Keokuk County Extension Winter Wonders Camp

The Keokuk County Extension Office held a Clover Adventures’ Winter Wonders camp Dec. 30^th and 31^st. The 23 students, Kindergarten through 3^rd Grade from Keota, Sigourney, Tri-County and Pekin, became scientists for a day. The camp offered many activities teaching the kids about science they can see every day, and some that exploded into their memories!

                Day one of the camp started off with partner activities to introduce kids from different communities to each other. Then they dove into the science! The children made Crystal Snowflakes from Borax, volcanos from baking soda and vinegar, demonstrated how milk can create almost magical color swirls, and they were taught what exactly makes baby diapers absorbent. The children also made fizzing lemonade at snack time, and did a couple of activities demonstrating the stickiness of water and the ability of fishing line to cut ice. The last activity for the day was creating lava lamps. The children got to take their experiment home to show their families.

Read the full article and see more pictures in the January 7 edition of the News-Review.