Week 3 Day 4 Night and Day

After starting with Gratitude Circle, we played a game of “Daytime/ Nighttime” (similar to red light green light but with a strategic twist involving a nocturnal predator owl and diurnal squirrels). 

Then  we explored different ways of tracking time throughout history (such as obelisks, sundials, water clocks, mechanical and quartz clocks as well as modern atomic clocks). And they made their own sundials. After snack break and practicing their original play, we discussed what sunlight is and how it is created through nuclear fusion. To help them grasp the concept we played “Nuclear Fusion Capture the Flag”. They had to capture and combine Hydrogen cards and take them to the Gravity bank to fuse together and release photons creating sunlight and getting a point for their team.   Then, while cooling off, we did a local animal sort into nocturnal/ crepuscular/diurnal categories and discussed adaptations each one has acquired to help them survive. Tomorrow they will design and draw their own fantasy nocturnal animal incorporating some of the adaptations we discussed today. Then we ate lunch, played some theatre games and hiked to the creek. Some explorers tried catching fish, played with clay or babysat a frog. All creatures are released upon leaving the creek;)   Lastly, during dismissal some explorers continued playing theatre games or baseball.