Category: 2015

For our final week of Camp Explorations we have brought back some of our most beloved activities.  Monday was all about engineering.  Campers designed and built roller coasters, learned how to make earthquake-proof buildings, and worked in teams to make water rockets to be launched later in the week. A Stegosaursus has found some prehistoric footprints!…

Tree factory rules Woo hoo! On Monday, campers learned all about trees!  The diversity, composition, and age of tree species in an area can determine its health, age, and what kind of wildlife live there.  We made out own tree IDials to identify local trees from their most prominent characteristic: their leaves! We also took…

We are revisiting some camp favorites this week!  Here are some questions to ask your campers to keep them engaged even after they’ve left camp for the day.On Monday, we are learning about Engineering.  Ask me about… The rocket my team designed. What types of buildings withstand earthquakes best. The roller coaster I built. On…

This week is all about the ecology of the world around us.  Here are some questions to keep your Junior Naturalists engaged even after they head home.On Monday, we’re learning all about trees.  Ask me about… “Every Tree for Itself!” and what trees need to survive. My leaf rubbings! My leaf IDial and how to…

This week has been a blast!  Campers learned what it takes to be a paleontologist and learn about the past by studying fossils!  On Monday, we learned the basics about fossils.  Campers learned the process of fossilization, studied some of the Museum’s collections, and went on a scavenger hunt of our Hall of Evolution.  They…

Glow fast, glow slow reaction Colors on the move! Monday was all about reactions!  We kicked off chemistry week with a few cool experiments to get us feeling like like real chemists.  We created an iodine clock reaction, titled as such because it’s a reaction that takes a specific amount of time depending on the…

We’re learning all about paleontology this week in the afternoon!  Here are some questions to ask your campers to keep them engaged even after they’ve left camp for the day.On Monday, we are learning about Fossils.  Ask me about… My fossil art The fossils I saw The process of fossilization On Tuesday, we are learning…

This week’s morning camp is all about chemistry!  Here are some questions to keep your camper engaged even after they head home. On Monday, we’re learning all about reactions.  Ask me about… Our chemistry rocket! Our iodine clock experiment and how it works. Our “Colors on the Move” milk experiment On Tuesday, we’re learning about…

Very excited to find some evidence! Monday, our campers learned the importance of observation and evidence.  After a short presentation on crime scene basics, we got a chance to document all the evidence in a mock crime scene.  After carefully collecting, labeling, and photographing the evidence, we began to build hypothesis based on the evidence.…

Playing the Food Chain Game We’ve had a blast this week learning about a variety of topics!  On Monday we studied paleontology.  Campers learned about food chains and how prehistoric animals’ populations would have changed due to variations in their foods.  We also learned about the importance of feathers and how they helped some dinosaurs.…