AbstractGIS in a Camp Setting for Middle School-aged Youth Track: Community Projects and Partnerships Author GIS is a natural fit for a camp targeted at middle-level learners. Either as a stand-alone camp or as a part of an existing camp, GIS can be a tool to get youth moving outside, explore their environment, provide a community resource, interact with local leaders and explore STEM careers. This presentation will include free, available curriculum, sample schedules and recommendations for hosting a GIS camp and is led by presenters that have hosted camps with 10 to nearly 100 youth in diverse settings. GEAR-Tech-21 is a National Science Foundation-funded program available nation-wide integrating GIS, GPS and robotics. Youth explore through building and programming a robot, geo-tracking, navigation and mapmaking activities. Leaders have step-by-step guides and training provided. It is real learning with real adventures! Megan Patent-Nygren Nebraska 4-H 114 Ag Hall PO Box 830700 Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0700 United States Phone: 402.472.7523 E-mail: mpatentnygren2@unl.edu Bradley Barker Nebraska 4-H 114 Ag Hall PO Box 830700 Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0700 United States Phone: 402.472.9008 E-mail: bbarker@unl.edu Kathleen Morgan Nebraska 4-H 114 Ag Hall PO Box 830700 Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0700 United States Phone: 402.472.5027 E-mail: kmorgan3@unl.edu |