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>> I'M DOWN.
>> I'M JUST CUT.
>> WE ARE COMING TO YOU FROM KIM FOWLER COMING TO YOU FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT ACTIVITIES, WE WILL BE EXPLORING OUR FOREST WITH OUR FRIENDS.
>> AND LEARNING HOW TO BUILD A DUTCH OVEN WITH THE BOY SCOUTS.
LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR FRIENDS JEN, ISAAC, AND GABBY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING HONEST .
>> I'M GABBY.
>> I'M ISAAC.
>> I'M JEN.
THIS WEEK, WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HONEST.
JEN, WHAT DOES BEING HONEST WITH YOU?
>> IT MEANS TELLING THE TRUTH, LIKE IF MY MOM ASKED IF I MADE MY BED IF I DID DO IT, AND SAY YES AND IF I DIDN'T, I SHOULD BE HONEST AND SAY NO.
>> WHAT ABOUT YOU, ISAAC?
>> WHEN I THINK OF HONESTY, I THINK OF INTEGRITY.
>> AT SCHOOL YOU SAID INTEGRITY BECAUSE SOMETHING WE PRACTICE THAT CAMP IS USING OUR INTEGRITY LIGHT.
WE USE IT WHEN WE DO THE RIGHT THING, EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING.
THIS WEEK, WE ARE DOING THAT WITH PLAYING A GAME OF SORRY.
EVERYONE AT HOME, YOU CAN PRACTICE USING YOUR INTEGRITY LIGHT WITH BOARD GAMES, PLAYING BASKETBALL AND EVEN IN EVERYDAY CONVERSATION.
WHY DON'T WE GET STARTED?
WHO WANTS TO GO FIRST?
THE MIKE I WILL GO FIRST.
>> OKAY.
>> MOVE SEVEN ARE SPLIT THE MOVES BETWEEN YOUR TWO OPPONENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT, MOVE BACKWARDS FOR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> MOVE FORWARD SEVEN ARE SPLIT THE MOVES BETWEEN TWO OF YOUR PONDS.
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN.
STOMACH IT JUST SAYS MOVE FORWARD FIVE.
>> OKAY.
>> MINE SAYS MOVE FORWARD FIVE.
CAN I DO THAT?
BE MY GUEST, YOU CAN.
>> MOVE FORWARD TWO.
>> WAIT A SECOND, ISAAC, YOU ONLY MOVED FORWARD FOR, BUT WHAT DID YOUR CARD SAY?
>> I JUST REALLY WANT TO WIN.
IT'S THAT I HAVE TO MOVE BACKWARD FOR, BUT I JUST, I AM A LITTLE BAD AT LOSING, GUYS, I'M SORRY, I SHOULD'VE TOLD THE TRUTH.
>> THAT'S OKAY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HONEST WITH US BUT SOMETIMES WINNING REALLY ISN'T EVERYTHING, IT IS KIND OF JUST ENJOYING THE MOMENT AND PLAYING WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
>> IT'S A BOARD GAME, RIGHT, IT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL.
>> OKAY, I DEFINITELY HEAR YOU BUT SOMETIMES IF YOU AREN'T PLAYING BY THE RULES THAN THE GAME MIGHT NOT BE AS FUN.
>> THERE IS STILL SO MUCH TO THE GAME, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS WOULD GO, YOU MIGHT WHEN BIPLANE HONESTLY TOO.
>> I'M SORRY FOR CHEATING.
>> SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, WHAT DID YOUR OTHER CARD SAY?
>> MY OTHER CARD SAID TO MOVE BACKWARD FOR AND THAT WAS GOING TO PUT ME BACK BEHIND EVERYBODY.
>> IN THE REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO LOOK LOSE.
OKAY, WELL, THIS WILL BE FUN BY PLAYING BY THE SAME RULES.
SHOULD WE RESET?
OR DO YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE BACK YOUR MOVES?
>> I WILL TAKE IT BACK, I WILL START BACK FROM THE BEGINNING.
>> YOU ARE BACKWARD FOR WOULD'VE PUT YOU BACK THERE.
OKAY, COOL, IT'S A LOT MORE FUN TO PLAY WHEN WE ALL PLAY BY THE SAME RULES BIXBY MIKE YEAH, THAT IS TRUE.
>> I AM EXCITED WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP PLAYING.
>> THAT WAS A GREAT WAY OF USING YOUR INTEGRITY LIGHT BY GOING BACK TO START, WHICH BRINGS US TO THE NEXT WEEKS GENTLE PROMPT, WE WANT TO THANK YOU ABOUT A TIME IN YOUR INTEGRITY LIGHT WAS TURNED ON AND YOU USED IT.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU AND EVERYBODY HAVE A GOOD DAY.
>> THANKS, GUYS, THAT WAS AMAZING.
>> LET'S GO SEE WHAT OUR FRIENDS AT THE DaVINCI SCIENCE CENTER ARE GETTING INTO TODAY.
>> I'M KAREN FROM THE DaVINCI SCIENCE CENTER, WHERE WE BRING SCIENCE TO LIFE AND LIFE TO SCIENCE.
ONE BIG SUBJECT IN SCIENCE IS ENERGY.
I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD OF ENERGY, BUT I AM SURE THERE IS ALSO A LOT MORE TO LEARN.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE STORED ENERGY AND HOW OBJECTS CAN STORE ENERGY AND DO WORK LATER AND HAVE SOME COOL EFFECTS ALONG THE WAY.
WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE HOW POPSICLE STICKS CAN STORE ENERGY, DID YOU KNOW A POPSICLE STICK CAN ACTUALLY STORE ENERGY?
HOW CAN WE MAKE IT DO IT?
WELL, I HAVE MADE SOME DIFFERENT OBJECTS HERE OUT OF POPSICLE STICKS AND WE ARE GOING TO SEE HOW THEY STORE ENERGY AND RELEASE IT AND THEN BUILD SOME OF OUR OWN.
WE DON'T WANT ANY POPSICLE STICKS FLYING IN OUR EYES, I'M GOING TO WHERE THE SAFETY GLASSES.
IF YOU TRY THIS AT HOME, YOU SHOULD DO THE SAME.
I AM GOING TO TAKE THE SHAPE THAT I MADE WITH FIVE POPSICLE STICKS AND TOSS IT DOWN ON THIS TABLE.
IF YOU DO SO AT HOME, YOU WANT TO DO IT ON A HARD ENOUGH SURFACE AND JUST MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE EYE PROTECTION.
HERE WE GO, THREE, TWO, ONE.
DID YOU SEE HOW IT KIND OF HAD A BIG REACTION?
BIGGER THAN HOW HARD I THREW IT?
THAT IS A POPSICLE STICK STAIN REACTION.
THOSE STICKS CAN ACTUALLY BEND AND WHEN THEY BEND, THEY STORE SOME ENERGY.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO WEAVE THESE TOGETHER TO MAKE SOME POPSICLE STICK CHAIN REACTIONS OF YOUR OWN AND THEN WE WILL DO A REALLY BIG ONE.
I HAVE FOUR POPSICLE STICKS AND THE COLORS HELP US TO SEE HOW WE CAN WEAVE THEM TOGETHER.
IF YOU PUT TWO AND IN ACTS, AND TWO SORT OF IN THE SHAPE OF STARTING AT A, THEN AND, IF YOU ARE REALLY GOOD AT WEAVING, YOU KNOW THE KEY IS GOING OVER AND UNDER, AND THEN OVER AGAIN AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING ON THE SIDE BUT THE OPPOSITE.
I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PRACTICE DOING THESE AND IT STILL TAKES ME A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
IF YOU HAVE A FRIEND THAT CAN HELP YOU HOLD DIFFERENT PARTS DOWN, THAT REALLY HELPS A LOT TO BACK.
YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE MADE OUR POPSICLE STICK LETTER A, WE ARE GOING TO THROW DOWN AND SEE HOW BIG OF A REACTION OR HOW MUCH ENERGY CAN BE RELEASED.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
IT EVEN FLEW OFF THE TABLE THAT TIME.
BUT, WE WANT TO HAVE A REALLY BIG REACTION AND STORE LOTS AND LOTS OF ENERGY, SO WE CAN DO THAT, THE MORE AND MORE YOU BEND THE POPSICLE STICKS, YOU CAN SEE AND ALL THESE SHAPES, IF YOU LOOK AT IT THIS WAY, IT IS NOT PERFECTLY FLAT, THE POPSICLE STICKS ARE CLAMPED, THE MORE YOU BEND THEM, NOR ENERGY YOU ARE GOING TO STORE, YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO BEND THEM SO FAR THEY BREAK.
I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO GET THIS LONG CHAIN THAT I HAVE MADE HERE, STARTED, AND YOU CAN MAKE A REALLY LONG ONE AT HOME WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND IT HELPS TO HAVE A FRIEND HOLDING DOWN THE DIFFERENT ENDS, BUT WITH A BIT OF PRACTICE, YOU CAN GET IT.
YOU MAKE A X WITH YOUR FIRST TWO STICKS, THEN HE WEAVE THE ORANGE ONE UNDERNEATH AND OVER.
HAVE THIS ONE START UNDER THE STICK TOO AND YOU HAVE A NICE BASE TO START FROM.
IT TOOK ME ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO MAKE THE REALLY LONG ONE YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, SO YOU CAN START TO SEE THE PATTERN COMING OUT AND AFTER A COUPLE MORE, I AM GOING TO LET IT GO, AND WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH ENERGY GETS RELEASED.
ARE YOU READY?
WE WILL LET THIS ONE GO AND THEN LET THE REALLY BIG ONE GO.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
WOW.
THOSE WENT PRETTY HIGH.
BECAUSE WE KEEP BENDING THEM A LOT MORE TO GET THEM INTO THAT WOVEN PATTERN.
SO, NOW, WE ARE READY TO DO OUR REALLY LONG CHAIN REACTION.
ON THE COUNT OF THREE, WE ARE GOING TO LET THE REALLY BIG CHAIN REACTION GO.
THREE, TWO, ONE.
WOW.
VERY COOL.
SO, THESE POPSICLE STICKS ARE STORING ENERGY BY ACTUALLY GOING INTO A DIFFERENT SHAPE.
WHAT OTHER THINGS CAN WE USED TO STORE ENERGY?
THINK ABOUT THINGS AROUND YOUR HOUSE THAT CAN CHANGE SHAPE AND THEN BOUNCE BACK TO THEIR ORIGINAL SHAPE.
THIS IS A FLYSWATTER, HOW ABOUT A RUBBER BAND?
THOSE THINGS YOU CAN REALLY SEE CHANGING.
OR) BUT THOSE OTHER THINGS MAY BE CHANGING SHAPE OF WE CAN'T SEE IT AS WELL.
LIKE A BALL.
WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE THESE OBJECTS AND MORE, COME JOIN US IN THE NEXT EPISODE.
>> WOW, THAT WAS REALLY COOL.
THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ARE TEACHING US HOW TO USE A DUTCH OVEN THIS WEEK.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN LEARN TODAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING TO YOU TOO.
HI, LARRY.
>> I'M LARRY, THIS IS PAUL, WE ARE WITH THE SCOUTS BSA AND WE ARE GOING TO TAKE YOU GUYS ON A JOURNEY THROUGH CAMPFIRES AND COOKING AND EATING AND IT IS GOING TO BE LOADS OF FUN.
WE JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE REALLY QUICK AND SAFETY, WHENEVER YOU'RE WORKING AROUND A FIRE, YOU NEED TO BE SAFE.
WE DO HAVE FIRE SAND FOR PUTTING IT OUT.
YOU HAVE A SHOVEL FOR PUTTING IT OUT AND WE HAVE EXTRA HEAVY GLOVES FOR WORKING AROUND A FIRE.
SO, WITH THAT SAID, UNCLE PAUL, WHAT ARE WE MAKING?
>> I THINK WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE SANDWICH FIRST AND WORK OUR RAY RIGHT INTO IT IN AN ORANGE.
>> JUSTIN AYER?
>> THERE IS GOING TO BE BACON.
EVERYBODY LIKES BACON.
>> WHAT KIND OF SANDWICH?
>> I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE YET.
WE DIDN'T CROSS THAT BRIDGE YET, LET'S GET TO THE BRIDGE AND CROSS IT.
>> LET'S GO.
>> THE FIRST THING WE'VE GOT TO DO, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING YOU COOK IN THE FIRE HAS TO BE OILED UP.
AND THE OTHER THING WE HAVE FOR AN EXIT IN AN ORANGE IS EAT THE ORANGE.
IT WAS GOOD.
WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN THE FIRST?
>> WE ARE GOING TO PUT THE BREAD DOWN AND WHILE PAUL IS DOING THAT, I'M GOING TO START BY PUTTING AN EGG INTO EACH ORANGE.
THEN PAUL IS GOING TO WANT CHEECH AFTER HE DOES HIS EGGS, WHAT KIND OF CHEESE?
BYE MAKE AT THE JACK CHEESE.
>> JACK CHEESE, NICE.
>> DO WE HAVE OUR SPORT?
STIR UP THOSE EGGS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, PAUL?
JUST PUT THE CHEESE ON THE BREAD?
PUT THE CHEESE ON THE ORANGES?
PUT THAT ON TOP.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACON THERE.
DO YOU WANT THIS BACON?
BYE OF COURSE.
>> SURE YOU DO.
MAKE SURE YOU PUSH IT DOWN AND BECAUSE WHATEVER IS EXPOSED IS GOING TO BURN.
ONE MORE PIECE OF BACON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS A CAMPFIRE MAKER.
LOOK AT THAT.
>> OKAY, GOT SOME COALS, ALL RIGHT?
GOING TO MAKE A NIGHT NEST IN THERE.
HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO COOK THESE?
>> 10 TO 15 MINUTES.
BEAUTIFUL, LOOK AT THAT.
THE THICKNESS OF THE ORANGE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE REST OF THE STUFF INSIDE DOES NOT BURN.
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THESE?
>> WE ARE GOING TO SET THESE ON THE FIRE TOO THICK >> WE ARE GOING TO TURN THESE AT SOME POINT, RIGHT?
>> I WANTED TO REVIEW WHAT WE WENT OVER.
WHAT WE MADE IS THE DELIGHTFUL BREAKFAST ON THE CAMPFIRE.
PAUL USED HIS CAMPFIRE MAKERS AND WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN THOSE?
>> CHEESE AND BACON.
>> BACON SANDWICHES.
>> LIMOS ARE DONE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE FABULOUS.
>> I WAS PUTTING TOGETHER THE ORIGINS WHICH HAVE EGG AND BACON AND CHEESE ON THEM, AND THEY TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO COOK.
WHEN WE SIT ON THIS MORNING, AND IS GOING TO BE A LOVELY.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE FULL BELLIES AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL OF YOU TOMORROW.
>> WHAT'S GROWING IN OUR GARDEN?
LET'S MEET ERIKA AND FIND OUT.
>> HELLO, CAMPERS, FARMER ERICA HERE AT THE GARDEN OF VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE CAMP FOWLER.
HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN, VIRTUALLY OF COURSE.
TODAY, I DECIDED TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE BIT AND DO SOME DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ALL THE KIDS GET TO DO WHEN THEY COME DOWN HERE FOR A VISIT.
I'VE COLLECTED SOME ROCKS DOWN BY THE REALLY COOL STREAM AND I AM GOING TO PAINT THEM AND EXPRESS SOME THINGS I HAVE TO SAY.
SOME FEELINGS.
I PREVIOUSLY PAINTED PEACE, LOVE, EQUALITY, LITTLE THINGS, IT'S ALL IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER.
I'VE GOT MY LITTLE TENS AND A LITTLE WATER.
I AM GOING TO MAKE A NICE LITTLE SIGN TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR THE CAMP HERE.
SO, I HAVE MIXED SOME YELLOW AND BLUE, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ARTISTS, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
GREEN TIME.
GREEN IS A COLOR, WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT IT, IT MAKES ME THINK OF PEACE.
THAT IS THE WAY I FEEL, EVERY TIME I GET TO COME TO A GARDEN.
AND DO A LITTLE WORK.
SO, I AM GOING TO PAINT CAMP FOWLER HERE, IF I CAN GET ALL THE WORDS IN.
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE NOTICED FROM ALL OF OUR PREVIOUS LITTLE TIMES TOGETHER, GARDENING IS A LOT OF WORK.
SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH.
THAT IS WHY I KIND OF WANTED TO START THIS EPISODE HERE, JUST SLOWING THINGS DOWN.
SOME OF THESE OTHER ROCKS RIGHT BY ME HERE, HERE, HERE AND HERE ARE SOME PIECES OF ART THAT WERE HERE LAST YEAR FROM SOME OF THE KIDS THAT GOT TO COME OUT HERE AND HAVE SOME FUN AT THE CAMP.
LET ME THINK HERE, LET'S MAKE SURE I SPELL THIS RATE.
YOUTH HOUSE, CAMP FOWLER.
ALL RIGHT, CAMPERS, TIME FOR ME TO PRACTICE SOME OF MY ARTISTIC SKILLS HERE.
I THINK THIS SIGN NEED A LITTLE FLOWERS.
FLOWERS ARE GREAT, I KNOW YOU LEARNED A LITTLE BEFORE IN OTHER EPISODES.
OKAY, ONE MORE FINISHING TOUCH HERE.
I THINK I AM HAPPY WITH THAT.
ALL RIGHT, CAMPERS, I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> THANKS, ERICA.
>> OUR FRIENDS AT THE WILDLANDS CONSERVANCY ARE TEACHING US ABOUT THE FOREST THIS WEEK.
>> LET'S GO LEARN SOMETHING NEW.
>> WE KNOW HABITATS PROVIDE ANIMALS WITH THE THINGS THEY NEED TO SURVIVE, FOOD, SHELTER, SPACE TO RAISE THEIR YOUNG, BUT DO YOU KNOW THAT HABITATS DON'T HAVE TO BE BIG LIKE A FOREST OR STREAM OR POND?
THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE REALLY SMALL, WE CALL A HABITAT LIKE A FALLEN LOG A MICROHABITAT.
I INVITE YOU TO DIVE INTO THE HABITAT WITH ME TODAY AND LOOK FOR MICRO-HABITATS NEAR YOUR HOUSE AS WELL.
WHEN WE LOOK UNDERNEATH THE FALLEN LONG, WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE AN ENTIRE WEB OF LIFE.
AS THEY SAY, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIRT AND SOIL IS THAT SOIL IS ALIVE.
ON THIS FALLEN LONG, YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THE WIND AND RAIN AND SUN HAVE STARTED TO BREAK IT DOWN, BUT IT WILL KEEP BEING BROKEN DOWN BY MICROORGANISMS, BY ANIMALS THAT HAVE DECOMPOSED THE LOG AND RECYCLED ITS NUTRIENTS INTO THE SOIL WHERE OTHER PLANTS ARE THEN ABLE TO TAKE THOSE NUTRIENTS UP.
ON FALLEN LUNGS, YOU MAY SEE MOSSES OR FRIENDS GROWING.
YOU OFTEN SEE MUSHROOMS AS WELL, DIFFERENT TYPES OF FUNGUS.
IF I MOVE THIS LOG OVER CAREFULLY, I CAN LOOK AT WHAT MIGHT BE FOUND LIVING BENEATH IT.
ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I SEE, IS A LEOPARD SLUG.
SO, THE ANIMALS WE ARE LIKELY TO FIND, AND THE PLANS, ARE GOING TO BE SPECIES THAT LIKE DARK, MOIST, SHADY PLACES.
A FALLEN LOG IN A FOREST CREATES THE PERFECT HABITAT FOR THEM.
THE ANIMALS WE FIND MAY EAT PLANS OR THEY MAY BE PREDATORY AND EAT EACH OTHER.
ANY ANIMAL I FIND, I WANT TO GENTLY PUT BACK WHERE I FOUND IT AND I AM ALSO GOING TO GENTLY RETURN THE LOG BACK AS WELL.
ANIMALS CAN LIVE BENEATH A LOG, THEY CAN ALSO LIVE INSIDE IT, SO YOU MAY NOTICE MANY HOLES OR TUNNELS.
I CAN SEE ANTS MOVING ALONG SOME OF THE RIDGES OF THIS LOG RIGHT NOW AND AS THEY COLONIZE THE WOOD, THEY ARE GOING TO HELP BREAK IT DOWN AND THIS WHOLE PIECE OF WOOD WILL EVENTUALLY BE RECYCLED BACK INTO THE GROUND THROUGH NATURE'S OWN METHOD.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR YARDS OR PAVED AREAS, HUMANS OFTEN LIKE TO KEEP THEIR LANDSCAPES VERY CLEAN, VERY MANICURED.
BUT NATURE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THAT.
IN NATURE, A HEALTHY ECOSYSTEM HAS DIVERSE SPECIES AT VARYING HEIGHTS AND EVEN THOUGH IT MAY LOOK MESSY, ALL OF THESE THINGS BETWEEN THE FALLEN LUNGS AND FALLEN LEAVES, THEY ALL SERVE A PURPOSE, EVEN AFTER A TREE HAS DIED.
UNDERNEATH THE LEAVES, YOU MAY FIND ADDITIONAL ORGANISMS.
THESE LEAVES WILL ACTUALLY KEEP MOISTURE IN THE GROUND AND THEY CREATE A SAFE SPACE THEN FOR ANIMALS LIKE TOADS AND SALAMANDERS.
IF YOU LOOK AT A BIGGER LOG, YOU MAY HAPPEN TO FIND FROGS AND TOADS USING THE SPACE FOR SHELTER AS WELL OR USING IT AS THEIR HUNTING GROUND BECAUSE THEY EAT INSECTS.
AND EASTERN AMERICAN TOAD, A FROG, SALAMANDER, ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF AMPHIBIANS YOU MIGHT SEE UTILIZING THIS HABITAT.
WHEN A TREE GOES DOWN OR LEAVES BUILD UP, TRY NOT TO FEEL THE NEED TO CLEAN THOSE THINGS UP RIGHT AWAY, YOU CAN PUSH THEM TO THE SIDE AND CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR ANIMALS DURING THE SUMMER, YOU WILL ALSO CREATE A PLACE FOR ANIMALS TO WINTER IN, THEY CAN HIDE IN WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WARM AGAIN.
I CAN ALREADY SEE HOW THIS TREE HAS SOME BROKEN DOWN.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU WILL SEE THAT ANIMALS ARE MAKING USE OF THE PARK AS EVIDENCED BY THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES AND THE DIFFERENT HOLES AND TUNNELS.
WHETHER YOU HAVE ONE TREE IN YOUR BACKYARD, ONE FLOWER, OR EVEN IF YOU LOOK IN THE CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK, WHERE MASSES GROW OR WHERE THE ROOTS OF TREES ARE PUSHING UP, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE SMALL BITS OF NATURE AND SEE HOW MANY ANIMALS YOU CAN FIND UTILIZING THAT SPACE AND THINK ABOUT HOW YOU CAN ADD TO IT.
THANKS FOR INJURED EXPLORING THIS MICROHABITAT WITH ME, I HOPE YOU ENJOY ONE AREA.
>>> LET'S GO SEE WHAT OUR FRIENDS AT VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE ARE UP TO.
>> HI, EVERYBODY, I'M PRISCILLA AND I'M HERE AT CAMP FOWLER AND I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO DO SOME KICKBOXING TODAY.
IT'S A GREAT CARDIO WORKOUT, WE WILL WORK OUR ARMS, CORE AND LINKS.
THIS IS A WARM-UP, KEEP YOUR HANDS UP, I WILL WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME PUNCHES.
THE FIRST ONE IS A JOB.
YOU HAVE A SLIGHT BEND IN YOUR ELBOW, DON'T EVER LOCK YOUR JOINTS.
THE NEXT ONE IS YOUR UPPERCUT, GOING FOR YOUR OPPONENTS CHEN, ABOUT 6 TO 8 INCHES FROM YOURS AND THE HOOK IS THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, THAT IS YOUR HOOK AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS YOUR BODY SHOT, A LITTLE LOWER, GOING FOR THE KIDNEYS.
WE WILL USE SOME OF THESE COMBINATIONS TODAY TO GET THAT WORK OUT.
LET'S GO THROUGH IT ONE MORE TIME.
JOB IS FORWARD.
UPPERCUT, GOING FOR THE OPPONENTS CHEN.
HOOK IS THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.
AND BODY SHOT IS A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER AND I'M GOING TO TEACH YOU YOUR FIRST COMBINATION.
JOB, JOB, CROSS PUNCH, JOB, JOB, CROSS PUNCH, MARCH, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
JAB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH.
JOB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH, FOUR, THREE, TWO.
TWO MORE LIKE THIS.
CROSS PUNCH, JOB JOB, CROSS PUNCH, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
LAST ONE LIKE THIS.
CROSS PUNCH, CROSS PUNCH, FOUR, THREE, YOU ARE GOING TO BRING THAT FRONT ME UP, SO IT IS JOB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH, JOB, JOB, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
AGAIN, JOB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH.
JOB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH.
FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
TWO MORE LIKE THIS.
CROSS PUNCH, JOB JAB, CROSS PUNCH BRITNEY UP, THREE, TWO, ONE, LAST ONE LIKE THIS.
CROSS PUNCH, JOB, JOB, CROSS PUNCH.
FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
I WANT YOU TO MARCH IN PLACE IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR HEART RATE UP A LITTLE BIT MORE, ALL WE ARE DOING IS SWITCHING SIDES, SO WE ARE GOING TO LEARN IT ON THE SIDE.
IT IS GOING TO BE JOB, JOB, CROSS PUNCH, JOB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH, MARCH, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
JOB, JOB, CROSS PUNCH.
JOB, JOB, CROSS PUNCH.
FOUR, THREE, TWO MORE LIKE THIS.
JOB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH.
JOB, JOB, CROSS PUNCH.
FOUR, THREE, TWO, LAST ONE LIKE THIS.
ANYWHERE YOU FIND OUT THE FRONT ME COMING UP.
HERE WE GO JAB, JAB CROSS PUNCH.
FOUR, THREE, 21.
JAB, JAB, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
19, CROSS PUNCH.
JAB, JAB, CROSS PUNCH.
FOUR, THREE, TWO, LAST ONE LIKE THIS.
JOB, JAB, CROSS.
FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
MARCH IT OUT.
NOW, WE ARE GOING TO ADD JUMPING JACKS TO THIS TO GET YOUR HEART RATE UP.
LEVEL ONE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO JUMP.
I WANT YOU TO TAP OUT TO THE SIDE.
TAP OUT TO THE SIDE.
LEVEL TWO, REGULAR JUMPING JACKS.
UP AND DOWN.
UP AND DOWN.
YOU CAN DO IT.
EIGHT MORE.
SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
BACK TO YOUR BOTTOM NEAT.
I AM GOING TO SHOW YOU YOUR CAKES THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO NEXT TIME.
MARCH IN PLACE.
WE ARE GOING TO KICK FRIEND, KICK FRIEND, KNEE COMES UP, KICK THROUGH YOUR HEEL.
YOU CAN DO IT.
EIGHT MORE.
SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, WE ARE GOING TO DO A SIDEKICK, PICK A SIDE.
A LIEN AND KICK.
EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, AND THEN KICK BEHIND YOU, EIGHT.
SEVEN, SIX, FIVE, FOUR, THREE, AND ONE.
BOB AND WEAVE AND I WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
THANKS SO MUCH.
>> 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.

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