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Reptiles!
We focused on reptiles this week in camp, and figured it was a perfect time to bring in our friends from Rainforest Reptiles. Our gang got to meet, among other critters, a distant cousin of our common...
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A Great Day at the Pond
Every camper at the Science Center explores Jacobs Pond at some point during the summer. Some plunge right in, others dabble at the edges. Still others ride right on top of it. We’re blessed to...
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Monday, July 7: Chipmunks/Tadpoles (Ages 3-5) – Today was the first day of our new session and we are learning about ladybugs and other insects too! We are also taking part in the Lost Ladybug Project!...
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Lost Ladybugs Found!
Throughout camp this week, we have been studying ladybug beetles and other insects. Following the protocols of the Lost Ladybug project, we have been sweep-netting the grasses in Woodchuck Field and at...
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Shipwreck Week!
During Shipwreck Week at the Nature Adventures Summer Day Camp, our campers have learned about the Titanic, what materials decompose over time in saltwater, what marine animals inhabit shipwrecks as...
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Campers launch SeaPerch ROVs!
It was the culminating moment. We built the frames, we hooked up the wiring, we soldered, we drilled, we glued, and now it was time to launch. Our Coyotes, grades 3 to 5, took their SeaPerch ROVs...
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Earth and Sky Week – StarLab
Had some random person poked his head into Vine Hall on Tuesday, the question would quickly have arisen: have we been invaded by dome-building aliens from outer space? In truth, outer space had...
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Rockets Away!
The South Shore Natural Science Center’s Nature Adventures Summer Day Camp this week welcomed back Wicked Cool for Kids for another session of fun and learning. While last week dealt with Minecraft...
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The Final Week of Camp
Despite the fact that summer is officially over – at least in the minds of the camp staff at the Science Center, for summer is just not the same when you’re not surrounded with dozens of young people...
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South Shore YMCA Joins the Thingamajig (C) Movement!
Summer camp across the South Shore YMCA will look a little bit different this year, and the reason for the change is making waves nationwide. YMCA of the USA recently chose ten associations across the...
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