Day 3: Wednesday in Geo-Quest

We’re midweek into the Camp Invention program, and the fun just keeps going! We are really beginning to put what we’ve learned to good
use. Take a look at how we’ve already solved a number of problems simply by using our brains
and imaginations…

Today in Amazing Atlas™ we journeyed to the Cave of Crystals in Mexico where we experimented with acids and bases to find out how caves and crystals form. Next, we discovered the true beauty of crystals as we explored prisms and the unique rainbows they make. The highlight of the day was when we recreated the complex patterns of the crystal cave and navigated our way through the challenging obstacle course. 

Everything was shaken up in Ecoverse™ as we encountered an earthquake on Hawai`i, discovered how tectonic plates can move and found out how to read the vibrations of the Earth. We even invented our own seismoscope to make sure we won’t be caught off balance again! Our skills have been improving rapidly and today we earned the earth glyph, bringing us increasingly close to our finished petrosphere! As the day drew to a close, we uncovered a mysterious box with the stamp of the sunken ship we found yesterday. 

Today we received another treasure-filled cache in Cache Dash™! After finishing our global challenge solution designs, we went on a fun-filled scavenger hunt to find the combination to a locked cache. We opened the cache and received a new set of global challenges – this time dealing with extreme nature! We also received working motors to use in our designs.

It’s Day Three of the I Can Invent: Launchitude™ module, and we've been exploring velocity! How fast can we fling our duck? Will our duck knock down competitor duck territory? How can we reengineer their materials to create the ultimate Duck Chucking Device? We tested and retested our designs to help us think and strategize.

Today in the Geo-Games™ module, we focused on creative problem solving skills during the fun energetic games we played and explored.

Tomorrow is…

Wear your homemade grass skirt, inventor friendly beach wear and a Hawaiian shirt.

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.