Kansas Wetlands Education Center to host science camps

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Seeing through eagles’ eyes, extracting strawberry DNA, and a bingo scavenger hunt are among the activities created by the Kansas Wetlands Education Center to entertain and educate budding young scientists over the spring break in March.

From March 9 through March 20, the KWEC in Great Bend will host drop-in science camps for students of all ages, taught by Fort Hays State University students. No registration and no fee is required.

The activities will be from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

These include:

• Monday, March 9 and 16 — Sprout into spring by discovering all about seeds.

• Tuesday, March 10,17 — DNA is in all living things, and students in this lab will become lab scientists when they extract, isolate and observe the DNA of a strawberry — in minutes.

• Wednesday, March 11,18 — For those who like scavenger hunts, bingo, and nature, this activity is for them.

• Thursday, March 12/19, and Sunday, March 15 — Whether you are exploring motion, gravity, or water, physics can be found everywhere.

• Friday, March 13, 20 and Saturday, March 14 — Questions about predatory birds.

Registration is required for this program by calling the KWEC, (877) 243-9268.