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First MPMS Summer Science Camp- 2009
Day1- Crazy Chemistry We checked the pH levels of various liquids and one soilds. We did this to see if they were an acid or a base. We also went outside and hand shook our own icecream and we got to eat it too. After we went inside we made polymer out of glue, water, and borax.

Day 2 - CSI
this day was our day to become professional criminologists and solve a murder case. We had a case where a woman was murdered and we had to find the culprit. We used hair samples, blood samples, fabrics found as the scene, fingerprints, and even determined the suspects handwriting. I think we all learned that lifting fingerprints isn't as easy as professionals make it look.

. =Day 3 - Stream Ecology= Today we went to stream by the VRE (Railroad tracks) and went to determine the quality of the stream and whether we thought it was polluted or not. We did this by catching the living organisms in and around the stream. I think we'd all agree they the most common aninal we saw was either a crawfish or the water stider. In the end we agreed that the river was fairly clean.