Noisy Nature Camp Review

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Noisy Nature campers investigated the world of sound in nature
-ask your campers if noise and sound are the same thing :)

Our week was filled with all things that croak, chirp, cheep and buzz. We started the week off with a bird walk with experienced birders/Tifft volunteers Mr. Paul and Mrs. Nancy. Other big highlights of the week included getting to visit the newest inhabitants at Tifft, our honeybees, in their hive, thanks to Ms. Lauren; listening for the heartbeat of a tree with stethoscopes; making our own instruments out of recycled items; learning about the different kinds of owls, thanks to Ms. Kimberly; and of course, collecting bugs and hearing their sounds.

We also created our own 'ears' and did some sound exploration on the trails (sound bingo was a hit), learned a lot about cicadas (including finding one that had just become an adult and watched it change colors overnight, then released it), tried worm 'grunting', listening to music inspired by nature and had lots of fun playing games, just exploring and enjoying nature, including frogs, butterflies, dragonflies, deer and bees, and free play time.

Here is a photo album so you can see some of our adventures: Noisy Nature Photos
In the album, there are 2 videos of the campers with their recycled instruments, so be sure to listen to them!

Thanks for letting your nature explorer spend some time with us this summer and hope to see you in 2014!

Miss Caryn