Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biology, University of Florida, Summer Camps

SCIENCE SUMMER DAY CAMPS

Registration Opens Monday, March 4 at 9 a.m.
ENTERING 6TH, 7TH OR 8TH GRADE IN FALL 2024

ALL ABOUT PLANKTON
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Campers will learn about and identify different types of plankton, make their own plankton collection devices, and view their plankton under a microscope. Campers will also design their own plankton to “race” in this fun day camp!
Cost: $65 per day

DIVE INTO DNA
Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Campers will learn about DNA and investigate specific DNA sequences that code for inherited traits. Campers will build their own DNA models and will extract DNA from a strawberry in this fun day camp!
Cost: $65 per day

Max 12 campers daily. The Science Summer Day Camp curriculum is appropriate for the grade levels on each date.

Sea Turtle Summer Camp

Registration Opens Monday, March 4 at 9 a.m.

Students entering 4th or 5th grade fall 2024 will learn about sea turtle biology and conservation and have the opportunity to interact with sea turtles.

MONDAY - THURSDAY, 9:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.
Cost: $275.00

June 10-13, 2024

June 17-20, 2024

Max 12 campers. Camp fee includes Sea Turtle Hospital tour, instruction, presentations, field & lab activities, and a Whitney Lab Sea Turtle Hospital T-shirt.