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Thursday in Geo-Quest
                                                                 Tomorrow is
 It’s hard to believe that Camp Invention is almost over!        CAMP INVENTION
 Just one more day left after today, and look how much we
 have created! By asking ourselves how and why things
                                                                 T-SHIRT DAY!
 work the way they do (or don’t), we have gained a wealth
 of understanding about our world. Here’s what we tackled
 today…
                                                                Reminder:
 On Day Four in Ecoverse™, we continued to venture into         Our highly-anticipated Inventors’ Showcase
 the realm of fire and molten rock. After glimpsing what
                                                                program will take place this Friday at
 types of tools volcanologists employ, we designed our own
 lava and magma investigating gear. A series of erupting        2:45pm in the gymnasium. All family and
 volcanoes required us to build rafts to flee to safety using   friends are welcome and encouraged to
 rocks created from lava quickly cooling above ground!          come. The children are very anxious to
 Safely arriving back on land, we earned our fire glyph and     show you what they’ve been having fun
 a giant tooth gave us a hint about our final day and           creating and learning this week. Please
 ultimate adventure.
                                                                join us in celebrating your child’s
 In I Can Invent: Launchitude™ today, we filed a mock           accomplishments!
 patent and marketed our Duck Chucking Devices. We are
 building, tweaking and preparing to test our inventions in
 the ultimate Duck Chuck challenge tomorrow. Lots of            EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER:
 ducks are flying, but will they make it home?                  [555.555.5555]
 On Day Four in Cache Dash™ we explored the
 science of sand storms, hurricanes and
 tsunamis. We generated solution ideas for
                                                                Question of the day…
 changing a bicycle into an ideal sand storm                    QUESTION OF THE DAY
 vehicle for Jeremiah in Sudan, a hurricane-
 proof house for Eymi in Cuba and a turbo                       “What is the longest known cave system in
 booster to get Jackson to higher ground if a                   the world?”
 tsunami were to hit Maui, Hawaii. We each
 selected one of these challenges and then                      Find the answer in tomorrow’s newsletter!
 started building.

 Today, in the Geo-Games™ module, we
 connected our ability to creatively think up                   Answer to Yesterday’s Question: “What is a
 and play games in new ways with our                            “Black Blizzard?” It was the name given to
 expanding power to work together in teams to                   large dust storms during the 1930s when
 play our best! Twist it, turn it, change it, play
 it – we got moving and had fun!
                                                                soil in the Great Plains dried up and blew
                                                                across the East Coast and into the Atlantic
 It sure was salty in Amazing Atlas™ today, when we             Ocean.
 visited the Dead Sea. Did you know that very salty water
 can make objects float? We do! Inspired by examples of
 how animals and plants that live in the ocean remove salt
 from their bodies, we invented ultimate fantasy animals to
 populate and bring life to the Dead Sea.
Eurkea!                                                                     WE NEED YOU!
DID YOU KNOW …                                                              Help us make the Camp Invention program
                                                                            even better! This year, we’ve made it
                                                                            easier than ever to share your likes and
The Arctic Tern has the longest                                             dislikes about the Camp Invention program
migration of any bird. It travels                                           by offering an online survey. Simply visit:
from the Arctic to Antarctica
every year! It flies about 44,000                                           http://survey.campinvention.org/index.asp
miles from pole to pole, between                                            Let us know what you think! Your
its breeding grounds in Greenland                                           feedback is highly valued and greatly
and the Weddell Sea on the shores of                                        appreciated, and your responses will help
Antarctica. Ornithologists (scientists who                                  us continue to make the Camp Invention
study birds) estimate that over its lifetime,                               program the highlight of your child’s
the average tern flies about the same                                       summer each year!
distance as three round trips to the Moon!




Earth Riddles!
What’s a tornado's favorite game? Twister!
What did the ground say to the earthquake? You crack me up!



WANT MORE?
Did your child enjoy the Camp Invention program? Consider bringing the Club Invention® program, an
after school enrichment program, to your school this fall!
For more information, contact us at 800.968.4332 or visit www.campinvention.org. Feel free to
contact us any time – we’re busy planning and creating new activities for our program year-round!




         Post on the wall at Camp Invention Headquarters’ Facebook page and tell us
                      what your child’s favorite activity for today was!




    The Camp Invention program is made possible through the assistance of a number of
organizations, businesses and individuals that truly believe in the importance of inspiring our
                                next generation of inventors.
                                 Special thanks to the following sponsor(s):
                              United States Patent and Trademark Office




                            All module titles and creative content are the intellectual property of Invent Now Kids.
                    Camp Invention and Invent Now are registered trademarks. © 2012 Invent Now, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Geo quest Thursday

  • 1. Thursday in Geo-Quest Tomorrow is It’s hard to believe that Camp Invention is almost over! CAMP INVENTION Just one more day left after today, and look how much we have created! By asking ourselves how and why things T-SHIRT DAY! work the way they do (or don’t), we have gained a wealth of understanding about our world. Here’s what we tackled today… Reminder: On Day Four in Ecoverse™, we continued to venture into Our highly-anticipated Inventors’ Showcase the realm of fire and molten rock. After glimpsing what program will take place this Friday at types of tools volcanologists employ, we designed our own lava and magma investigating gear. A series of erupting 2:45pm in the gymnasium. All family and volcanoes required us to build rafts to flee to safety using friends are welcome and encouraged to rocks created from lava quickly cooling above ground! come. The children are very anxious to Safely arriving back on land, we earned our fire glyph and show you what they’ve been having fun a giant tooth gave us a hint about our final day and creating and learning this week. Please ultimate adventure. join us in celebrating your child’s In I Can Invent: Launchitude™ today, we filed a mock accomplishments! patent and marketed our Duck Chucking Devices. We are building, tweaking and preparing to test our inventions in the ultimate Duck Chuck challenge tomorrow. Lots of EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: ducks are flying, but will they make it home? [555.555.5555] On Day Four in Cache Dash™ we explored the science of sand storms, hurricanes and tsunamis. We generated solution ideas for Question of the day… changing a bicycle into an ideal sand storm QUESTION OF THE DAY vehicle for Jeremiah in Sudan, a hurricane- proof house for Eymi in Cuba and a turbo “What is the longest known cave system in booster to get Jackson to higher ground if a the world?” tsunami were to hit Maui, Hawaii. We each selected one of these challenges and then Find the answer in tomorrow’s newsletter! started building. Today, in the Geo-Games™ module, we connected our ability to creatively think up Answer to Yesterday’s Question: “What is a and play games in new ways with our “Black Blizzard?” It was the name given to expanding power to work together in teams to large dust storms during the 1930s when play our best! Twist it, turn it, change it, play it – we got moving and had fun! soil in the Great Plains dried up and blew across the East Coast and into the Atlantic It sure was salty in Amazing Atlas™ today, when we Ocean. visited the Dead Sea. Did you know that very salty water can make objects float? We do! Inspired by examples of how animals and plants that live in the ocean remove salt from their bodies, we invented ultimate fantasy animals to populate and bring life to the Dead Sea.
  • 2. Eurkea! WE NEED YOU! DID YOU KNOW … Help us make the Camp Invention program even better! This year, we’ve made it easier than ever to share your likes and The Arctic Tern has the longest dislikes about the Camp Invention program migration of any bird. It travels by offering an online survey. Simply visit: from the Arctic to Antarctica every year! It flies about 44,000 http://survey.campinvention.org/index.asp miles from pole to pole, between Let us know what you think! Your its breeding grounds in Greenland feedback is highly valued and greatly and the Weddell Sea on the shores of appreciated, and your responses will help Antarctica. Ornithologists (scientists who us continue to make the Camp Invention study birds) estimate that over its lifetime, program the highlight of your child’s the average tern flies about the same summer each year! distance as three round trips to the Moon! Earth Riddles! What’s a tornado's favorite game? Twister! What did the ground say to the earthquake? You crack me up! WANT MORE? Did your child enjoy the Camp Invention program? Consider bringing the Club Invention® program, an after school enrichment program, to your school this fall! For more information, contact us at 800.968.4332 or visit www.campinvention.org. Feel free to contact us any time – we’re busy planning and creating new activities for our program year-round! Post on the wall at Camp Invention Headquarters’ Facebook page and tell us what your child’s favorite activity for today was! The Camp Invention program is made possible through the assistance of a number of organizations, businesses and individuals that truly believe in the importance of inspiring our next generation of inventors. Special thanks to the following sponsor(s): United States Patent and Trademark Office All module titles and creative content are the intellectual property of Invent Now Kids. Camp Invention and Invent Now are registered trademarks. © 2012 Invent Now, Inc. All rights reserved.