Day 4: Thursday in Geo-Quest

It’s hard to believe that Camp Invention is almost over! Just one more day left after today, and look how much we have created! By asking ourselves how and why things work the way they do (or don’t), we have gained a wealth of understanding about our world. Here’s what we tackled today…

On Day Four in Ecoverse™, we continued to venture into the realm of fire and molten rock. After glimpsing what types of tools volcanologists employ, we designed our own lava and magma investigating gear. A series of erupting volcanoes required us to build rafts to flee to safety using rocks created from lava quickly cooling above ground! Safely arriving back on land, we earned our fire glyph and a giant tooth gave us a hint about our final day and ultimate adventure. 

On Day Four in Cache Dash™ we explored the science of sand storms, hurricanes and tsunamis. We generated solution ideas for changing a bicycle into an ideal sand storm vehicle for Jeremiah in Sudan, a hurricane-proof house for Eymi in Cuba and a turbo booster to get Jackson to higher ground if a tsunami were to hit Maui, Hawai’i. We each selected one of these challenges and then started building.

It sure was salty in Amazing Atlas™ today, when we visited the Dead Sea. Did you know that very salty water can make objects float? We do! Inspired by examples of how animals and plants that live in the ocean remove salt from their bodies, we invented ultimate fantasy animals to populate and bring life to the Dead Sea. 

In I Can Invent: Launchitude™ today, we filed a mock patent and marketed our Duck Chucking Devices. We are building, tweaking and preparing to test our inventions in the ultimate Duck Chuck challenge tomorrow. Lots of ducks are flying, but will they make it home?

Today in the Geo-Games™ module, we connected our ability to creatively think up and play games in new ways with our expanding power to work together in teams to play our best! Twist it, turn it, change it, play it – we got moving and had fun!

Tomorrow is…

Wear your new t-shirt!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

TOMORROW, Friday, June 3 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.