Talk about starting off with a
bang.
A STEM Summer Boot Camp introducing a
group of Cuyamaca College students to the dedication required in studying
science, technology, engineering and mathematics got under way July 24 with a
classic whodunit – the discovery of a “victim” felled by a bullet and a
directive to work as a team in collecting blood samples, analyzing DNA and
engaging in an abundance of research over the following three weeks to solve
the faux crime.
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Lab tech Niall-Conor Garcia poses as a victim as Professor Laurie LeBlanc points to evidence |
Call it CSI Cuyamaca College. Seventeen students
are taking part in the boot camp, which runs through Aug. 11 and involves
extensive lab work combined with a crash course in technical reading and
writing.