Welcome to week 7 of Camp Explorations for this summer! This week we will be learning all about Fantastic Fossils. Throughout the week campers will be traveling back through time to explore the ancient worlds of dinosaurs and other prehistoric life. Here are some questions to ask your camper(s) at the end of each day.
On Monday, we will be talking about Geologic Time. Campers will learn about how old the earth is and about how geologists name different time periods by participating in Reading the Chapters of Time activity. We will gain a simple understanding of what evolution is and how it works through the Evolve or Perish game. Ask…
- To see my trilobite mask!
- What were some of the animals that lived during the Quaternary period?
On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be visited by some special guests from Deep Time Travels! Our new friends will be teaching us about the evolution of various aspects of animal life. They will help us along the way on our journey to learn about paleontology and fossils. Along the way through our deep time journey, campers will also be developing a skit to perform for their fellow campers. Ask…
- Where was your visitor from?
- What did they teach you about?
On Thursday, we will learn about Prehistoric Life. We will be assembling our own dinosaur timelines, splitting a group of dinosaurs into their respective time periods. Campers will also be learning about human’s effect on ancient animal populations through the Mammoth Extinction Game. Ask…
- To see my dinosaur timeline!
- What caused mammoths to go extinct?
On Friday, our new friends from Deep Time Travels will be returning and helping us perform our skits. We will also be inviting parents to come and watch the skits as well!