We survived day one of camp and the kids did GREAT! What fun! We kicked things off recording odd facts about ourselves using a voice changing app for the iPhone. The campers then listened to the recordings and guessed who each recording belonged to. They LOVED that!
Next, we created our own solar system stained glass (I got the idea from Pinterest! Gotta love it!). This was challenging cutting work but the campers oohed and ahhhhed at their finished results.
We learned about radiation and the challenge radiation presents to astronauts. We also learned about NASA's Orion mission and the campers made a video on the Weather on Mars:
The Weather on Mars Video
After some free time and lunch, we began working on the Exploration Design Challenge for NASA. The campers tested "radiation" resistance on a variety of materials and then tracked the data in a graphic organizer. After the experiments, we discussed the findings, tweaked our experiment and did some further research.
To celebrate our hard work, we enjoyed ice cream sundaes at the end of the day!
Well, we were still working actually while having the sundaes...but ice cream makes hard work a lot easier!
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