Category: 2015

We’re having a Natural Science Extravaganza 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 paleontology.  Ask me about… My wooden dinosaur. The food chain game. On Tuesday, we are learning about the human…

This week, Camp Explorations is learning all about crime scene investigation (CSI)!  Here are some questions to keep your camper engaged even after they head home. On Monday, we’re learning about observation and evidence.  Ask me about… Our witness experiment and the reliability of eye witness testimony The mock crime scene we documented! Why it’s…

We’ve had a wild week here at Camp Explorations!  This week campers learned about animals and the adaptations that help them survive.  We also partnered up with WhaleTimes, Inc. for their Creep Into the Deep program, which connected us with deep sea researchers studying bioluminescence and vision in the deep sea.  You can learn more…

Looking at quizzes Monday, our campers learned about the scientists who study ancient people.  That’s right, it was all about archaeologists!  With our “Draw a Real Scientist” activity, we got a gauge of everyone’s initial understanding of what it is archaeologists and other scientists do, where they work, and what kind of tools they use.…

Our afternoon theme this week is wild adaptations!  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 what adaptations are.  Ask me about… How adaptations help animals The adaptation stations we explored The fish I created On Tuesday, we…

This week’s camp digs into archaeology.  Here is a list of question that can keep your camper engaged even after they head home. On Monday, we’re learning about archaeologists. Ask me about… What an archaeologist does, and some of the tools they use. My “Draw an Archaeologist” challenge and what I think a scientist’s work…

Monday was our first day of camp.  We kicked off our ecology week by learning about ecosystems.  Campers learned the difference between living, nonliving, biotic, and abiotic factors of an ecosystem and what ecologists like to study.  We learned about all different kinds of scientist with our Scientist Card Game and even made our own…

We blasted off deep into space this week in our afternoon session.  Our campers learned about space missions past, present, and future, and learned what it takes to be an astronaut! A shelter fit for the moon! On Monday, we learned about the explorations of our Moon.  Campers learned about the technology behind landing spacecrafts…

Our afternoon session this week is all about space exploration!  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 explorations on our Moon.  Ask me about… The touchdown activity. What I would bring on a trip to the Moon.…

This week in our morning session we are exploring ecology!  Here are some questions to keep your camper engaged even after they head home.On Monday, ask me about… My biome in a bag! My scientist trading card What makes an ecosystem On Tuesday, ask me about… My painted snake! Our Marsh Munchers game Why it’s…