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Season 2, Episode 14: Career DayJoin head counselor Zach to meet a firefighterand a conservation biologist! Make a balloonrocket and a flip book, do a freeze dance, writehero stories, learn about meerkats and pikas.Content partners include Denver Museum ofNature and Science, Intrepid Sea, Air & SpaceMuseum, NYS Office of General Services, OK Go,Playworks, San Diego Zoo, S’More Ideas, StoryPirates, WFSU.Activity GuideBalloon Rocket . .1Flip Book . . . 2Footprint Vehicles. . . 3-4PB&J Archaeology . 5-6PARTICIPATE!What do you want to be when you grow up? Draw apicture of your dream job and get ready to watch“Career Day” on Camp TV!Camp TV is a production of The WNET Group.Major funding for Camp TV is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by ThePeter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and the Pine Tree Foundation of New York. 2021 THIRTEEN Productions LLC.https://www.camptv.org
Materials List: balloon long piece of string tape scissors straw – cut in halfBalloon RocketInstructions:1. Attach one end of the sting to a highsurface or a chair. Or, have someone holdthe string.2. Thread the straw onto the string. Then,add a piece of tape on top of the straw.3. Blow up a balloon. While pinching the endballoon closed, attach the top of the balloonto the straw with the tape.4. Release the balloon and watch it blast off!Activity courtesy of Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museumhttps://www.camptv.org
Materials List: pack of sticky notes pencil note cards binder clipFlip BookPart 1:1. Flip to the last page on a pack ofsticky notes. Draw a line on the rightside of the page.2. Flip to the next page. On the newpage draw a line a little furthertoward the center.3. Continue moving the line furtheracross the page on every new page.Once you are done, flip the bookfrom back to front and it will looklike your line is moving!https://www.camptv.org
Part 2:1. Make a stronger flip book using abinder clip and a stack of note cards.2. Draw a stick figure at the bottomof the first note card.3. On the next card, draw anotherstick man, but make the arms andlegs move slightly.4. Continue making cards, slightlyadjusting the arms and legs. Whenyou are done, flip through the pagesof the book to make your stick manrun.Activity courtesy of OK Gohttps://www.camptv.org
Footprint VehiclesMaterials List: paper washable markers paint brush non-toxic washable paint paper bag – or something an adult says is ok to use to protect the floorInstructions:1. Put a piece of paper ontop of the paper bag on thefloor.2. While sitting on a chair,paint the bottom of one ofyour feet the color of yourvehicle. Make sure not touse too much paint so that itdoesn’t drip.https://www.camptv.org
3. Carefully, making sure thebottom of your painted footdoesn’t touch the ground,stand up and place your foothorizontally on the paperand make a footprint. Gentlylift your foot off the page toprevent smearing. Have awet towel close by to wipeyour foot when you aredone.4. After the paint dries, drawthe wheels and other detailsto make your vehicle!https://www.camptv.org
PB&J ArchaeologyMaterials List: butter knife bread peanut butter - *allergy warning* jelly colored candies chocolate chips sprinkles clear strawInstructions:1. Imagine that a long, long timeago there was a field that wasnext to a river (Place the firstslice of bread onto a plate). Theriver floods and leaves a layer ofmud. (Use peanut butter torepresent the mud)3. Along come a group of peoplewho want fish on the river andspend the night. They need tomake a campfire to stay warm.(Use chocolate chips and yellowsprinkles to represent thecampfire)https://www.camptv.org
4. After these people are donecamping, the go on their way.Over time a layer of dirt isdeposited on the site. (Addanother piece of bread)5.Years later, a new group ofpeople come a long and theydecide they want to build housesthere. (Pinch out 4 post holes forthe houses in the bread)6. Since these people will bestaying there for a while, theywill be making a lot of garbage.So, they dig a hole for their trash.(Make a hole and fill withsprinkles and candy)7. Over time, the river startsrising, so the people move ontheir way. The river does indeedflood. (Add a layer of jelly)https://www.camptv.org
8. Over time, more dirt isdeposited on top the site. (Addanother piece of bread)9. Now it’s time to excavate thesite to see what’s there! First,use a straw to poke holesthrough the layers. Examine whatcomes out through the straw.10. Decide where you want to diga larger hole, maybe were youfelt something hard with thestraw. Excavate layer by layer togather information about whathappened at the site.Activity courtesy of Florida Public Archaeology Networkhttps://www.camptv.org
Flip Book Materials List: pack of sticky notes pencil note cards binder clip Part 1: 1. Flip to the last page on a pack of sticky notes. Draw a line on the right side of the page. 2. Flip to the next page. On the new
