Good morning and welcome to Camp.

I'm Lori.

>> I'm Dan.

>> And we're coming to you from Camp Fowler, located in Orefield, Pennsylvania.

>> We have a lot of awesome activities scheduled for this week.

We'll be learning a lot of cool things from the cradle of Liberty Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

And then we're going to check in the garden back with farmer Erica to check out what's new.

>> We'll also be doing some crafts with our friends from Art's Quest.

Let's start the day with our friends Jenn and Isaac.

>> Hi.

Welcome back.

I'm Jenn.

>> I'm Isaac.

>> And today we're here still talking about care of self and others with our friends Liz Caleb, Dan and Lori.

Part of taking care of ourselves and taking care of other people is knowing what's around us and knowing what our resources are and what we can use to accomplish our goals and to make sure that we're safe while we're doing that.

To demonstrate that we have our multi-line, which is this low element course that has our foot cable and has these three ropes hanging down from it.

You'll be able to stand on the foot cable and use your resources.

So we'll spot you, Liz, like we've done every time that someone steps off the ground and you use your resources, which in this case is definitely the ropes.

But we'll see if you find any other resources as well along the way, to get as far as you can and as far as you feel comfortable.

So let's get our spotters set up.

>> Ready to spot.

>> I'm climbing.

>> Spotting.

>> All right.

Using your resources already.

And we'll just move right along with Liz.

Spotters make sure that we're keeping track of the ropes too so they don't swing and hit us.

Good job.

Thanks, Caleb.

>> Nice job.

>> Good job, Liz.

Pro at this.

Nicely done.

We'll spot her all the way off, back onto the ground.

>> Coming down.

>> Nicely done.

>> That was quick.

>> Do you want to try that one more time with a friend on the rope at the same time?

Yeah, all right.

Liz is down for it.

Anyone want to go up with Liz?

>> I'll give it a shot.

>> Awesome.

For this, what we'll do is we'll have one person start at that pole and one person start at this pole and see if you guys can switch sides.

If you're willing, if that sounds like an okay challenge.

>> We'll give it a shot.

>> All right.

Cool.

So we have two spotters with Liz and two with Dan.

All right.

So then the spotters will be with our own teams.

>> >> Ready to climb.

>> Ready to spot.

>> Climbing.

>> Spotting.

>> If you grab that one, Liz.

OK.

I think I have long arms, maybe I could grab the one behind you.

>> So spotting teams, we're going to switch people now.

Caleb and I are gonna stay with Liz now.

>> Yep.

Got it.

Looking good.

>> All right.

Nice and safely transferred.

Good job, everyone.

Sorry, Liz.

>> You guys got me?

>> Spot all the way down.

Wait till Dan... >> All right.

OK, coming down.

All right.

>> Good job.

Really cool.

What was it like to be up there?

>> Well, it was definitely, I was a little nervous once I got on.

I was like, oh, how are you going to do this?

But I felt a little more confident once we kind of got closer.

Knowing you guys are spotting us and it actually went pretty well, went better than I thought during the middle part there.

>> So what do we think were the resources?

We know the ropes.

What else ended up being something that helped support people?

The pole?

>> Yeah.

>> I mean, I guess I felt like weight.

Because I know Liz like moved back.

If, you know, she wasn't using her body weight, she wouldn't have been able to kind of go over the cable and around Dan.

They would have had to figure something else out.

>> That was a good strategy that you had.

>> And then sounds like each other, we're able to be resources.

So you had some physical objects that were supporting you.

And then when you were both up there, you had each other.

And even when it was just you, we were here spotting you supporting as well.

Great job.

That was so awesome.

And what we would like you to think about it at home for your journal prompt is who and what are the resources in your support system?

You think about this as you think about starting school.

Think about it as you think about being at home.

And that's all we have for you today.

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Bye.

>> That was great.

Let's go learn something new with our friends from the Cradle of Liberty Council, from the Boy Scouts of America.

>> Hey, kids.

I'm Jason Porter from the Cradle of Liberty Council STEM Committee.

And today, we're going to talk about something that you see so often you may not even think about.

How does a boat float?

So you see my boat right here in the water.

It's floating all around, but it looks like a big, bulky structure.

How does it float on top of the water?

Well, the thing about this boat is, even though it looks big and like it may weigh a lot, it's actually less dense than the water that it's sitting on.

The water forms a layer and allows the boat to sit on top.

You'll notice that boats are made of different shapes and different sizes and different materials.

And those are made so that the boat can do different things.

So like this little boat right here that a Cub Scout might use to win a regatta with a really fast shape.

This is meant for speed.

But if I did something like take a coin like this quarter right here and put it in my boat, you'll notice that it's listing a bit on the back side.

It's not meant for holding weight.

So what kind of size and shape would you want for a boat that's going to hold weight in water?

Well, let's demonstrate with some of our supplies right here how we might be able to do that.

So a couple of things you might need to do this with me.

First of all, you'll need some aluminum foil, a coin, maybe 10, 15, 20 coin.

So can be pennies, can be quarters, some kind of a weight that you can put on top.

And that's all you need.

And we're going to test that in our basin with water to see how much weight we can actually hold on top of this aluminum foil.

So here's what you're gonna try and do.

You can take your foil and you're gonna start to fold it so you can see the one fold I'm making on this side.

You're going to come in on the other side and make another fold.

You're going to make something that looks like a barge.

If you have ever seen a large barge on the water, it can hold a lot of weight.

That's what we're trying to make.

And we're gonna end up with a shape that looks like this.

So this nice, big, broad shape and see how this is really different from my sailboat here.

So this one built for speed.

This one built for weight.

So what you're gonna try and do and this is the challenge I want all of you to try this summer is see if you can make different kinds of boats and see how many coins you can get to rest on this boat without it sinking.

It's still sitting on top of the water.

I'm already at six coins and it's still floating just fine.

How many coins do you think you can get your boat to hold?

Thanks for joining, kids.

Hope to see you again.

>> That was so cool.

Thanks.

Some of our local teachers are joining us this week.

Let's go learn something new.

>> Hello, everyone.

Welcome to camp today.

My name is Mary Gruber and I'm a library media specialist for the Bethlehem Area School District.

Today, I thought we would try something fun and make a very simple hovercraft.

I've always imagined that gliding on a blanket of air or on a cloud would be really fun.

So I thought this is a way that we can make one to try to experience that.

So a hovercraft is a vehicle or a device that on a smooth surface over land or water to glide on really a blanket of air.

It was patented by Christopher Cockrell in 1955.

So what do you need to make our hovercraft?

We're going to start with a base and you could use an old CD or DVD if you have one.

I encourage you to experiment with different base pieces to see how it will work and you'll understand why when we're finished.

So you could also try a piece of foam.

You could use a piece of cardboard or even a paper plate.

The idea is you want it to be light.

It could be circular.

You could try different shapes such as a rectangle or a square and see how the design affects the movement of your hovercraft.

So once you decide on a base plate or piece, what you want to make sure is that you have a hole in the middle.

The way that a hovercraft works, we are using a balloon in place of a propeller is that you're going to need the air to travel through the cap.

So you can use a water bottle or a drinking bottle if you have one.

Anything that has a pop up tab or a push top.

And what you want to do is use either craft glue or you could use super glue.

I actually used hot glue for mine.

So safety first, if you're going to use hot glue or super glue, make sure that you have an adult with you to help you, especially because you'll have to puncture the end or you can get your fingers stuck together.

So what you want to do is once you have your glue, you want a really strong bond.

You want to glue all the way around the edge.

You don't want a huge amount because you don't want it spilling over, but just enough to cover it.

And then once you have your glue, you are going to want to put it in the middle of your CD or DVD.

The important thing is, is there is that little hole inside the drinking cap.

The air needs to travel from the balloon through your cap of your drinking bottle and out the bottom to create that blanket of air underneath that is going to be what helps it move.

So you need to make sure that that hole is visible.

Once it's glued down, you're going to want to blow up a balloon.

This is in place of a propeller.

So if you have sports inflator or you even just want to blow it up yourself, you can blow up your balloon once it gets to a size that I would say is about 11 inches.

You can use a ruler.

It doesn't have to be exact.

This one has a little bit less air.

This one has a little bit more, but roughly about 11 inches.

Then what you want to do is you want to take the balloon, I'm going to blow it up just a little bit more again.

And you are going to stretch, pinch it close so the air doesn't escape, and then you're gonna take the end where the hole is and you are going to stretch it over the top of the cap.

And it's really important that you don't let any of the air escape, OK.

Because that is going to be your mechanism.

So what's really important to keep in mind is that that top needs to be pushed down and completely closed because you're going to open it to release the air.

If it's open before you put it on, it's not going to work, OK.

You need to have a really smooth surface, which is why a CD or a DVD is great to use.

If you use something that has a little bit of a rougher texture, you might want to take something that can sand it down or make it really smooth.

You want to reduce the friction or the resistance.

So now we're ready to actually try out our hovercraft.

So what I suggest that you do is you want to make sure that you are not opening the pull tab by grabbing the bottom of the base because that could release the glue if you don't have a really secure fit.

So you want to make sure that you're holding that part down on top of your CD or DVD and you pull open the pop lid.

OK.

Once you've done that, you are ready to hover.

Remember, the air is going to travel through the balloon, through the lid and then create a little blanket of air underneath to make it move.

You can either give it a little push or you can let it go and it should move on itself.

Until all of the air is released from the balloon.

You can give it a little push if you want it to glide and move faster.

And that is how you use your hovercraft.

Now, if you want to try different volumes of air, what you can do if you want to record trials and actually try this several times and create a little log of every time you do it, you could try blowing up the balloon to different amounts or count the number of breaths that you put in the balloon.

You could measure the circumference of the balloon.

You want to make sure, as I said before you start, that you're also maybe measuring.

We started with an 11 inch balloon.

You could also measure how many inches high that you feel it is.

And you could also use a timer and record how long it takes for the air to release out of the balloon.

So I hope you have fun making hovercrafts at home.

And that you had fun at camp today.

See you next time.

>> How cool was that?

Let's go learn more about wheels with our friends at the National Museum of Industrial History.

>> Hi, everyone.

My name is Amber and I am from the National Museum of Industrial History.

So yesterday we talked about pedal powered wheels.

Now pedal powered wheels are an awful lot of work.

You have to keep pedaling and pedaling and pedaling to make your creations.

So the invention of the steam engine brought the steam powered wheel.

So that is what I'm going to show you guys today.

So to get our steam powered wheel going, there's no pedal and there's no electric outlet.

So we're going to use this boiler.

So the boiler has got to heat up first.

So here we are going to light it up, get some fire going.

There we go.

We have it all lit up.

And now we can put it inside.

And now inside the boiler is water.

So now that the heat is under the boiler, it's going to work like a kettle and it's going to get hotter and hotter and hotter and hotter and all these bubbles and gases will be building up inside.

And when it's so hot, all this pressure will be building up and it will burst through this pipe and into our steam engine.

So when the steam engine captures that pressure in the piston, as I mentioned, it kind of rotates the piston around, which gives us the rotation of this wheel.

So if you look as I move the wheel, it moves all the other wheels on the machine.

So we have this wheel.

This is our fly wheel on the steam engine that moves toward line shaft wheel.

And then the line shaft wheel is connected to this wheel right here, which is actually powering a little steam hammer.

So this guy going up and down hammering.

And then if we continue to follow this wheel is powering what we call a rotary machine.

And the rotary machine would take the wood and create fun little designs in it.

So no more pedal powered, steam powered.

And then if we follow the line shaft, we see another wheel which is connected to a wheel up top here.

And this wheel up top controls this drill press.

Now, the drill press would have a spinning drill that goes down making holes in the wood.

If we move further along, we have a wheel that is turning this tiny little wheel here.

And this is called a planer.

This plate would move back and forth, smoothing out the wood to make sure you're not going to get any splinters.

And if we continue, our last wheel here is connected to our table saw.

Now, I think everybody knows what a saw does.

But it would cut through wood, nice and easy, making smaller pieces.

So this one boiler and this one steam engine and this pretty big wheel is controlling all of these smaller wheels.

This is a vertical version of the steam engine.

So instead of wide it's nice and tall and the flywheel is right up top here.

So this steam engine I'm going to power by my little bike pump here.

My bike pump is going to take the place of the boiler and create pressure.

So let's see.

There is that little guy chugging away.

So here I am creating pressure, pushing down as the bike pump transfers it through the pipe.

This steam engine has two pistons.

So this would be a much stronger steam engine.

You might see examples of both of these on ships or boats instead of in plants where you would see lots of machines running with a horizontal steam engine.

And if you come back tomorrow, I'm going to show you more ways that wheels have impacted industrial history.

See you tomorrow, guys.

>> Let's go learn something new with our friends from the Minsi Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

>> Hi, this is camp.

I'm Jim from Minsi Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America.

>> I'm Jean.

>> We're going be talking more about hiking.

So yesterday we talked about the basics just to get started.

Take about an hour walk or so, feel how things are.

>> No sandals.

>> There you go.

>> No Dorney Park.

>> No Dorney Park.

What else?

Bring a buddy.

>> Bring a buddy.

Don't pack a lot.

>> Don't pack a lock.

Cos that spring... Spring bag?

String bag.

It's gonna be a pain on your shoulders.

So as you start going up a little bit more and maybe carrying more water.

Water is heavy, but you need it.

You may want to look at maybe a school backpack or something else light that's got a little bit more of a... >> Cushion.

>> Just to spread out that load and also not just be bouncing on you the whole time.

>> I'll take the bag.

>> You're gonna take the bag.

Cool.

So most of the stuff is still going to be the same.

I'm still gonna have my bug repellant.

Same reason, I'm gonna spray my hat brim with it before I get started.

I'll spray the cuffs of my pants.

If I'm wearing long sleeve shirt, I'll spray the cuffs there.

Keep the bugs out of that way, a little bit around the neck and so on.

>> I see a thing happening here.

We talk about bugs every time.

You just don't like bugs.

>> I don't like getting bit.

I don't mind the bugs themselves if they leave me alone.

Sunscreen again.

>> He's delicate.

>> And you got to do it in the other order than I just said.

You got to put the sunscreen on first and then the bug repellent.

Otherwise, the sunscreen doesn't work.

>> Happens... >> It happens.

>> In my bag.

>> Just in case, because you're going to need hand sanitizer again at some point.

>> Now here I'm going to carry a little bit more water.

In fact I'm going to carry us as about a liter, liter and a half.

Liter here, another half here.

>> What does it mean, Jim?

What is a leader?

>> A leader?

It's the guy out in front leading... OK.

About a quart.

Let's see, a liter, common water bottle size.

Find them all over the place.

These I picked up on just different hikes I have been on.

>> About the size of a big Gatorade?

>> That's actually a good point.

>> So buy yourself a bottle the size of a big Gatorade.

>> Yeah, drink the Gatorade, fill up with water for tomorrow.

The problem with it, again, it's going to weigh.

This is about a pound right there.

That was about two she's stuck in and it just starts digging in.

>> Snacks.

I don't go anywhere without the snacks.

>> As you can tell.

>> Sad but true.

OK.

Now, yesterday I used the real simple just a couple of Band-Aids, some alcohol swabs just to clean up anything that might happen.

I'm being a little more prepared this time.

>> Bigger walks, falls down more.

>> Hmm?

>> What?

Sorry?

>> I don't know.

He falls down.

But I got a little bit of stuff in here just in case I get a blister.

So something that puts you... >> If you would wear the right footwear you would not get blisters.

>> So what would be the right footwear for this?

Sneakers OK?

>> A good supportive sneaker, not like these.

A good supportive sneaker with anti-roll.

>> What else is important with that, though?

>> A good pair of socks.

>> Right.

>> Can I wear my rubber ducky socks?

>> I'm not the one that's getting the blisters.

Go for it.

What you don't want to have is movement between your foot and a sock.

>> Nice and tight.

The other thing I'll bring, I'm looking going out for a couple hours now, bring my rain jacket.

Could be any nylon jacket that's somewhat waterproof.

You've got what?

>> I carry a poncho.

>> So I'm not planning on rain.

>> This is less expensive.

That's a little bit more expensive than this, you could use for everything I go to the game, I'm hanging out.

Oh, and it becomes a tent.

>> Yes, it does.

And of course, the hat.

And here again yesterday we're talking going out for an hour.

We're getting comfortable with your footwear, with what's on your back and so on.

>> Yeah, put it on my back.

Get used to a little bit more because going to keep out going for longer hikes, going out maybe a couple of miles.

Make sure you bring a buddy and then when you're finished with your hike, you and your buddy sit back, bring two or three buddies, what the heck, and go this was good, but next time, let's not do that or let's try and do this next time and be ready to do better.

>> Ooh, concept Let's stop talking.

>> OK, fine.

>> Then I'll let you close.

>> Well, this has been a blast today.

I can't wait to see what Jim brings us tomorrow.

And yeah, this has been camp and we will see you all tomorrow.

I'm Jean.

>> I'm Jim.

>> Laters.

>> Let's jump over to the banana factory and check out some cool crafting with Art's Quest.

>> Today, I'm going to show you how to add a face and how to pin together your stuffed animal creations so you can get started with your sewing.

Yesterday, I cut two different pieces of fabric to be the front and back of a teddy bear.

And today I want to add a face so he has a little bit of character, a little bit of personality.

And for this, I'm actually going to start sewing.

So I have a needle.

I have some thread here.

And I'm going to just pull out a little bit.

Now to thread your needle, which I always like to do before I cut the thread off the spool, just in case, you just stick your little bit of thread right through what they call the eye of the needle, which is the hole in the top of the needle.

This part is always a little tricky, but I got it pretty quickly.

So what I like to do is double up my thread.

So it's a little bit stronger.

I'm going to tie a quick knot just at the top so I don't accidentally pull my thread all the way through.

I'm going to make this part of my bear be the front side.

This is the one where I have the chalk on the opposite side and I'm going to make my face on my bear.

And so I can do this just by sewing.

If you've never sewn before, it's pretty easy for the most part.

And what I'll do is take my needle and I'm going to stick it through the back side of my bear's face.

Cause I want the knot and all the kind of less good looking threads to be on this backside where I have my chalk.

I don't want that side facing out, so I stick it through the back and sewing basically winds up being kind of up and down, up and down.

So I'm going to push my needle back through the fabric and then back up again.

And I think I'm going to make this kind of the smiley face that bears have, like the double U shape almost.

And I'm just going to go up and this time I'll actually come back around so that I can have almost like a straight line.

So this is called the back stitch, actually.

And this is my favorite type of stitch where you're always coming back again to the end of your previous stitch.

So you have a nice kind of even line and you don't have to do a bunch of tiny stitches all in a row.

And I this is going to be my last stitch on half of the smile.

And I could kind of tie a knot in the back of my fabric and cut off my thread and do another one, but I'm going to just kind of cheat and I'm going to sort of loop my thread underneath some of my other stitches back here just so it doesn't get in the way when I'm trying to sew things together.

So it'll stay nice and low, but I can push it through the back right where I want to start again with the second half of the smile.

So now the kind of smile version is done and I'm going to tie it off and I'll show you a really easy way to tie a knot.

I'm going to take my needle.

I'm going to kind of thread it underneath my two stitches.

And I'm going to then thread my needle through my big loop here so I can just kind of pull it down.

That made a little bit of a mess.

But it's not the end of the world.

So I kind of untangle my knot there and pull it really tight.

And then that's going to keep it secure.

And it's not going to be quite as much of a hassle for me.

All right.

So I can trim that off.

And so now I have my kind of lopsided smile on there.

And I'm just going to use a button to give my bear a nose here.

And sewing on a button is fairly straightforward.

What I'm going to do is try to hold it in place with my finger where I want it to go.

And I'm going to stick my needle through the back of my fabric and try to get it through the hole in my button.

And because this is a stuffed animal, it's not going to get a lot of wear and tear on the button.

You can kind of just go back and forth through a couple of your holes.

I'll make sure I go through each one once.

But you might want to do two or three times.

So my button is sewn on.

I'm going to tie it off and trim off my fabric the same way I did with my smile.

And we are all done.

Tune back in tomorrow to see how we're going to pin it together and maybe get to start sewing.

>> What a great day at camp.

We hope you had fun with us today.

>> Join us again tomorrow for more activities, learning and fun.

>> Bye.