After a very successful Sea Squirt Camp the girls were excited to go to Contraption Camp the following week. This camp focused on building, testing, and the science behind simple machines. Held at the Natural History Museum, the girls were able to explore the exhibits, planetarium and the amazing live butterfly exhibition where butterflies flurried around a giant greenhouse and even landed on us.
For the final project of Contraption Camp, the girls created a contraption that could smash an egg. Each contraption used a different simple machine (or many) that they learned about during the week.
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Some of the contraptions created during contraption camp
Our little ladies were in contraption camp when a news reporter stopped by to do a story on the Natural History museum's exhibit. She needed some volunteers to play in the exhibit and guess who the teacher's picked....that's right. Less than two weeks in Santa Barbara and our little ladies were in the local news.
http://m.keyt.com/news/children-learn-about-the-important-of-conservation/26659684
Children Learn About the Importance of Conservation
"Home Sweet Home" educational exhibit runs through September.
Two of our beloved American icons are brought to life in Santa Barbara to teach kids about conservation and taking care of our environment.
Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl are part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Home Sweet Home exhibit.
Children are transported into urban, woodland and stream settings.
Each area features a variety of educational activities including props, costumes and puppets that underscore the importance of protecting ecosystems, as well as highlighting ways to reduce, reuse and recycle resources.
The exhibit runs now through September 21st.
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