Coleman's Camp SPRING 2014 - Charting Taste Bud Locations

Students learned about the different regions or groupings of tastebud receptors on their tongues.  We created a number of water-based solutions to create testable flavors (regular coffee, chocolate, salt, sugar in the raw, coffee with vanilla, organic coco, and fun dip).  We used individual use cotton swabs to absorb a flavor and then dabbed different areas of our tongues.  After each taste the students would record their findings on a tongue sketch to find what section of their tongue had tastebuds for bitter, sweet, sour, and salty.  The best moments were bitter based!  Irony!

Coleman's Camp WINTER 2013 - Maze Creation part 2 and Finishing Character Trait Masks

We finished our masks and continued to work in Groups to Design, Build, Test, and Revise Large Scale Unique Versions of this Classic Game.  X and Y axis, group planning, and team negotiation were all needed to navigate the pathways.

Coleman's Camp WINTER 2013 - Outside Adventures in Nature

When the weather allows for outside learning we head out to create imaginative sandbox activities that build upon our interests, utilize our creativity, and transform the library and surrounding grounds.  We transform plowed snow into miniature ski slopes, reenactment movie themes, investigate empty automatic car washes, and plan jailbreaks!