5th Grade Camp

I survived 5th grade camp as a chaperon (many years over due but a heartfelt "thank you" to anyone that ever signed up for this type of trauma!) I took a million pictures, very few of which will be appreciated by anyone not in them.  I will post a few later.  We are still an hour away from home.

The camp is in East Texas on the shore of a very nice lake.  The lake was officially declared "healthy" based on its optimal pH, turbid color, diverse macro invertebrate organisms including those sensitive to pollution.  That was the second afternoon.  The first afternoon they learned about a native american tribe called the Chicawa.  They ground corn, used a bow and arrow, and tried to use flint to light a fire.

The next morning was dedicated to the "Forces of Nature".  They raced their teachers down zip lines and then tried to speed them up and slow them down with tarps, rocks and ropes.  They covered errosion, friction and gravity.  Today we finished up with mammals, arthropods and reptiles.

I'm ready for a nap in a quiet room.