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b. Science Camps in Wuhan（武汉）

Despite extreme summer heat, the college students of Wuhan City Vocational College in Hubei Province, under the supervision of their professors, held two summer camps for the rural children. One was located in East Xinxiang Elementary School in Xiaogan City, and the other one was in Guandu Central School in Zhushan County. The camp organizers offered plenty of hands-on activities for the children who had little experiences of science inquiries in the past. The volunteers took the campers to the fields to explore, experience, observe, and draw what they saw in their environment. Volunteers also taught children to construct science tools with materials found in their everyday lives. A total of 214 rural children participated in the two camps.