Planet Earth Camp (Earth) - New for 2010 

Discover how owl’s live, adapt to their environment and even what they ate for dinner. Ever wonder how bugs defend themselves against predators or how they survive being so little in such a big world? Help become a caretaker of the Earth. Discover how pollution and acid rain damage our earth and what we can do to help begin to fix these problems. Take a walk on the wild side with this peek into nature while discovering how to track an animal and use it’s “footprints” to learn more about how it lives. Want to know how the sun produces energy to grow our food, heat and cool our homes and even cook your lunch. These are a few of the things you will learn about in our amazing Earth Camp. Do your part to help save our planet!

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Daily Themes   

Owl-ology 

Discover how owls live, how they adapt to their environment and even what they eat for dinner! Explore these birds of prey and others during this hands-on science program. Do an owl pellet dissection and take home a tiny skeleton.

 Creepy, Crawling Critters

Ever wondered how bugs defend themselves against predators or what they eat? This program will take a hands-on, close of view of the insect world. Build a bughouse to continue to explore the world of insects in your own backyard.

Reduce, Reuse & Recycle 

Become a caretaker of the Earth and get a hands-on look at ways to help reduce our garbage, re-use what we cannot reduce and create ways to recycle! Discover how pollution and acid rain can damage our Earth and what we can do to help begin to fix these problems. Make your own recycled paper to take home.

Animals & Habitats 

Take a walk on the wild side with this peek into the natural world. Get down to nature on a microscopic level but going on a micro-trail. Discover how to track down an animal and use its “footprints” to learn more about how it lives. Uncover animal adaptations and learn how predator-prey relationships work. Make your own animal track to take home.

Solar Science 

How does the Sun produce energy to grow our food, heat our homes and even cook lunch? Discover the science behind solar energy in this fun, hands-on look at this renewable resource. Make your own solar cooker to take home.

 Order of activities may vary