Natural Science Extravaganza Questions

Welcome to Natural Science Extravaganza in the morning session of camp! On Monday, we will learn about zoology.  Ask me about… What habitat I created for my animal dioramas. In what kind of environment is this animal usually found? Which animals I found in our Animal Scramble game. On Tuesday, its about ecology, and we’ll…

Nature Detectives

Nature Detectives week has been filled with all sorts of fun nature-themed activities! We played games, did experiments, made crafts, and used our critical thinking skills to better understand our natural world. Here is some insight into what we did this week! On Monday, we learned about animals. We looked at some backyard clue cards,…

CSI: Ann Arbor

CSI: Ann Arbor has come to an end on Friday, with the campers solving their own crime mystery! Campers collect evidence On Monday, the campers learned how to document crime scenes.  The campers watched a slideshow of a mock crime scene and saw how real investigators collect evidence, and what a trained eye looks for! …

Archaeology Quest

We have had a fun week looking into the past! Take a look at some of the archaeological adventures we had at Camp Explorations this week: On Monday, we stepped back in time to 3600 BC to visit Ancient Mesopotamia. We built 3D maps of Mesopotamia to illustrate places like the Arabian Desert, the Zagros…

Wild Adaptations

Welcome to Wild Adaptations in the morning session of Camp Explorations! On Monday, the campers learned about different kinds of adaptations that animals have that help them survive.  Specifically, they learned about the different types of beaks that birds have, and how the different shapes allow the birds to be specialized in eating different kinds…

Animal Explorers

This week campers learned all about different animals! On Monday we learned about Things with Wings.  Campers went to look at the birds in the Michigan Wildlife gallery and then decorated their own bird wings.  Then we read Stellaluna by Janell Cannon. We played a game outside where 1 camper was a bat and had to search…