Spring Camp 2010 – Streams Dates: Berkeley: March 29 - April 2, 2010 Oakland: April 5 - April 9, 2010 Hours: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm Ages: 5 – 11; CIT 11-15 Cost: $90 per day (before March 8, 2010) $95 per day (after March 8, 2010.) Save! Sign up for five days and pay $85 per day. (See below for more information) Location: Berkeley Location: Black Pine Circle School 2016 7th Street, Berkeley Click here for directions Oakland Location: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church 1255 First Avenue, Oakland (back entrance) Click here for directions

Spring Camp 2010 – Streams

Learn how exciting the natural world is! Join us for a fun-filled week of hands-on science as we explore the mysteries of streams.

This week at camp will be devoted to the study of streams. Through an exciting series of lessons and a field trip, we will explore stream ecosystems and the creatures and plants that make streams so fascinating. On Wednesday we will take a bus trip to explore a stream.

In addition to studying stream life, we’ll do fun, creative art projects, play outdoors, create Lego structures and watch science movies.

Featured Projects

• Create and take home your own mini-zoo with a tiny pond snail, a planaria, algae and bizarre looking protozoans (we’ll explore the tiniest creatures under a microscope).
• Create an electric matching game to learn about stream nymphs and their adult insect forms.
• Discover the variations among leaves while making leaf prints.
• Build a wooden plant press and learn how botanists preserve plants to study.
• Make stream identification cards.
• Take a field trip on a bus to investigate a stream.
• Fish out fascinating stream creatures for a closer look.
• Go on a hike to discover the plants and animals living near streams.
• Build a better boat to float down a stream.
• Make a crawdad (crayfish) fishing pole.
• Meet and “catch” real live crayfish.
• Construct a model caddisfly cave and learn how these fascinating creatures use stones as camouflage.

Locations
Berkeley Location: Black Pine Circle School, 2016 7th Street, Berkeley
Oakland Location: Lake Merritt United Methodist Church, 1255 First Avenue, Oakland
(Directions will be e-mailed when you register.)

Camp Dates
Monday – Friday; Daily rates available
March 29 – April 2, 2010; Berkeley
April 5–April 9, 2010; Oakland

Hours
8:00 am – 5:30 pm

Cost
Fee is $90 per day.
($95/day if registering after March 8, 2010.)
Save! Sign up for five days and pay $85 per day.
If attending Wednesday on the daily rate, add $10 for the field trip.
A $25 administrative fee will be charged for cancellations before 3/8/10.
No refunds after 3/8/10.