There are many sources of energy found on, and in the earth.

Day 4-Energy!

• What is renewable energy?
• What is non-renewable energy?
• What are the different forms of energy?
• Investigating solar and wind energy                           

Water is one of the most important natural resources our planet provides. If Earth is about 71% water....then why are we caught short? So much to ponder on Day 3-Water!

• Where on Earth is the water?
  

  A Drop in the Bucket activity demonstrates the importance and availability of useable fresh water on Earth.
• How do plants use water?
• Efficient water transport-is it necessary?
• What is a water treatment system?
• How can we conserve water?

Campers pretend to be a drop of water. Incredible Journey activity reinforces the water cycle and illustrates the unpredictable journey of each drop.

Colorful beads represent locations where water is prevalent such as the ocean.

How do plants use water? Microscopes help camper observe the xylem in celery and stomata in citrus leaves.

Enthusiatic campers returned for Day 2 which posed questions about Food!

• What is local food?
• What is a food mile?
• Why is buying local food important?

Campers also learned about product packaging and discussed how to make informed choices about packaging. Rounding out food day were other hands-on activities-harvesting farm fresh carrots and blood oranges, making orange juice for snack time, building garden boxes, and planting lettuce seeds to take home.

Reading product labels to find country of origin

Food miles-mapping country of origin on world map

Chris Massa-Food packaging discussion

Harvesting blood oranges for juicing

Farm fresh juice as local as it gets

Repurposing carrot tops