An exhibit on ChickScope, an online educational tool . An exhibit on ChickScope, an online educational tool . A live appearance by Arthur the aardvark, the popular children's book character created by Marc Brown. WILL-TV will have a camera crew on site, and parents and kids will receive information and activity guides. An exhibit on the Zebra Mussel Mania Traveling Trunk, a tool for teaching students about the environmental and economic impacts of non-native water species, such as the zebra mussel, that have invaded the Great Lakes and inland waterways.
Teachers can borrow the trunk at lending sites throughout the country.
The exhibit also will feature a visual display of the UI's Springfield campus. A demonstration about the Wildlife Medical Clinic, a volunteer clinic at the UI that cares for sick, injured or orphaned wildlif e .