Mapmaking, Geology, Zoology And Botany To Highlight “Lewis And Clark” IMSA Summer Science Camp

For Immediate Release, July 2004
For comment, contact Brenda Buschbacher at (630) 907-5033

Photography, videotape and audiotape recording are permitted. If you would like to attend, please contact Brenda Buschbacher at 630-907- 5033 or brenda@imsa.edu.

Where: Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® 1500 West Sullivan Road Aurora, Illinois 60506

When: Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30, 2004

What: The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) Kids Institute® Science Explorers camp will be held July 26-30 and celebrates the bicentennial year of the Lewis and Clark expedition by exploring the science of the Lewis and Clark journeys.

Illinois students entering 5th and 6th grades will be led by IMSA students on a journey through history and science. Using hands-on activities, students will explore the science of the Lewis and Clark journey including mapmaking and geography, zoology and botany, technology and communication. The week culminates with students preparing their own expedition to the next frontier.

IMSA Kids Institute® summer camps, held on the IMSA campus, are enrichment programs offered to students from the Fox Valley and Chicagoland areas who will enter grades 3-9 in the fall of 2004.

The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® is an internationally-recognized pioneering educational institution created by the State of Illinois to develop talent and leadership in mathematics, science and technology. IMSA's advanced residential college preparatory program enrolls 650 academically talented Illinois students in grades 10-12. Nearly 18,000 teachers and 34,000 students in Illinois and beyond have benefited from The Center@IMSA program of professional development and student enrichment. Located in Aurora in the high-tech corridor west of Chicago, IMSA® serves the people of Illinois through innovative instructional programs, public and private partnerships, policy counsel, action research, and the leadership and achievements of its graduates.