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AIST TODAYNo.6 Autumn 2002


In Brief

Science Camp 2002

AIST Youth Education Program
The photo of the Science Camp 2002.
Research on volcanic ejecta and a survey of topographic features formed by the pyroclastic flow of Mt. Usu
AIST organized an event called "Science Camp" for high school and technical college students during this summer vacation. Fearing a decline of young people’s interest in science and technology, AIST co-hosts this annual program with Japan Science Foundation and other national research institutes to arouse young people’s academic curiosity in science and nurture future scientists.
The camp was held under seven themes and was held at four locations nationwide: Hokkaido, Tsukuba, Gifu and Aichi.
Taking advantage of AIST's potential to offer learning resources, the camp provides students with an opportunity to join a workshop according to their interests, meet the front-line researchers and witness their achievements. Furthermore, the science camp is characterized by its interactive learning method, by which the participants can acquire knowledge through "real life" experiences. The participants are granted a rare opportunity to meet with researchers and get coating directly from them. The program enables students to learn scientific perspectives and to appreciate the splendor of science by talking with researchers about their motivations to enter academe and their exciting research discoveries.from every region of the country. They form small groups based on the theme of their choice and attend a three-day, two-night program. During this camp, the students experience the excitement of bringing scientific theory into reality. They marvelled at the advancement of technology, power of nature and secrets of life.The following is the themes proposed by AIST and the responsible research units.

The camp receives participants from every region of the country. They form small groups based on the theme of their choice and attend a three-day, two-night program. During this camp, the students experience the excitement of bringing scientific theory into reality. They marvelled at the advancement of technology, power of nature and secrets of life.

The following is the themes proposed by AIST and the responsible research units
  • The legacy of volcano eruption
  • Hands-on learning with ceramics
  • Let's make a stirling engine model !
  • Let's make hardware using a computer program
  • Science of a Xenopus laevis
  • Key to the mystery of earth
  • Japan's National Standard of Luminance


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