tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34567615047689089912024-03-14T08:56:58.740-07:004-H Summer of ScienceA program of Michigan State University Extension - Oakland County, MichiganJason M. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00802769232597317986noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-76893489724461138182011-09-08T09:00:00.005-07:002012-11-15T14:19:31.914-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hello Everyone!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you have any questions regarding this blog, or the<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> 4-H in OC</span></b> blog, please contact <b>Oakland County 4-H Youth Development at 248.858.0889.</b></span>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355004329904746404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-69375257308926557482011-09-07T09:10:00.003-07:002012-03-02T07:38:10.693-08:004-H Kids in the Garden Recap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd7pCEEoLqN5RH1NCgBet12ZvdieDqfU-g_ayaumpC3Ye0DGvw5UZZ2Lhn2CZjpk3LMhyDqtBfUVWpr8LYOWySNLC9LfESMxZVh85LqAdGLr-SmM7hZnwpZAJfranyhZBIUy-0E73j3Bw/s1600/IMG_0027a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgd7pCEEoLqN5RH1NCgBet12ZvdieDqfU-g_ayaumpC3Ye0DGvw5UZZ2Lhn2CZjpk3LMhyDqtBfUVWpr8LYOWySNLC9LfESMxZVh85LqAdGLr-SmM7hZnwpZAJfranyhZBIUy-0E73j3Bw/s1600/IMG_0027a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This summer, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">4-H Youth Development of Oakland County</span></b> partnered with the <b>Charter Township of Royal Oak</b> and the <b>Neighborhood Garden Coalition</b> to reach over 100 youth in Ferndale and the surrounding communities with the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">4-H Kids in the Garden</span></b> program. Summer Youth Leaders Rachel Matich and Iris Shen-VanBuren met twice a week for eight weeks with the children attending the Royal Oak Township Recreation Center day camp, to plant their own Children’s Garden full of their favorite vegetables and even some vegetables that were new to their plates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While learning how to take care of their own garden, they also learned about nutrition, plant science, water quality and the value of hard work through fun, hands-on learning activities. All of the children also had the opportunity to create fun and useful crafts for the garden such as scarecrows, wind chimes, a decorative and flashy garden barrier, and cement stepping stones that will be a marker of their hard work and ownership for years to come.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One of the greatest testaments to the success of the program was the enthusiasm of the children and the initiative they showed in caring for the garden. The walk from the community center to the garden is a half-mile stretch of usually littered road and sidewalk, but the kids made a fun competition out of who could collect the most trash and throw it away where it belongs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On Wednesday, July 27th, participants in <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">4-H Kids in the Garden</span></b> created their own personalized stepping stones. These stones will be kept in the garden as a memento of the children's summer-long effort and participation in the program. Check out all of the action in the photos below!</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For more information about <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">4-H Kids in the Garden</span></b>, please contact <b>Julie Scislowicz</b> at (248) 858-1018 or <a href="mailto:scislow2@msu.edu">scislow2@msu.edu</a>.</span>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355004329904746404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-34781198821079474532011-08-19T16:42:00.001-07:002012-11-15T14:20:01.275-08:004-H2O Eco Challenge: Day 5!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This morning, all of the campers were divided into their groups in preparation for<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> 'The Challenge'</b></span>. As a team, each group had to complete various tasks throughout the park in order to receive points towards their end goal. They were given maps and GPS units to navigate throughout the park to find these activities, which ranged from rock climbing, to mazes (while blind-folded!) and to scavenger hunts. While traveling from activity zone, campers also had to record their nature-findings with Flip video cameras as proof of their discovery. Using their knowledge from the past week, everyone was able to find different insects, edible and inedible vegetation, and so much more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Towards the end of the day, all members of the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">4-H Eco Challenge 2011</span></b> spent some time in the Environmental Discovery Center to review the results of<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> 'The Challenge'</span></b>, get their sweet <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">4-H Eco Challenge 2011</span></b> t-shirts, and vote for the Most-Spirited Eco-Challenger. Congrats to Sean, Omari, and Lebaron on their nominations-- it was well deserved!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On behalf of everyone from the<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> 4-H Eco Challenge 2011</span></b>, we'd like to say <b>THANK YOU</b> to all of our campers, and to the wonderful staff at <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Indian Springs Metropark</span></b>. The past week has been so much fun, and it would not have been possible without each and every one of you. We can't wait for next summer, and keep a look out for our upcoming programs this fall!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thursday was filled with birds, butterflies, and insects! In the morning, Nora and Justin prepared a fascinating presentation about visual recognition; campers were able to realize how much recognition has an impact on our day to day lives by reviewing corporate logos and linking them with their corresponding corporation. This then led to using visual recognition in nature, especially with activities like birding. While in the classroom, we reviewed different bird and butterfly types that we would be seeing later in the day, and listened to various bird songs and calls to prepare us for our birding adventure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dividing into two groups and hitting the paths, campers were able to use binoculars and scopes to get an up close look at the birds and butterflies at <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Indian Springs Metropark</span></b>. The scopes allowed us to really zoom in on the birds-- it was just like what astronomers do with a telescope when reviewing the sky!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meeting at the top of the highest hill at the park, Justin had a multitude of nets available for the campers to use so they could have their hand at insect hunting. Each camper was able to catch their own bugs in the prairie, store them in a box, and use our books to review what they caught. It was quite a scene to see more than twenty Eco-Challengers running through the paths with giant nets--but it looked like they were having a blast! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Earlier in the week, Jason made a promise to the campers that he would eat an insect if another camper did. Well, sitting on top of that hill, Jason had his first ever locust to the chants and cheers of all the Eco-Challengers. We have to give him props-- he kept his promise! However, we're not too sure if he liked the taste all that much. Afterwards, he said it was "a bit too crunchy for my taste". Ahh!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On the walk back to the classroom for lunch, some campers even came across another rattlesnake in the prairie; Justin said we have to come back and visit more, because he only ever sees them when we're on site. How cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After lunch, everyone headed to the fen pond to skim the water for different aquatic life. A few turtles were even caught! Taking the smaller organisms and insects to the laboratory in the Environmental Discovery Center, campers were able to use microscopes to study what they skimmed out of the water, but don't worry-- we returned the turtles to the water before hand!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I can't believe that tomorrow is our last day of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>4-H Eco Challenge</b></span>. This week has flown by! But tomorrow is a big day; in the morning, we have<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> 'The Challenge'</span></b>. So campers, be prepared and rest up-- you're going to need it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The morning started out with a group activity that had the campers deciding on which five items they would want with them if stuck out in the wild. It was so interesting to see how items varied from group to group, and the reasoning behind their choices. Afterwards, Justin took us on a hike through the nature trails to talk about edible and inedible vegetation found in nature. We even had a few campers eat ants-- talk about bravery!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once everyone was finished with lunch, we played a fun game with a tarp; each group had to fit onto a tarp, and then flip it in half without having any member of the group step off the tarp. It was great seeing everyone work together towards one goal-- with a quite a few laughs in there, as well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We then hit the trails, and spent some time with Justin learning about fire safety and primitive fire starting techniques. After a lesson on the necessities for a fire (oxygen, fuel, and heat-- the fire pyramid), campers split into groups and used different tools to start a fire: steel wool and a battery, oversized magnifying glasses, and flint and steel kits were available for the groups to try out. Each fire was started inside a pie tin (safety first!) and doused in water at the end of the activity, so Smokey the Bear won't have to worry about a thing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once all of the fires were put out and the messes cleaned up, Rachel gave everyone a lesson on the seven 'Leave No Trace' principles, which are: plan ahead and prepare, travel and camp on durable surfaces, dispose of waste properly, leave what you find, minimize campfire impacts, respect wildlife, and be considerate of other visitors. These principles are designed to assist outdoor enthusiasts with their decisions about how to reduce their impacts when they hike and/or camp-- definitely valuable information for Michiganders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tuesday was Tech Day at<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> 4-H2O Eco Challenge</span></b>, and we definitely had our hands full of fun and exciting gadgets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the morning, everyone participated in a Human Bingo game, where we all got to know more about one another by signing off on different characteristics listed on the Bingo game card. Campers signed off on Bingo placements such as "lives on a farm" and "plays the guitar"-- it was so interesting to see how much we all have in common with one another! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We spent the rest of the morning learning about making story boards for films, and how to use the Flip video cameras we have on site. Breaking off into groups, everyone was able to help build a story board for their own movie that they will be shooting later on this week. Campers have access to the Flip video cameras all week, and have been filming their experiences at <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Indian Springs</span></b> with them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">During our story board activity, we had an unexpected interruption from Justin; the on-site rattlesnake had given birth to her babies, and they were in an easy location for us to see! Taking to the paths, everyone headed out in small groups to where the rattlesnake had given birth (did you know that they give a live birth, instead of laying eggs? Neat!) to get an up-close and rare look at the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake and her babies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After lunch, it was time to put the GPS tracking devices to use. After a brief lesson from Jason (where we learned how to use the devices and what GPS stands for: global positioning system), campers broke off into four groups and used the GPS devices to hide little treats throughout the park. Once completed, campers then switched GPS devices with one another and had to use the devices to track them back to the hidden treats. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Tomorrow is Wilderness Survival Wednesday, and it's bound to be a great day! The weather has definitely been on our side this week, and I know that everyone is itching to spend even more time in the great outdoors!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Welcome to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><b>4-H2O Eco Challenge 2011</b></span> blog! Here we will be documenting our week of excitement in nature with text, photos, and videos for your viewing pleasure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today was our first day at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Indian Springs Metropark</b></span>, and we couldn't have asked for better weather. The sun was out, the sky was clear (minus a few Cumulous clouds--but they were gorgeous!), and there was a slight breeze to help keep us cool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the morning, everyone got to know one another by playing a few name games and going over our expectations for the week. After lunch, we hit the trails with Justin, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>Indian Spring's</b></span> Naturalist, who took us on an adventure through the different Eco-systems available on site. First we ventured into the prairie, where we found fresh baybalm (a plant in the mint family-- it smelled so fresh!) and sat atop the highest point in the park. We were able to get a 360 degree view of our home for the next week, and it definitely got everyone excited for our upcoming adventures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Justin then took us down around the wetlands area of the park, where we found a garter snake and learned about the difference between a marsh and a fen (a fen is a wetland supplied by an under water spring, so technically we were exploring a fen this afternoon!). We also caught a rare glimpse at a few Sandhill cranes, which promptly took flight when a few campers got close, but it made for an intense scene-- everyone was surprised with their wingspan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our afternoon hike took us a little over two hours to complete, but it was so great to explore the great outdoors!<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> Indian Springs Metropark</span></b> has so much to offer, and we are definitely going to be taking advantage of its perks! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I think all of the Peppers would agree-- we have done so many great things together. We have learned so much about science and nature, tried our hand at baking and cooking, explored the grounds of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tollgate</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Education</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> via foot and wagon ride, experienced fishing in the on-site pond, studied all the different animals at Tollgate, and everything in between!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Although today was bittersweet, we definitely had our fair share of fun! In the morning, campers planted their own herb pots filled with four different types of basil: lime, lemon, thai, and sweet. Farmer Bill helped us all out, and took us out to the garden to teach us how to plant flowers using a seed tape. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the Garden Kitchen, Peppers made their own peanut butter and strawberry jam. Ms. Robin showed us how healthy these treats can be, and each Pepper was able to take home their very own jar of jam! Everyone took a turn mashing the strawberries, measuring the ingredients, and blending the peanuts. Yum!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At lunch, the entire camp got together to enjoy some fire-roasted hot dogs and fruit kabobs. There was even fresh lemons and cherries for campers to make their own lemonade, which definitely quenched everyone's thirst. It was so nice to have everyone together on the last day-- there were plenty of laughs, and Pepper Groups alternated going on a wonderful hay ride with Tollgate Education Center Farm Laborer Ashley. She took us all around the fields, and up and down some hills that made it feel like we were on a roller coaster!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Green Peppers</span></b> mural.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On behalf of everyone here at 4-H Green Science Adventure Camp, I would like to thank all of you for sending your children to our program! The feedback we have received has been very positive and I would like to thank all of the staff and volunteers who made this week of camp fun, energetic, and of course educational. Everyone involved with this program (counselors, activity leaders, and MSU Tollgate staff) have continuously told me how much they have enjoyed spending time with your children, and how rewarding this experience has been. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As many of you know, this is our first camp here at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">MSU</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Tollgate</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Education</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> and we are looking forward to a variety of programming in the future. We will be keeping in touch with you in regards to these programs, and hope to see your involvement with MSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Programs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We also investigated the pond water by looking at the organisms underneath a microscope! Each Pepper scooped up their own pond water using a graduated cylinder (we even calculated the measurements exactly!), and then examined the water with magnifying glasses and microscopes. We found water scavenger beetles, dragonfly nymphs, and snails-- just to name a few. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Farmer Bill giving the Yellow Peppers a tour of the Hoop House!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">On a picnic table by the pond, the Green Peppers matched up separated fish parts to complete the full body!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meg caught her first fish-- ever! Great job!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mr. Elliott helps Luke set up his fishing rod.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kennedy poses with her first catch-- she almost gave it a kiss!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meredith and her fish that she caught all by herself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Eloise and her HUGE big mouth bass! I still can't believe her line didn't break!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ms. Julie and Evan work on his stepping stone!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Alana poses with the smock campers wore while making their stepping stones. 4-H Summer Camps ROCK!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mr. Alan teaches the Orange Peppers how cement is made. Safety first-- everyone wore breathing masks when mixing the cement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This morning started with some quality time in the garden. Campers were able to pick their own vegetables (they found some pretty impressive cucumbers!), and aromatic basil-- they later used those ingredients while making tasty garden-fresh vegetable dip. After picking, everyone learned how to plant new vegetables with Activity Leader Miss Rachel. She sure does know a lot about gardens!</span></div>
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After enjoying their lunch break, all Peppers were back into action; groups divided to different parts of the Tollgate property. Everyone was able to go on a nature hike (where they studied the trees in the forest, and the pipes used to collect sap from the maple trees!), make and enjoy home made <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">carmel</st1:place></st1:city> corn (with syrup made right from Tollgate's maple trees!), and create funky necklaces with chips from trees!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meredith, Sofia, and Reese show off their tree-chip necklaces!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My name is George, and I am the resident skunk here at <b><st1:placename w:st="on">Michigan</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>'s <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tollgate</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Education</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place></b>. I am so excited for this year's <b>4-H Green Science Adventure Camp</b>! I can't wait to sink my paws into some fun this week-- these five days are going to be a blast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I've decided to keep a blog so that everyone can come check out all of the excitement we have bubbling in <st1:place w:st="on">Novi</st1:place>. We just finished up lunch, and wow am I stuffed! I was able to eat a deeeeelicious peanut butter and jelly sandwich with all of my new friends in the shade of some beautiful trees, but I can't stay on here for long-- we still have a full afternoon of activities planned. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Everything has been great so far, and I think all of the campers would agree! After check-in, each camper made their own visor (which helps with the sunshine!), before breaking off into groups. You see, we have 41 campers, and they are divided into 4 different groups:<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> Green Pepper Group</span></b>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;"><b>Yellow Pepper Group</b></span>, <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">Orange Pepper Group</span></b>, and<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><b> Red Pepper Group</b></span>. Campers will stay with their group throughout the week of camp, but that doesn't mean everyone doesn't get to see one another! As a matter of fact, I just saw a few Red Peppers filling up their brand-new 4-H water bottles with a pair of Green Peppers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After getting situated, each Pepper group explored the grounds at Tollgate before going to their first activity. This morning's activities included campers making their own healthy and yummy yogurt parfaits and ricotta cheese, learning about the parts of a plant and what they need to grow and survive, planting their own seeds for the Seed Growth Contest, tie-dying their own 'I <3 Science!' t-shirts, and spending some quality time in the Children's Garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Eloise, Roman, and Luke all practice their kitchen safety skills while preparing their delicious yogurt parfaits.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cutting boards</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Serving spoon</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Paper cups and spoons</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Procedures:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure 1 cup of vanilla yogurt and place at bottom of bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure 1 cup of cereal and cover yogurt</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure 1 cup of rolled oats</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Wash then chop ½ cup strawberries and cover rolled oats</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Slice banana and cover the strawberries</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Wash and measure 1 cup of blueberries and add to parfait</span></div>
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ricotta Cheese (better than the store-brand, we promise!)<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups whole milk</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 teaspoon table salt</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar or lemon juice</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Supplies</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Colander</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cheesecloth</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Large bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Microwave safe glass 1-quart liquid measure</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Slotted Spoon</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Plastic wrap</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Procedures</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Line colander with four layers of cheesecloth or 2 layers of food-safe paper towels and set over large bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Combine milk, salt, vinegar or lemon juice, and chive in microwave safe glass</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Microwave on high heat until lightly bubbling around the edges (2-4 minutes-- milk should register about 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Remove from microwave and stir gently for 5 seconds-- milk should separate into solid white curds and translucent liquid whey. If not, microwave for 30 seconds longer. Repeat until full separated.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Using a slotted spoon, transfer curds to prepared colander</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cover exposed top with platic wrap and allow to drain until desired texture is reached</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Store in covered container in refrigerator for up to 5 days</span></div>
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<b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Home-made Ice Cream <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ingredients<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups of skim milk</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups of half & half</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Fresh mint leaves</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Supplies<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ice Cream Ball</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup liquid measuring cup</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Procedures</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Fill container with ice</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure rock salt and pour into ball</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure 1 cup of skim milk and pour into bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure 1 cup of half & half and pour into bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure 1 tbsp of vanilla extract and pour into bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure ¾ cup of sugar and pour into bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Measure 2 tbsp of sugar and pour into bowl</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Mix cream together and pour into canister for ball</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Phew! I think that sums up our Monday, but there's definitely more to come! We still have 4 days of adventures, experiments, and culinary explorations to enjoy! Be sure to check back here tomorrow for a full wrap up of Tuesday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Smell ya guys later!</span></div>
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08355004329904746404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-53743719578349549222011-07-22T11:52:00.001-07:002012-03-02T07:33:41.267-08:00A Question from Krishna<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Carolyn and I were out at Krishna's house sharing the "There's No New Water" program with her and her friends and family when she had a very interesting question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her question went something like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong>But wait! Can't you make new water in a chemistry lab?</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My gut instinct told me, "Yes, absolutely you can." But I suspected that there was some reason why it is very impractical to do so.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Follow some of the links below as I hunt for answers to this great question.</span><br />
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<a href="http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/2131/making-water"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">http://cr4.globalspec.com/thread/2131/making-water</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There are no citations in this comment thread that I can see so far, so I'll keep looking for more official answers. In the meantime, keep asking those hard questions, research for the answers, and ask us to help if you're still stumped!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-37879602851439043632011-06-29T09:27:00.003-07:002012-03-02T07:36:47.240-08:00A Question from Joshua D.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nice Question Joshua,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br>
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At 4-H Summer of Science Headquarters or (HQ) the thing we love the most is a GREAT QUESTION and this one is a super good one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Joshua asked: Why is it when it is hot and muggy, you feel more heavy then when it is cold?</b></span><br>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>For the answer from Roz Zurko click read more below.</b></span><br>
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<a href="http://4hsummerofscience.blogspot.com/2011/06/question-from-joshua-d.html#more">Read more »</a>Jason M. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00802769232597317986noreply@blogger.com0Novi, MI, USA42.48059 -83.47549129999998742.434616 -83.536260299999981 42.526564 -83.4147223tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-65051380996751500982011-06-20T09:57:00.001-07:002012-03-02T07:36:56.799-08:00Novi Heritage Festival<div style="text-align: center;"><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2F4HinOC%2Falbumid%2F5620345731064183009%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26authkey%3DGv1sRgCITWieTF0reETw%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-26855735720873506942011-06-20T09:28:00.000-07:002012-02-29T06:20:19.262-08:004-H Summer of Science - Visits the Novi Heritage Festival<div style="text-align: center;"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rcoo1OskbXE?hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456761504768908991.post-74350952643355855702011-05-26T12:59:00.001-07:002012-03-02T07:37:13.410-08:00We are Live<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VymkliVsylooyoo4weUXY263Pn0TQK5F6RL4RvMO-XkpaT3NYJJEOytAkJ0wxAADH7AejalQAa4PvQf4qMSl4uD24ubQhuwM4XC9-tDKYeMt6aLln-rKD8a_JqP4IJ8PqzePUjQi7iE/s1600/4-H+Summer+of+Science+2011.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VymkliVsylooyoo4weUXY263Pn0TQK5F6RL4RvMO-XkpaT3NYJJEOytAkJ0wxAADH7AejalQAa4PvQf4qMSl4uD24ubQhuwM4XC9-tDKYeMt6aLln-rKD8a_JqP4IJ8PqzePUjQi7iE/s640/4-H+Summer+of+Science+2011.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Oakland County 4-H has launched it's 4-H Summer of Science site. This is the destination to stay connected with all Oakland County 4-H Summer Programs. Please check back often for updates about how the summer is going and who knows your face, article or video could be featured here.</span>Jason M. Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00802769232597317986noreply@blogger.com0