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…
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Dinosaur Explorer Questions
Welcome to Dinosaur Explorers, the second Little Explorers session! On Monday, the campers will learn what dinosaurs are. Ask me about… What a dinosaur is. The dinosaur says game I played. The dinosaur hatching eggs activity I did. On Tuesday, the campers will learn about herbivores and carnivores. Ask me about… The meat eaters and…
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! …
Nature Detectives Questions
Our seventh week of camp has begun with some exciting nature detective work! This week we will be using our problem solving and critical thinking skills to learn all about nature. Here are some questions to ask your camper at the end of each day: On Monday, we will learn about animals. Ask me about:…
CSI: Ann Arbor Questions
Our seventh week of camp is off to a great start exploring mysteries. We have a full week of solving crimes and using our detective skills. Here are some questions to ask your camper at the end of each day! On Monday, we are learning about documenting the crime scene. Ask me about… The crime…
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…
Archaeology Quest Questions
Our sixth week of camp has been welcomed with a very warm, but fun, day! We have a full week of exploring ancient civilizations and getting to know archaeological methods. Here are some questions to ask your camper at the end of each day! On Monday, we are learning about Mesopotamia. Ask me about… The…