Camp Dellwood - A hidden gem in the city to explore STEM and Outdoor Education
Just minutes away from the noise of Indianapolis, Camp Dellwood will make you feel miles away from anywhere! With over 100 acres of woods, the camp offers plenty of room to explore and have outdoor fun while blending the benefits of outdoor education and inquiry-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education while meeting Indiana’s Academic Standards, as well as, allow students the chance to learn science first-hand.
Lessons incorporate curriculum goals and integrate hands-on field experiences within the 100 acres of camp. All programs serve as an excellent means to introduce and reinforce topics in a dynamic and enriching way. Experienced educators and volunteers lead the field trips.
New Option - Reverse Field Trips
Has the pandemic kept you from taking your students on
traditional field trips? Want to give your students a great STEM
experience without leaving school? Schedule a reverse field trip! We
will come to you & provide engaging STEM workshops in your own
space. We provide the materials, staff, & fun-- you provide the
students & inquiring minds! Our staff will bring STEM programs to
your students in their own buildings. All materials and facilitators
will be provided.
We offer several options to allow you to build an outing your students will enjoy, while also fitting your classroom needs.
Field trip participants will be required to follow school expectations for COVID protocols.
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana has several program options for you to choose from for this age group. A list of those programs and descriptions are:
Pre-Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Bubble Fest (STEM) *seasonal dates available in September & May only.
We are bubbling over with math and science! Students will stand inside a huge bubble, make big bubbles to measure, use different instruments to create bubbles, discover “walls” of bubbles, and more!
Complements Indiana Mathematics Standards: PS.5, K.M.1, 1.M.1, K-2.E.1, K-2.E.2
Butterfly Science
(EE/STEM) *seasonal dates available in
September, April, & May only.
Students will gain a basic understanding of butterflies by learning about their anatomy and life cycle. Students will also participate in activities that focus on butterfly migration. Included in your visit will be a stop at our local butterfly garden to discover the role of butterflies and other pollinators within the ecosystem.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: 2.LS.1, 2.LS.2, 2.LS.3
EweyGooey Science (STEM) (available as a reverse
field trip)
It might be ewey. It might be gooey. But it’s a whole lot of fun! Students will make bubbling potions, slimy goo, and some gross, yet exciting experiments! These lab creations are designed to help students explore the three states of matter.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: SEPS.2, SEP.3, K.PS.1, K.PS.2, 1.PS.1, 1.PS.2, 2.PS.1, 2.PS.2, 2.PS.3
Let’s Get Coding 101 - Unplugged (STEM)
Students will participate in a series of unplugged activities designed to build their computational- thinking skills. Activities will be focused on learning how to break down tasks and create algorithms to complete those tasks. We will then make the connection to how programmers use these same skills when it comes to creating computer code.
Students will also explore our Evolution of Coding area where they will participate in hands-on programming with Nintendo gaming systems discovering how the gaming systems and graphics have changed and evolved throughout the years.
Complements Indiana Computer Science Standards: K-2.DI.2, K-2.DI.3, K-2.PA.3
Let’s Get Coding 102 - Unplugged (STEM)
Students will participate in a series of unplugged activities to build their computational-thinking skills. Activities will explore how programmers and computers communicate using binary code and algo- rithms.
Students will also explore our Evolution of Coding area where they will participate in hands-on programming with Nintendo gaming systems discovering how the gaming systems and graphics have changed and evolved throughout the years.
Complements Indiana Computer Science Standards: K-2.DI.2, K-2.DI.3, K-2.PA.3
Living Things, the Environment, & Me (EE)
Through this experience, students will explore the local environment at Camp Dellwood. Students will learn how to identify living and non-living things and discover what living organisms need to survive. Finally, we will help students learn how they can take action to assist in preserving the environment and protect native flora and fauna.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: SC1.1, SC3.1 K.ESS.4,K.LS.1, K.LS.2, K.LS.3, 1.ESS.4, 1.LS.1, 1.LS.3,1 L.4
Nature’s Numbers (EE/STEM)
Students will explore the natural world around them by using their ingenuity to compare, classify, and organize materials. Step outside the classroom and explore the Camp Dellwood property while discov- ering the prevalence of math in nature.
Complements Indiana Mathematics Standards: PS.M4.2, K.G.3, K.NS., K.DA.1, K.M.1, 1.G.1, 1.M.1, 1.DA.1, 2.PS.1, 2.LS.2, 2.LS.3
Racers, Start your Engines – Engineering Challenge
(STEM) (available as a reverse field trip)
This workshop allows students to put the engineering design process to work as they design, build, and test a racecar. We will take a closer look at how different track surfaces can affect a vehicle’s ki- netic energy. Students will learn how different forces, like gravity and friction, can influence design.
Complements Indiana Computer Science Standards: SEPS.4, 2.PS.4, K.PS.3, K.PS.4, K-2.E.1, K-2.E.2
Sensory Awareness (EE)
Throughout this program, students will expand their understanding of the senses by experiencing the outdoor world at Camp Dellwood and exploring how animals survive by using their senses. Games, story-telling, and hands-on activities are designed to increase awareness of the physical world by us- ing the human senses.
Complements Indiana Early Learning Development Framework and Science Standards: PHG2.1, SC1.1, SC3.1, K.PS.1 K.LS.2
Tessellation Creation (EE/STEM)
This program combines math and science by allowing students to immerse themselves in the world of the honeybee. Students will take part in a series of activities designed to take a closer look at nature’s tessellations through the lens of the honeybee before engaging in hands-on design and creation of their own tessellation hives and artwork.
Complements Indiana Mathematics Standards: K.G.2, K.G.4, 1.G.1, 1.G.2, 1.G.3, 2.G.1, 2.G.2, 2.G.3
3rd - 5th Grade
Are you a Cyber Hero? (STEM) (available as a reverse field trip)
Through a series of puzzles and challenges, students will have the opportunity to discover some of the consequences that can arise from their actions online. Students will also learn how to identify some of the steps they can take to ensure their safety when using technology.
Complements Indiana Computer Science Standards: 3-5.IC.1, 3-5.IC.2
Arithmetic of an Arborist (EE/STEM)
Come out to Camp Dellwood and explore all the ways arborists can use the mathematics of measurement and data collection to assess the physical well-being of a tree. Through hands-on inquiry, students will learn how to discern with evidence whether a tree is healthy as they step into the shoes of an arborist.
Complements Indiana Mathematics Standards:, 3.M.1, 3.M.2, 4.M.1, 4.M.2, 4.M.3
Boats, Planes, and Automobiles – Engineering Challenge (STEM) (available as a reverse field trip)
In this workshop, students will look at how various forces like gravity, lift, drag, thrust, and friction can influence design. They will then put the engineering design process to work as they design, build, and test vehicles that fly, float, and roll in a series of engineering challenges.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: 3.PS.1, 4.PS.1, 3-5.E.1, 3-5.E.2, 3-5.E.3
Butterfly Science (EE/STEM) *seasonal dates available in September, April, & May only
Students will gain a basic understanding of butterflies by learning about their anatomy and life cycle. Students will also participate in activities that focus on butterfly migration. Included in your visit will be a stop at our local butterfly garden to discover the role of butterflies and other pollinators within the ecosystem.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: 3.LS.2, 3.LS.3,4.LS.1, 4.LS.2, 4.LS.3
Let’s Get Coding 102 - Unplugged (STEM)
Students will participate in a series of unplugged activities to build their computational-thinking skills. Activities will explore how programmers and computers communicate using binary code and algorithms.
Students will also explore our Evolution of Coding area where they will participate in hands-on programming with Nintendo gaming systems discovering how the gaming systems and graphics have changed and evolved throughout the years.
Complements Indiana Computer Science Standards: 3-5.DI.1, 3-5.DI.2, 3-5.DI.3
Let’s Get Coding 103 (STEM)
Students will participate in a series of activities designed to build their computational-thinking skills. After reviewing how programmers and computers communicate, students will have the chance to try their hand at creating some algorithms for others to follow.
Students will also explore our Evolution of Coding area where they will participate in hands-on programming with Nintendo gaming systems discovering how the gaming systems and graphics have changed and evolved throughout the years.
Complements Indiana Computer Science Standards: 3-5.DI.1, 3-5.DI.2, 3-5.DI.3, 5.PA.2, 5.AT.1
Math is Golden (EE/STEM)
Through a series of activities, students will discover the prevalence and relevance of the Fibonacci sequence in their lives. Students will be challenged to discover and record evidence of the Fibonacci sequence and symmetry around them as they explore the Camp Dellwood property.
Complements Indiana Mathematics Standards: 4.G.2, 4.DA.1, 5.DS.1
Racers, Start your Engines – Engineering Challenge (STEM) (available as a reverse field trip)
This workshop allows students to put the engineering design process to work as they design, build, and test a racecar. We will take a closer look at how different track surfaces can affect a vehicle's kinetic energy. Students will learn how different forces, like gravity and friction, can influence design.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: SEPS.4, 3.PS.1, 3-5.E.1,
3-5.E.3, 3.5.E2
Engineering Challenge: Newton’s Travels (STEM)
In this workshop, students will look at take a closer look at how potential and kinetic energy along with Newton’s laws of motion affect how a vehicle travel. They will conduct a series of engineering challenges to design, build and test various vehicles to illustrate these relationships.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: SEPS.1, SEPS.2, SEPS.3, SEPS.4, 6.PS.1, 6.PS.3, 7.PS.4, 7.PS.5, 7.PS.6, 7.PS.7, 6-8.E.2, 6-8.E.3
The Camp Dellwood Ecosystem: Exploring Environmental Relationships (EE)
In this workshop, students explore the relationships between Camp Dellwood’s natural setting it’s native residents both flora and fauna. We will also discuss elements of how human interactions can affect these natural relationships.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: SEPS.1, 6.LS.3, 6.LS.4, 6.LS.5, 8.LS.5
Switch, move, jump: The Evolution of gaming through Code
Students will participate in a series of activities designed to build their computational-thinking skills. After reviewing how programmers use elements such as sequencing, conditionals, variables and more, students will have a chance to use these elements to develop a pseudocode for others to follow
Students will also explore our Evolution of Coding area where they will participate in hands-on programming with Nintendo gaming systems discovering how the gaming systems and graphics have changed throughout the years.
Complements Indiana Computer Science Standards: 6-8.DI.1, 6-8.DI.4, 6-8.DI.5, 6-8.CD.3, 6-8.PA.4, 6-8.PA.5, 6-8.DL.3
Discovering the World Physics Through Play (STEM)
In this workshop, students will explore the relationships between several of Camp Dellwood’s amenities and the world of physics. For example students may spend some time at our jumping pillow conducting investigations allowing them to experience Newton’s Laws of Motion in action. Or perhaps it’s a visit to our archery range where they can try their hand a shooting a bow and arrow while also taking a closer look at projectile motion.
Complements Indiana Science Standards: SEP.1, SEP.2, SEP.3, MS-PS2-2, MS-PS2-4, MS-PS3-2, MS-PS3-5
Please contact Tara Foor, director of
event operations, 317.924.6820 for information and additional
specifics about these exciting programs.
