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Nature Adventures Spring Break Camps 2023

Nature Adventures Spring Break Camps: Ages 4-6

Our Kitchen Lab

Ages 4-6, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: Museum

Map your tongue by tasting salt, sweet, sour and bitter flavors. Experiment with common kitchen items to discover the wonders of chemistry and biology. Explore how popcorn pops, how air bubbles form in foods, and the life cycle of a bean.

Camp/Class is currently full.

Nature Adventures Spring Break Camps: Ages 6-9

Gross, Grosser, Grossest

Ages 6-9, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: Museum

Investigate the slippery, the slimy, and the messy. Explore the microscopic critters found in the human body and in other animals. Experiment in making slimy concoctions and participate in the Great Mucous Olympics. Hunt for scat, slimy snails, and wiggly worms. Participate in a snail race. Build an earthworm habitat. Watch as earthworms eat our trash and change it to earthly treasure!

Camp/Class is currently full.

Can You Solve a Mystery?

Ages 6-9, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: Museum

Develop your forensic skills by learning to read fingerprints, interpret chromatograms, and isolate DNA. Collect evidence and facts to find the culprit of a devious plot. Solve mysteries using your skills of observation and deduction.

Camp/Class is currently full.

Nature Adventures Spring Break Camps: Ages 9-12

Habitat Study: Kelp Forest

Ages 9-12, Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: Sea Center

Become a marine scientist as you learn about the different animals that call the kelp forest their home. Discover how kelp is used in a variety of products. Work each day to create a kelp forest model to bring home at the end of the week.

Nature Adventures Spring Classes 2023

Nature Adventures Spring Classes, Tykes Series: Ages 2-4 (1 child/1 adult)

Colorful Corals

Ages 2-4, 6 Thursdays, April 6 - May 11, 10-11 AM
Location: Museum

Explore the wonders of coral habitats around the world. Learn about its biodiversity, its relationship with other coral animals, and contests that it faces. Role-play coral activities to see how they live in the ocean. Finish the session with a visit to the Sea Center. (Class minimum: 3 participants)

Proposed Schedule
Week 1 Habitat Study: What are Corals?
Week 2 Biodiversity: What is the Same and What is Different?
Week 3 Coral Friends and Competitors
Week 4 Coral Contests
Week 5 Coral Art and Role Play
Week 6 Sea Center Visit

Nature Adventures Spring Classes, Early Learners Series: Ages 4-6

Colorful Corals

Ages 4-6, 6 Tuesdays, April 4 -May 9; 3:30-5:00 PM
Location: Museum

Nature Adventures Spring Classes, After-School Series: Ages 6-10

Coral Ecosystems

Ages 6-10, 6 Wednesdays, April 5-May 10, 3:30 -5:00 PM
Location: Museum

Discover the fantastic environment of corals. Explore the biodiversity, the symbiosis and the challenges of these tiny animals, that’s right ??" animals! Finish the session with a visit to the Sea Center. (Class minimum: 3 participants)
Please note: Each class is individually priced at $28 per day members/$35 per day non-members.

Proposed Schedule
Week 1 Habitat Study: What are Corals?
Week 2 Biodiversity: What is the Same and What is Different?
Week 3 Coral Symbiosis
Week 4 Coral Challenges
Week 5 Research Tour
Week 6 Sea Center Visit

Nature Adventures Spring Classes, Home School Series: Ages 6-12

Coral Ecosystems

Ages 6-12, 6 Mondays, April 3 - May 8; 10AM-12PM
Location: Museum

Please note: Each class is individually priced at $28 per day members/$35 per day non-members.

Proposed Schedule
Week 1 Habitat Study: What are Corals?
Week 2 Biodiversity: What is the Same and What is Different?
Week 3 Coral Symbiosis
Week 4 Coral Challenges
Week 5 Research Tour
Week 6 Sea Center Visit

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