{"id":100840,"date":"2019-08-05T08:46:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=100840"},"modified":"2019-08-05T08:56:29","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:56:29","slug":"camp-imi-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/08\/05\/camp-imi-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Camp \u02bbImi-Possible leads students on exploration of native insect life"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Young scientists explored native and endemic insects and spiders found in Hawaiʻī<\/span> and nowhere else in the world at the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center\u2019s<\/a> Camp ʻImi<\/span>-Possible. The week-long program, “Fantastic Bugs and Where to Find Them,” took campers on an “insectigation” of curious creatures and their habitats.<\/p>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> is home to a spectacular array of spiders and insects, if you know where to look. Through hands-on activities, games and STEM<\/abbr>-based art projects, the program took campers to the furthest corners of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island. They learned about Maunakea\u2019s famous wēkiu bug, followed the life cycle of the Kamehameha butterfly and discovered what insects live in their own backyards through hands-on exploration of live insects brought into the classroom.<\/p>\n

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Campers also investigated insect mimicry, locomotion and adaptation through inquiry, investigation and engineering.<\/p>\n

Taking advantage of ʻImiloa\u2019s<\/span> expansive museum environment, camp activities were conducted in the center\u2019s leading digital planetarium, 12,000-sq.-ft. exhibit hall and five acres of native landscape gardens.<\/p>\n

“Over the years, my keiki have participated in many camps and many other extracurricular activities. In terms of my comfort level, given the effort that ʻImiloa<\/span> clearly put into planning, staffing, programming, logistics, etc., this was tops,” said one camp parent. “An excellent experience for me, as a parent, in terms of comfort. I knew my child was happy, engaged and safe.”<\/p>\n

The center held two one-week summer camps, one in June and the other in July, for students from kindergarten to 4th grade.<\/p>\n

More on Camp ʻImi-Possible<\/span><\/h2>\n

Camp ʻImi<\/span>-Possible builds on ʻImiloa\u2019s<\/span> signature expertise in culture-based science programming to broaden STEAM<\/abbr> learning and the teaching capacity of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island students and teachers. The camp engages elementary school students through hands-on activities unlike those found in a typical classroom setting.<\/p>\n

“ʻImiloa\u2019s<\/span> mission is to honor Maunakea by sharing Hawaiian culture and science to inspire exploration. Our one-week camps are based on curriculum taught through Hawaiian cultural perspectives and build on the students\u2019 connections to their geography and their genealogy,” said Kaʻiu<\/span> Kimura<\/strong>, ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center\u2019s executive director. “Camp ʻImi-Possible<\/span> is a very unique, engaging, educational and fun way for campers to learn about the world around them.” <\/p>\n

For information on upcoming camps, please visit https:\/\/imiloahawaii.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more about the ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center in 糖心视频<\/abbr> News<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

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