Activities
This list of activities reflects those that have been used in previous sessions of BEST Camp. The actual activities for the current session of camp may be different.
Egg Drop |
DNA Key Chains |
Roller Coasters |
Dissecting Owl Pellets |
K'nex™ Engineering |
Circuits |
Polymers |
Bottle Rockets |
Flame Testing |
Effervescent Launchers |
Sheep Heart Dissection |
Glowing Bacteria |
DNA Extraction |
T-Shirt Chromatography |
In addition, campers have also attended presentations and tours from the following Vanderbilt faculty and staff:
- Physics demonstrations: Dr. Joe Hamilton, Landon C. Garland Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Dr. Dave Burba
- Planetarium tour: Dr. David James, Research Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- Engineering demonstrations: Dr. Deyu Li, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Free Electron Laser Center tour: Dr. Bill Gabella and fellow scientists
- LifeFlight tour: flight nurses and communications staff
