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GPS Camp (Kids & Family, Stateline Green Thumbs, Special Interest)
Dates: October 17, 2009 - October 17, 2010 Time: Sat 9a-11p, Sun 8a-3:15p Target Audience: Kid Friendly Location: Atwood Environmental Center
2685 New Milford School Road
Rockford, ID 61109Contact Info: Ticket Info: Price: $125
Event Details:The University of Illinois Extension will be offering a GPS Camp for youth on October 17 & 18. This will provide a great exposure to the use of GPS in leisure and professional settings. We have a limited number of spaces in the camp and are announcing it to our stakeholders first. Please review the information listed below, or print the attached brochure to learn more details about the camp.
If you have any questions, please call the office. Thanks.
GPS Camp (Global Positioning System)
We need your help in solving "The Case of Captain Geko and the Missing GPS Power"! Join us at GPS Camp 2009 and be a part of a team that helps one of five superheroes assist Captain Geko and his sidekick Gunther in regaining his power and capturing an international villain.
This camp for 5th, 6th and 7th graders is sure to be loads of fun as participants work in teams using clues and GPS (Global Positioning System) technology to solve the case of the superhero's missing power. The future of GPS is as unlimited as your imagination. New applications continue to be created as the technology evolves. GPS satellites will be guiding you well into the 21st century.
GPS Camp is scheduled for Saturday, October 17 through Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Atwood Environmental Center, 2685 New Milford School Road, Rockford, Illinois 61109 (with overnight stay at Atwood).
Schedule
Saturday, October 17
9:00-9:30 a.m. Registration
9:30-10:00 a.m. Get-Acquainted Activities
10:00-11:00 a.m. Finding Your Way – What is GPS All About?
11:00 a.m. - Noon How is a regular compass like a GPS Unit?
12:30 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 – 3:15 p.m. Finding Your Way – Orienteering & Navigating a Bearing Course
3:45-5:15 p.m. How is GPS Used Everyday? We'll hear from military, wildlife conservationist, law enforcement, pilot, car dealer, and a fishing enthusiast
6:00 - 6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 - 11:00 p.m. Fun Evening Activities including Nocturnal Animal Adventure, Bonfire & S'mores!
Sunday, October 18
8:00-8:45 a.m. Breakfast
9:00-11:30 a.m. GPS Activities
Noon–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00-1:30 p.m. Mapping with Computers
1:30-3:00 p.m. Solving the Case
3:00-3:15 p.m. Wrap-Up and Homeward Bound
Facilitators: Greg Clark, U of I Extension Educator
Cost is $125.00 per participant. Registration for this special event is limited to the first 50 youth who sign up. Fee includes lodging, meals, snacks, camp t-shirt and supplies for all activities.
Deadline to register is Friday, October 9. Complete the online registration form below, as well as three required forms (Code of Conduct, Risk and Release, Youth Emergency Medical Information). These three forms must be completed, signed and returned to U of I Extension by October 9 deadline, and are found on our "GPS Camps and More!" webpage at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/winnebago/gps/downloads.html .
Refund Policy: A full refund will be issued for cancellations made by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 2 (one week prior to event); please call the Extension office at 815-986-4357 on or before this deadline. A $50 refund will be issued for cancellations made after October 2.
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