Day 2: Tuesday in Geo-Quest

 

It’s the second day of the Camp Invention program, and everyone is really having a blast putting his or her ideas to use. You’d be amazed at the innovative ideas they come up with in each of the modules. Each day, they continue to tap into their creativity and realize the joy of discovery through investigation. Today went a little something like this…

It’s Day Two of the Cache Dash™ and we investigated the global challenges involving traffic troubles in Paris, running out of living space in Singapore, and turning marine debris into power in Honduras. We generated potential solutions to these challenges at Idea Stations, had the chance to pick which challenge we were most interested in solving and they started building.

Today in Ecoverse™ we headed out to sea as we navigated across the ocean to find a sunken ship and studied how scientists use SONAR. Our biggest challenge today was to retrieve a message in a bottle found under the sea near the shipwreck! The message gave us a clue of where we will head tomorrow. Our oceanic odyssey earned us the water glyph for our Petrosphere Journal!

During Day Two of Amazing Atlas™, we hiked to the top of K2, the second tallest mountain in the world! We accidentally dropped our hiking supplies and built a contraption to retrieve them from the mountain ledge. We also explored center of gravity as we balanced rocks, including ones we brought in from home, to create the tallest rock towers.

During the I Can Invent III™ module, we continued taking our machines apart.  We’ll soon be using the pieces to create something new!  The younger groups worked on ideas for inventions that solve problems that bug them, while the older groups began working on their Rube Goldberg-type machines that should create a chemical reaction when finished!

In the Geo-Games™ module, we focused on Creative Problem Solving skills during the fun, energetic games we played and explored. We also practiced teamwork. We had to work together to solve some challenges which required us to practice our communication skills. 

Tomorrow is…

Mashup your wardrobe, creating wild combinations or BACKWARDS DAY! 

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

FRIDAY at 2:45pm, the children will be hosting the Inventors’ Showcase program. This is their chance to show off what they’ve been busy doing this week. All family and friends are welcome and encouraged to come.