Author: Museum Staff

On Monday we learned about the differences and similarities between the Ice Age Giants: Mastodons and Mammoths. We started the day by reading Dr. Seuss’ Once upon a Mastodon while sitting in our Mastodon Atrium! After story time we split into two groups: the first group got to explore our On the Trail of the…

On the first day of camp, the Little Explorers learned about what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur. We went over the four important characteristics: 1. Dinos did not have fins and didn’t live in the water, 2. They did not do “funny push-ups,” 3. They did not have fur or hair, and finally 4., they…

On Monday, the Little Explorers group had a lot of fun learning about stars and constellations!  After first settling in and learning about each other’s favorite animals, our counselor Rachel read a story titled Stars, Stars, Stars! The book also included some information about the planets and even the Milky Way!  We learned how stars…

We are so excited to learn about space this week. It’s going to be out of this world! Here are some questions to ask your camper at the end of each day! On Monday we will learn all about the Stars! Ask me… What is a star? To see my own constellation! Tuesday is training…

On Monday, the we learned the basics about dinosaurs.  Many of our campers already had some awesome knowledge that they brought to the whole group.  We read Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery and Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs.  While reading Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs, many little explorers knew exactly what the names of the dinosaurs were!  After story time, we learned…

Welcome to Dinosaur week! What is a dinosaur? How big were they? How do we know they existed? Who studies them and what tools do they use to do so? These are all questions that will be answered this week! On Monday, we will be learning about how to distinguish a dinosaur apart from all…

On Monday, Little Explorers learned about paleontology.  We read Bones, Bones, Bones Dinosaur Bones and learned about how paleontologists dig for dinosaur bones and they get to the museum.  We then went for a tour in our evolution gallery to see dinosaurs and had lots of questions about the exhibits. We also decorated our very…

This week we will be exploring the sciences, focusing on Paleontology, Astronomy, Biology and more! Monday is Paleontology day! We will get a Little Explorers a tour of the Evolution Gallery! Ask … What do Paleontologists do? What are some of the things I saw on the tour of the gallery? To see my Stegosaurus…

On Monday, the Little Explorers group we had a lot of fun learning about stars and constellations!  After first settling in and learning about each other’s favorite animals, our counselor Rachel read a story titled Stars, Stars, Stars! The book also included some information about the planets and even the Milky Way!  Our counselor Hannah…

Welcome to Animal Explorers week where we get to learn about the amazing animals that inhabit our Earth! We’ll start the week focusing on animals in general. Ask… – What animal scares you and why? – How do animals hide from predators? – What is a predator and what is a prey? On Tuesday, we…