Category: 2012

We had a great week at Camp Explorations learning about animals and the places where they live! On Monday, we examined the skins and skulls of several animals. By looking at the teeth and other special features we were able to determine whether they were carnivores or herbivores. We also made our very own food…

Our first week of Forensic Science camp has proved to be a very interesting, intriguing and fun one! We have truly gotten into the minds of criminal investigators, exploring techniques from fingerprint identification to tool impressions! On Monday, we learned about some forensics basics, including crime scene vocabulary, types of evidence and crime scene protocol.…

We are so excited for our third week of camp, and hope you are too! You can use this blog to follow some of the camp happenings going on at the Museum and beyond. Here are some suggestions of what to ask your children about at the end of each day! Monday:           Ask me about…

We are so excited for our third week of camp, and hope you are too! You can use this blog to follow some of the camp happenings going on at the Museum and beyond. Here are some suggestions of what to ask your children about at the end of each day! Monday:                Ask me about…

It is hard to believe this week is over! We have spent 5 exciting days exploring various topics in Astronomy, from comets to constellations. On Monday, we discussed galaxies, black holes and craters. We talked about galactic structures and what galaxies are made of, and then made our own galaxy montages by coloring coffee filters,…

We have had a fun, informative, adventurous and exciting week here at camp! Our theme this week was Physical Science, so we explored a wide range of topics from the pH scale to bottle rockets. Roni helping Alex add pennies to his boat. Rylee and Kyri entering their team’s measurements on the Water Olympics score…

We are so excited for our second week of camp, and hope you are too! You can use this blog to follow some of the camp happenings going on at the Museum and beyond. Here are some suggestions of what to ask your children about at the end of each day! Monday:                 Ask me…

We are so excited for our second week of camp, and hope you are too! You can use this blog to follow some of the camp happenings going on at the Museum and beyond. Here are some suggestions of what to ask your children about at the end of each day! Monday:                 Ask me…

On Monday, we compared planet sizes using sports balls and created our own planet! We also played Solar System Bingo, created solar system tongue twisters, and made cosmic vacation brochures. Tuesday we visited the planetarium to learn about constellations. We learned that even though the stars in the sky look close together to us, they…

Our first week of camp has been going great! We have had many exciting experiments and even more exciting campers to share them with! On Monday, we experimented with Luminescence. We did a Glow Stick experiment, in which we cut up glow sticks and placed them in cups of warm and cold water. The fast-moving…