Super Scientist Camp

Hi Everyone,

We all had a great week at camp. The children were very busy and the days went quick! It was nice to see the children forming new friendships at camp too. The children took part in experiments, activities, art and play that demonstrated basic scientific facts. We read And Then Comes Summer by Tom Brenner, Annie Bananie by Leah Komaiko, Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni, Froggy Builds a Treehouse by Jonathan London, What Makes a Shadow by Robert Bulla and My Shadow by Rachel Mitchell.

Outdoor Activities:

Planting a pretend garden-gardening tools & silk flowers
Sea creature play at the water table
Bug catchers & nets
Water sprayers on the school and rock wall (evaporation)
Painting with water (evaporation)

Indoor Activities:

Ice cube numbers/letters and salt solution melting activity
Measuring objects with rulers and cubes
Magnets
Light table building activities
Color Mixing at the paint easel-Red & Blue=Purple Yellow & Blue=Green/using nature paint brushes, pine needles, feathers
Build a Rocket Ship
Foil Printed Moon
Spaceship Craft
Shadow Art
Water beads with the marble run
Black beans with rocket ships, astronauts and stars
Space Pretend Center
Weather Station Pretend Center
Experiments: Gummy Bears-Which grow or melt quickest? Chemical reaction of baking soda & vinegar-balloon inflates. Rain cloud in a jar. Skittles rainbow experiment.
Space Yoga