Science-U

CSI: Forensic Files

About this camp:

Professor Phair has gone missing. Detective Soto suspects foul play, but she has no eye–witnesses, no suspects, and no leads. How do you solve a crime when you can’t even prove that one has been committed? You use science! In this immersive forensic science experience, campers will become part of a Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction (CSI&R) team that uses scientific principles to discover, analyze, and interpret evidence uncovered at the suspected scene of the crime. In the crime lab, campers will perform experiments on the evidence they unearth – with each new analysis providing campers another piece of the puzzle. Can your CSI&R team put the pieces together to solve the mystery of what really happened the night Professor Phair disappeared? Join us to find out, if you’re up to the challenge! 

 

Details

Dates: June 23–27

(Note: The first full day of camp is Monday, June 23, but residential campers will check in to the dorms on the evening of Sunday, June 22.)

Price: $425

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location: University Park 

Grades: Grades 9–12 in Fall 2025

 

Extended Care Option

Two sessions of extended care are offered for campers entering grades 2–8, and the cost is $50 per week for the morning (7:45 a.m.–9:00 a.m.) session, $40 per week for the afternoon (4:00 p.m.–5:15 p.m.) session, or $85 per week for both morning and afternoon extended care. Extended care is not offered during the last afternoon sessions of camp.

Questions?

Contact us via email at sciencecamps@science.psu.edu or give us a call at (814) 865-0083

 Office of Science Outreach, 201 Ritenour Building, University Park, PA 16802

For more information, please see Information for Parents from the Penn State Office of Ethics and Compliance.