UF’s Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) holds a science camp for selected sixth- and seventh-grade girls this week, during the Alachua County Schools’ Spring Break. From Monday to Friday of this week, attendees have the opportunity to conduct experiments and learn more about science firsthand, in hopes that they become science advocates in the community. On Tuesday, the attendees of the WiSE Girlz Science Camp conducted a variety of experiments including freezing flowers and making ice cream with liquid nitrogen.
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