Junior Medical Camp050

Junior Medical Camp is an educational, hands-on program for kids who want to find out what it takes to become a medical professional. Health and science are the focus of the camp, created by the health education staff at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History for children in third through tenth grades. Interactive sessions teach kids about the building blocks of life when they construct models of DNA and extract DNA from cells; kids can learn the basics of anatomy and biology by dissecting animal organs, and become disease detectives by studying the immune system and how medicine works, and practice laboratory techniques used by microbiologists to identify bacteria and learn how infections microorganisms spread. Campers meet health professionals and visit a variety of local medical facilities to see how science is applied in the real world, and get to try out forensic techniques that are used in crime scene investigations. 2007 summer camp sessions are held at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and on Tri-C's western campus. Advance registration is required, as camp space is limited. For more information, visit the website.