Category: 2017

Happy Monday, camp families! Welcome to a week full of bug discoveries and fun! Below is a summary of what your campers will be doing each day, as well as questions to ask them at the end of the day. On Monday, campers will learn what insects are and look closely at them. Ask me……

Welcome to Adventures in Chemistry! This week, campers will be transformed into chemists through experiments, demonstrations and more! Below is a summary of each day of camp, as well as questions you can ask your camper at the end of each day. On Monday, campers will learn about the basics of chemistry. Ask them… What…

Welcome to week 8 of Camp Explorations! This week, we will be learning about all types of living things. Below is a summary of what campers will be dig each day, as well as questions you can ask them when they get home.On Monday, campers will be learning about animals with hair and fur. Ask…

Campers started off the week with a short introduction to archaeology. After that, they spent some time drawing out what they thought an archaeologist (or any scientist) looked like. Some of the campers got really creative! Later, they each were given an archaeological step for digging up a site that they had to illustrate and…

Monday: Day one of Nature Camp was all about finding shapes in nature. We read My Five Senses to better understand how to be aware in nature. To better see outside, we made binoculars as well as bracelets with all different shapes to help be our guide as we looked for shapes in nature. When we went outside…

Day 1 Our topic of Monday is paleontology! Campers learned all about dinosaurs and the animals that lived around them.  Campers visited our 2nd floor exhibit floor and used our hands-on drawers to see fossils up close! We also discussed the different prehistoric periods in which dinosaurs lived: Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. They then made…

This week we’re learning all about archaeology. Here are some questions to ask your campers each day. On Monday we’re learning about archaeologists. Ask me… What are the steps of an archaeological dig. What did my scientist look like. Who won the archaeology olympics! On Tuesday Red and Green group are going to the Kelsey…

This week will be learning all about nature! On Monday, we will be learning about shapes in nature  Ask me about… The shapes I saw on our nature walk.  The binoculars I made.  On Tuesday, we will be learning about trees.  Ask me about… The parts of a tree I learned about.  My tree costume…

Happy Monday, camp families! Welcome to a week full of scientific learning! Each day of this week will be devoted to a different area of natural science. Here are some questions you can ask your campers at the end of each day to learn what they did each day! Monday is paleontology day, so campers…

Monday began with a skype from a real marine biologist! Campers had the chance to ask all their ocean related questions. These ranged from “what’s your favorite animal” to “what’s an example of oceanic symbiosis”. They are all on their way to being ocean experts! Next campers took some time to learn about different endangered…