Nerd Camp

I went to a west suburban summer school camp this week where I dissected a sheep's brain. 

Love,
Ben

Camp Christmas Tree

This past week, I have been taking the hour bus ride to Camp Christmas Tree in Minnetrista with my neighbor, Wyatt. Here is my group with our counselor, Anne.



On Thursday, Cameron and Daddy came out to family night to see what I was up to at camp (they had to ride a bus part of the way and there is no paved areas, so Mom and Ainsley stayed home).

First, we went and visited my group's fort.


Then, we ran down some trails.


We stopped and visited some of the neat tree houses.


And then we had lunch. Thankfully, Daddy brought Jimmy Johns for us.


After dinner, we were back to running down trails.


Dad convinced us to pause for a picture in front of the Camp Christmas tree sign.


By then, we had run out of trails, so we took to the stairs down to the lake.


We saw the swimming area, the fishing area and the canoeing area.


Eventually, we found our way to the amphitheater, and we did our skit/song and went home.



Love,
Ben

Camp Invention

I went to Camp Invention at Kimberly Lane this past week. One of the highlights was make a DHR, which is a DVD player that has a hard drive on it. I also made a two way speaker phone. Both are available for sale, so please contact me for pricing information.



Love,
Ben

To Infinity and Beyond!

Today was the open house / rocket launching for my class, To Infinity and Beyond. Here I am with my teacher, getting my rocket ready for launch.


Here I am with my rocket, after a successful launch!


Here I am with my rocket and my brother after the launch!


Here is the moon base that I built.


This is my planet, Mishkaboom (spelled Misascaboom).


Here are facts about my planet, and the rules for my planet.



We also had a field trip to the science museum too! I've had a really fun week!

Love,
Ben

My Week at Problem Puzzlers

I attended a summer math camp called Problem Puzzlers this week. Mom and Cameron came to our open house. Here are a few pictures.

This is me and my team's marble works contraption. Marble works was my favorite part of the week.


Here I am helping Cameron solve a triangle puzzle. We also did a lot of tan gram puzzles.


This was my word puzzle. You'll have to ask me about this one in person.



Love,
Ben