The third week of Camp Sobaco kicked off on Monday July 14th. As expected for a Monday, we experienced our share of nervous newbie campers, but faster than a hare in a race, our children adjusted into a multitude of fun activities. One of these activities involved our guest speaker Lauren, one of our local meteorologists. She taught the campers about how weather is measured and recorded using a weather balloon. She also discussed tornados and hurricanes as well as weather safety.
This week’s highlights included a field trip on Wednesday, July 16, to the Children’s Museum of Long Island and a Nature Preserve. The younger groups, Einsteins and Engineers, went to the museum and our older campers, the Techies, went to the Nature Preserve.
Our theme this week was the discovery of weather and its effects upon nature. We learned about the water cycle, clouds, and even got to make our own thunder and lightning with a Van de Graaff Generator!
Meanwhile, our visiting group, the Atoms, went on an adventurous hike throughout our nature trails where they discovered signs of weather such as wet leaves, wild fungi, and even signs of wildlife being affected by nature. All of our campers were quite enthusiastic about this week’s adventures. Our upcoming week is expected to be even more wonderful with days full of creatures and critters!
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