Summer Investigator science camps offered at Creekside
Fifth through eighth-graders to explore archaeology and ecology

[May 30, 2015]  LINCOLN - Enrollment is open for the first Creekside Outdoor Center for Environmental Education summer day camps. Creekside Director Dr. Dennis Campbell is offering two week-long camps for students entering fifth through eighth grades.

Camp activities will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Creekside, with transportation provided from Lincoln College. Each camp includes a field trip and a special Thursday evening family event. Tuition will be charged for the camp, with multi-camp and multi-sibling discounts. Some partial scholarships are available. Contact Dr. Campbell at [e-mail]  or [phone] for registration information.

Archaeology Investigators will meet from June 15 to June 19. Participants will conduct simulated archaeological digs, design and construct pioneer and Native American shelters and gardens, play pioneer and Native American games, study past cultures, and walk in the footsteps of one of the largest woolly mammoths discovered on earth. Camp includes a field trip to Dickson Mounds Archaeological Museum and a Thursday evening family night event. Registration deadline is Monday, June 1.

Ecology Investigators will meet June 22 to June 26. Participants will construct bird feeding stations and nesting boxes, plant seeds and tree saplings, measure and identify trees, monitor weather conditions, learn to navigate terrain using maps, compass, and GPS, and analyze insect and other populations and communities. Camp includes a field trip to the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and a Thursday evening family event. Registration deadline is June 8.

[Tracy Bergin, Lincoln College]