Pecos Day Camp
February 17, 2006

Location
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site, 40 miles west of Del Rio, Texas.

Instructors
SHUMLA instructors included Pecos River Kids Coordinator McKinney Briske, Program Director Kathleen Burgess, primitive technologist Neal Stilley, life science educator Missy Harrington, anthropologist Jack Johnson, geology enthusiast Al Morgan, and cultural historian Nathan Martinez.

Activities
On February 17, 2006, 57 6^th graders and 4 teachers from Marion Russell Middle School in Del Rio, Texas attended a full-day Shumla Explorers Day Camp at Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site. This program was a part of the KEY (Knowledge Enriching Youth) Project run in conjunction with Amistad National Recreation Area and Seminole State Park and Historic Site. Using archeology as a foundation for teaching math and science skills, this program provided hands-on opportunities for enhancing classroom lessons. Students were divided into four groups: the Bear Clan, Deer Clan, Ringtail Clan, and Panther Clan. Upon their arrival at the Park, each clan was directed to its first station to begin a rotation of lessons and demonstrations. These stations included:

• Rock Art: Kathleen Burgess, with the help of Nancy Morgan, led the students through Fate Bell Shelter. The students analyzed the rock art and completed a ratio exercise to determine what color was used most frequently in the rock art.
• Adaptation/Timeline: Missy Harrington explored desert plant and animal adaptations with the students. Al Morgan had the students step back in time and learn about the geological timeline of Seminole Canyon.
• Primitive Technology: Neal Stilley and Jack Johnson compared primitive technology to that of modern technology. The students had the opportunity to show off their primitive skills by using the atlatl to throw darts.
• Museum/Lifeways: McKinney Briske led the students through the exhibits at the visitor center museum. Nathan Martinez showed the students replica examples of the foods and artifacts of the ancient Indians of this area. The students then did a plant scavenger hunt to locate and label the plants that would have been used to make these foods and artifacts.

Volunteers
Programs at SHUMLA are made possible through the help of our volunteers. This program's volunteers were Letty Sanchez, Carolyn Brooks, Angel and Jack Johnson (Student Conservation Association interns from the National Park Service), Al and Nancy Morgan, and Jack Harrington.

Cost
This program was underwritten by a grant to SHUMLA from the Del Rio Bank and Trust, the Brown Foundation, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Community Outreach Program.

Information
For more information contact the education division at education@shumla.org or call the office at
432-292-4848.