 - 10:00am |
Welcome |
| 10:00 - 11:45am |
Presentations |
| 11:45am - 12:00pm |
Summary of week |
| 12:00 - 1:30pm |
Luncheon |
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