IUPUI came today to go over the importance of soil! They spend about half of the day here and throughout their time they incorporated games, learning, and experiments! We started off with creating our own soil profiles (basic models of the soil layers)! This showed how every area of soil can be different depending on it's bedrock, climate, and proximity to water.After going over the levels we planted flowers into our profiles so that we can take them home and examine how roots effect each soil level. After this we collected cores from the soil surrounding the center and discovered how thick the top layer of soil was! With these samples we soon tested to see how much phosphorus, potassium and nitrogen were present! Unfortunately, one of our test was flawed so we didn't get correct phosphorus levels. But everything else worked extremely well! We got to finish color charts that helped us determine what kind of soil surrounded the Center! The campers learned about the experimental process as well as learned how to work handheld soil testing mechanisms which showed us the moisture content, pH, and temperature.
For lunch we had chicken tenders, mac & cheese and salad!
After lunch Nurse Linda taught the campers basic first aid! Including taking blood pressure, heart rate, and how to clean wounds. They also made no bake cookies which were delicious!
Aster then showed the kids how you can put out a candle by combining vinegar and baking soda. The mixture creates carbon dioxide which suffocates the flame. Then she showed the campers what happens when leaves aren't exposed to sunlight. They slowly turn white and will eventually fall off without photosynthesis to give them energy to keep surviving.
We ended with reflection time and a few games! It was a great day!
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