Posts Tagged: HAREC youth development

REC Educators Gather at Hansen

Education Specialists representing state wide Research and Extension Centers System (RECS) sites gathered February 15-16 at Hansen. This second annual meeting was an opportunity to meet new staff, share best practices, and participate in professional...

Dr. Steven Worker delivers an Introduction to Science Education for youth

Stacey Wills, Farm Smart Manager, Desert REC participates in hands-on acitivity during workshop

Greg Ira, California Naturalist Program Coordinator and Ali Stefancich, CES II Sierra Foothill REC participate in activities

Ali Stefancich presents Sierra Foothills REC education outreach best pracitices

Shanna Abatti, 4-H Program Representative demonstrates Sustainble You! Summer Camp air quality activity

Sustainable You! Summer Camp 2016

The week has flown by. A special thanks to the youth and families that joined us this week, the City of Ventura for partnering with us, environmental educator, Jill Sarrick and intern, Shanti Sandosham for delivering a great program! Sustainable You!...

The morning begins by contemplating the importance of Water

With a roll of the die, students simulate the movement of water within the water cycle

Every drop counts. Youth strategize the best way to transport water from one place to another and calculate loss through leaks in the system

Jill Sarrick uses an interactive model to demonstrate concepts of a watershed

Chillin' with farm fresh popcicles made on the blender bike

Sustainable You! Summer Camp 2016

Today, we turn our focus to local and global food systems. Day 4-Food

Food questions for thought

Predator and Prey game sets the theme for the day

Farm Tour

Harvesting onions

Harvesting

Creating planting containers from recycled containers and planting butternut squash

planting containers

planting containers

planting containers

day4-9

Sustainable You! Summer Camp 2016

Today's camp theme tackles Energy. Campers explore renewable and non-renewable energy sources and have fun with solar power. Day 3: Energy

Energy journaling starts the day!

Observing the temperature in the solar oven

Using measuring skills to create a solar oven

Making s'mores in camp constructed solar ovens

Education Specialist, Gwyn Vanoni, assists with Energy lesson

Preparing today's harvest

Using kinetic energy for cooking activity

making popcycles

Camp fun

making new friends

Sustainable You! Summer Camp 2016

Today, campers study Land. The average person generates 4.3 pounds of waste daily. Campers follow a piece of trash from curb-side to landfill and discuss reduce, reuse, recycle and responsibility we all share in caring for the earth. Day 2: Land  

Land journal questions

Appreciating the beauty of the earth from space

Campers practice throughout the week to reduce waste by recycling and composting

Heading out on safari

HAREC Safari-exploring the farm while looking for signs of animals living in the farm habitat. Lesson adapted from Project Learning Tree-Schoolyard Safari

Visiting the worm compost

Investigating a compost worm

Campers create their own compost worm bin to take home.

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