Fun with Food Science: Dairy Discovery Days

This summer, K-State’s Olathe campus is offering a free, week-long, virtual summer camp designed to support STEM-based knowledge in a fun and safe environment. The content is designed for students entering sixth grade and leaving eighth grade.

Fun with Food Science: Dairy Discovery Days | July 13-17

Do you like to cook (and eat)? This camp is for the junior scientist who wants to know the how and why of food. Throughout a week, campers will conduct cool experiments and take virtual tours with professional chefs and our K-State experts.

All experiments can be conducted with ingredients and kitchen equipment you probably already have on hand. Just in case, a list of ingredients will be supplied a week before the camp.

This is a free camp.

Time and Location

10-11:30 a.m. July 13-17 via Zoom.

Schedule*

• • Monday — Overview of the dairy industry, working in basic food safety, nutrition concepts and some career insights.
  • Tuesday — How cheese is made — from the chemistry, process, forms of coagulation, safety and quality.
  • Wednesday — Virtual field trip to a larger bovine dairy, food safety, possibly Kansas regulatory presence, and some career insights.
  • Thursday — All about ice cream. Some further processed products, food safety and some career insights also will be covered.
  • Friday — Show us your product. Participants will show the cheese or ice cream product they made and we’ll chat about it as a group.

*Please note that some activities may change.