How much is outdoors?

Most of it, weather permitting, with indoor analysis of what was collected.

Is it a nature camp or a science camp?

A science camp that happens outside. The data work is the point.

Five and up, with the collection work scaled to attention span.

Nature & Environmental Science Camp in Codington County, SD

Codington County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota. Somewhere in it are children who would love nature & environmental science camp and have never been offered one within driving distance.

Ages 5-13 · For families · South Dakota · Midwest

Nature & Environmental Science Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Codington County, SD

What the week actually is

Field science is the antidote to the worksheet. Water samples, soil tests, species counts, weather logs — real data the child collected, which means an error is theirs to find rather than the book's to hide.

Day by day

Collect real samples from the site
Test and record
Compare against last year's data
Find the anomaly and argue it
Showcase: the report

Codington County, SD — what applies locally

Codington County is one of 66 counties in South Dakota.
Every public school district inside Codington County is eligible for the district licensing terms.
State: South Dakota · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Codington County, SD

How much is outdoors?: Most of it, weather permitting, with indoor analysis of what was collected.
Is it a nature camp or a science camp?: A science camp that happens outside. The data work is the point.
Younger children?: Five and up, with the collection work scaled to attention span.

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