Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Science Camp

Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Science Camp
July 14-19
Grades 9-12
Our Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Science Camp takes full advantage of the geography of the area surrounding Sault Ste. Marie. Campers get the opportunity to learn through experience along side Lake State professors in the many rivers and creeks surrounding our area of the Upper Peninsula. Our campers get a hands on look at different aquatic ecosystems and learn what differentiates them. In previous years night time herping has been a popular activity for these campers. They set out to collect reptiles and amphibians to later study in the lab. After their days out in the field collecting samples they return to our science labs to start identifying their samples and collecting data. It allows campers to take what is seen in the field and start making academic connections through hands on study.  The camp culminates on the final day when campers get the opportunity to present their findings in presentations. As the campers stand before their friends and families they have a wealth of new knowledge and information. As the presentations take place family members are encouraged to ask questions which the campers have no problem answering. Thanks to their hands on learning and help from Lake State professors they have a weeks worth of new knowledge to apply. Many parents are impressed with their children’s grasp of the new information they’ve learned. One camper attributes her knew skills and know how to her time spent out in the field “If you’d been in the water with us you’d understand, I didn’t understand until I saw it.” That’s the great thing about our Aquatic Ecology & Fisheries Science Camp and all of our camps here at Superior Edventures, hands on learning helps establish knowledgeable connections and our campers leave not have just learned something, they leave having experienced something. 

For more information on this camp and others please visit our website: www.lssu.edu/summercamps.
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