Caring Community Diversity Honesty Inclusiveness Respect...
Transcript of Caring Community Diversity Honesty Inclusiveness Respect...
MY FROST VALLEY YMCA JOURNAL Name: ______________________________ School: _____________________________ Dates: ______________________________
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
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Honest
y ♦
Incl
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♦ R
esp
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Com
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veness
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WORD FIND PUZZLE
S S M N R I C S Y A L N C T L O P Y Y U T R S B U R U E U A T A S T D E S S E R T T I M E T I E O U C F S Y T I T Y O T C J O I I S E S G S O O S L Y S H T C N P E V F S G N L B R Y C L S R T E S R R Y R E O N I S T R U I S R E T L M E T I I D F N A T P T M T E A M B U I L D I N G R S T M V C A E O S N B P M M I S O L L K S T E I D T O Y E I M E E E T I O S Y T A O S O R T O M V N D L P T A D R C N C N S Y V I T I O E R O C T C G B J U L I U S F O R S T M A N N E V A N E N I U R V E R W T N P D H S I C C U E S I S A T E E A S N V P R N S E I O S Y L M A R O D C V P T C O N A T U R E S G R H E U I D R A G U T M I T H I R S C L R V C F N Y S C S A C S R E T Y I T T S E T S A W D O O F I U D E G D F T S F S Y T T O O O G S O A S P V Y R A R T R T O T S O F A O R E T N E C T N E M E G A N A M E C R U O S E R P N S O G R C N R S R P D C A W F R O E N S M S A U I S W T E I C O T E A T R S E L N S T T O T U O R R P S J J C O M A N C F T Y T M N O M G C C Y O S S R O N R T A L R T K C T M S M V M T S C M J Y Y L R S T O T T E C T E L C T U A U E O I E A E R E P T N U S O E C L M E O R G R E W R I U E E I T O N L J A I W N R N U N T T T T D P
Caring
Catskills
Community
Compost
Dessert Time
Diversity
Food Waste
Frost Valley
Honesty
Inclusiveness
Julius Forstmann
Nature
Program Instructor
Project Adventure
Raptors
Resource Management Center
Respect
Responsibility
Stewardship
Teambuilding
Trust
YMCA
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
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Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
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WILDLIFE ECOLOGY
Date: ______________ Instructor ________________________________________________________
Ecology is the study of _________________________________________________________________
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To survive, all animals need is ___________________________________________________________
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Three examples of animal adaptations are
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This is a picture of a food web
Food W
eb ♦ Fu
ngus ♦ H
abita
t ♦ Herb
ivore
♦ Nich
e ♦ O
mnivo
re ♦ P
redato
r ♦ Pre
y ♦ Pro
duce
r ♦ Wild
life ♦ A
dapta
tion ♦ B
iodive
rsity ♦ Carn
ivore
♦ Adaptation ♦ Biodiversity ♦ Carnivore ♦ Carrying Capacity ♦ Consumer ♦ Decomposer ♦ Domestic ♦ Ecology ♦
Food W
eb ♦
Fungus ♦
Habitat ♦
Herb
ivore
♦ N
iche ♦
Om
niv
ore
♦ P
redato
r ♦
Pre
y ♦
Pro
duce
r ♦
Wild
life ♦
Adapta
tion ♦
Bio
div
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Carn
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♦ Adaptation ♦ Biodiversity ♦ Carnivore ♦ Carrying Capacity ♦ Consumer ♦ Decomposer ♦ Domestic ♦ Ecology ♦
Here is a poem that explains how I feel about biodiversity
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This is a picture of some of the wildlife that can be found around Frost Valley
My favorite part of Wildlife Ecology was
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Food W
eb ♦ Fu
ngus ♦ H
abita
t ♦ Herb
ivore
♦ Nich
e ♦ O
mnivo
re ♦ P
redato
r ♦ Pre
y ♦ Pro
duce
r ♦ Wild
life ♦ A
dapta
tion ♦ B
iodive
rsity ♦ Carn
ivore
♦ Adaptation ♦ Biodiversity ♦ Carnivore ♦ Carrying Capacity ♦ Consumer ♦ Decomposer ♦ Domestic ♦ Ecology ♦
Food W
eb ♦
Fungus ♦
Habitat ♦
Herb
ivore
♦ N
iche ♦
Om
niv
ore
♦ P
redato
r ♦
Pre
y ♦
Pro
duce
r ♦
Wild
life ♦
Adapta
tion ♦
Bio
div
ers
ity ♦
Carn
ivore
♦ Adaptation ♦ Biodiversity ♦ Carnivore ♦ Carrying Capacity ♦ Consumer ♦ Decomposer ♦ Domestic ♦ Ecology ♦
FROST VALLEY YMCA
School Journal
WHAT NATURE MEANS TO ME
Nature and the environment is important to me because
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Humans affect wildlife by
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Wildlife affects humans by
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A few ways my friends and I can help protect the natural environment are
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Some things I can do at home to stay connected with nature include
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♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
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Honest
y ♦
Incl
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♦ R
esp
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♦ R
esp
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ty ♦
Ste
ward
ship
♦ C
ari
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Com
munity ♦
Div
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y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
Here is an acrostic poem about what nature means to me
N
A
T
U
R
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This is a picture of
the wildlife I saw
at Frost Valley
This is a picture of my
favorite outdoor place
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
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iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
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g ♦ C
om
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iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
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♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
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Honest
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Incl
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esp
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♦ C
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WELCOME TO FROST VALLEY
My first impressions of Frost Valley are
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My lodge is named ____________________________________________________________________
One of Frost Valley’s eight core values is ___________________________________________________
And this is what it means to me __________________________________________________________
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I help out in the Dining Hall by
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This is a picture of me
arriving at Frost Valley
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ste
ward
ship
♦ C
ari
ng ♦
Com
munity ♦
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ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
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veness
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WATERSHED & WILDERNESS
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
Some ways I use water every day include _________________________________________________
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The health of the Catskill Mountain Watershed is important to New York City’s water supply because
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This is a picture of
the Water Cycle
♦ Aquifer ♦ Conservation ♦ Erosion ♦ Floodplain ♦ Ground Water ♦ Habitat ♦ Non-point Source Pollution ♦ pH ♦
♦ Aquifer ♦ Conservation ♦ Erosion ♦ Floodplain ♦ Ground Water ♦ Habitat ♦ Non-point Source Pollution ♦ pH ♦ Poin
t Source
Pollu
tion ♦ P
ota
ble
♦ Rese
rvoir ♦ R
unoff ♦ T
opogra
phy ♦ T
reatm
ent ♦ T
ributa
ry ♦ Waste
wate
r ♦ Wate
r Cycle
♦ Wate
rshed ♦ W
ate
r Table
Poin
t Sourc
e P
ollu
tion ♦
Pota
ble
♦ R
ese
rvoir
♦ R
unoff
♦ T
opogra
phy ♦
Tre
atm
ent ♦
Tri
buta
ry ♦
Wast
ew
ate
r ♦
Wate
r C
ycle
♦ W
ate
rshed ♦
Wate
r Table
I can help keep the Catskill Mountain Watershed pure and clean by
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Some things I can do to reduce the amount of water I use in my daily life are
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This is a picture of
the wildlife around
Frost Valley that
rely on the local
water systems for
their survival
♦ Aquifer ♦ Conservation ♦ Erosion ♦ Floodplain ♦ Ground Water ♦ Habitat ♦ Non-point Source Pollution ♦ pH ♦
♦ Aquifer ♦ Conservation ♦ Erosion ♦ Floodplain ♦ Ground Water ♦ Habitat ♦ Non-point Source Pollution ♦ pH ♦ Poin
t Source
Pollu
tion ♦ P
ota
ble
♦ Rese
rvoir ♦ R
unoff ♦ T
opogra
phy ♦ T
reatm
ent ♦ T
ributa
ry ♦ Waste
wate
r ♦ Wate
r Cycle
♦ Wate
rshed ♦ W
ate
r Table
Poin
t Sourc
e P
ollu
tion ♦
Pota
ble
♦ R
ese
rvoir
♦ R
unoff
♦ T
opogra
phy ♦
Tre
atm
ent ♦
Tri
buta
ry ♦
Wast
ew
ate
r ♦
Wate
r C
ycle
♦ W
ate
rshed ♦
Wate
r Table
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TRUST
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
It was ___________________________________________ for me to trust other people today because
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It was ________________________________________________ for me to trust myself today because
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This is a picture of my friends and me during my favorite Low Ropes activity
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
Resp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Risk ♦ S
pottin
g ♦ T
eam
work ♦ T
rust ♦ C
halle
nge♦ C
om
fort Z
one ♦ C
once
ntra
tion ♦ C
oopera
tion ♦ G
roup S
upport ♦ R
isk Resp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ris
k ♦
Spott
ing ♦
Team
work
♦ T
rust
♦ C
halle
nge♦
Com
fort
Zone ♦
Conce
ntr
ation ♦
Coopera
tion ♦
Gro
up S
upport
♦ R
isk
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
It is important to learn to trust other people because
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Outside of Frost Valley, some situations where I have learned that trust is essential include
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Here is a poem that explains how I feel about trust
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I can use what I learned in class throughout life by
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♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
Resp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Risk ♦ S
pottin
g ♦ T
eam
work ♦ T
rust ♦ C
halle
nge♦ C
om
fort Z
one ♦ C
once
ntra
tion ♦ C
oopera
tion ♦ G
roup S
upport ♦ R
isk Resp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ris
k ♦
Spott
ing ♦
Team
work
♦ T
rust
♦ C
halle
nge♦
Com
fort
Zone ♦
Conce
ntr
ation ♦
Coopera
tion ♦
Gro
up S
upport
♦ R
isk
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
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School Journal
TRIP REFLECTIONS
The best part of my trip to Frost Valley was
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Something new I learned about my friend was
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The biggest challenge I faced at Frost Valley was
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The most interesting thing I learned about nature was
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♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ste
ward
ship
♦ C
ari
ng ♦
Com
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
I will always remember when
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My favorite Frost Valley class was _________________________________________________ because
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What I missed most about home was
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This is a picture of my favorite Frost Valley location
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
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Ste
ward
ship
♦ C
ari
ng ♦
Com
munity ♦
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ers
ity ♦
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y ♦
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usi
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SENSORY SCAVENGER HUNT
Sight
r Spider Web
r Squirrel
r Tunnel
r Standing Water
r Deer Track
r Bird of Prey
r Insect
r Bird Nest
r Moss
r Woodpecker Hole
r Bird
r Animal Home
r Flower
r Bone
r Chewed Leaf (not by you)
r Something Camouflaged
r Seed Dispersed by Wind
r Something Perfectly Straight
r Something Beautiful
r Part of an Egg
r Something Yellow
r Maple Leaf
r Whirly Copter
r Tree with Red Bark
Sound
r Bird Calling
r Running Water
r Silence
r Wind Through Trees
r Moving Vehicle
r Chattering Squirrel
r Squeaky Sound
r Pleasant Sound
r Teacher
Touch r Pine Cone
r Decomposing Log
r Seed
r Something Wet
r Something Dry
r Mud
r Rock
Smell
r The Trail
r Crushed Pine Needles
r Snow
r Flower
r Soil
Taste r Air
r Snow
r Pine Needles
Action
r Mammal Running
r Bird Flying
r Leaf Falling
r Cloud Moving
r Tree Swaying
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ste
ward
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♦ C
ari
ng ♦
Com
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
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SCAVENGER HUNT
Nature
r Raptor (Bird of Prey)
r Beaver
r Spider’s Web
r Squirrel
r Bird Nest
r Deer
r Insect
r Moss
r Fox
r Flower
r Chewed Leaf
r Newt
r Lady Bug
r Apple Tree
r Milky Way
r Waterfall
r Animal Track
Around Campus
r 4 Flag Poles
r Big Tree
r The Castle
r Y Tower
r 3 Different Colored Frost Valley Trail Markers r Tennis Court
r Picture of Julius Forstmann
r Cable Bridge
r Lean-to
r Boat House
r Campfire Pit
r Outdoor Chapel
r Barn
In the Dining Hall
r Table Card
r Waste Bucket
r Weather Station
r 5 Fire Places r Bud Cox
r Store
r American Flag
r 2 News Tickers
r Frost Valley logo
r Staff Bio Board
The Name of all 4 birds at the Raptor Center: ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________
2 Facts About Compost: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ R
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Ste
ward
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ari
ng ♦
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munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
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y ♦
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RESOURCE RECOVERY
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
I help compost at Frost Valley by ________________________________________________________
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Composting is important to me because ___________________________________________________
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I think the Resource Management Center (RMC) at Frost Valley is ________________________ because
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Three different types of decomposers are
F__________________________, B________________________, and I_________________________
This is a picture of
my friends and
me at the RMC
Meso
philic ♦ M
icroorg
anism
s ♦ Org
anic ♦ R
ecyclin
g ♦ R
eso
urce
♦ RM
C ♦ T
herm
ophilic ♦ V
erm
icultu
re ♦ W
indro
w ♦ A
uger ♦ B
ay ♦ B
iodegra
dable
♦ Auger ♦ Bay ♦ Biodegradable ♦ Compost ♦ Decomposers ♦ Ecological Footprint ♦ Food Waste ♦ Landfill ♦
Meso
phili
c ♦
Mic
roorg
anis
ms ♦
Org
anic
♦ R
ecy
clin
g ♦
Reso
urc
e ♦
RM
C ♦
Therm
ophili
c ♦
Verm
iculture
♦ W
indro
w ♦
Auger ♦
Bay ♦
Bio
degra
dable
♦ Auger ♦ Bay ♦ Biodegradable ♦ Compost ♦ Decomposers ♦ Ecological Footprint ♦ Food Waste ♦ Landfill ♦
Decomposers are essential to composting because
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The difference between a renewable resource and a non-renewable resource is
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I can lessen my ecological footprint by
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Here is a picture of
a few of the natural
resources that I use
every day
Meso
philic ♦ M
icroorg
anism
s ♦ Org
anic ♦ R
ecyclin
g ♦ R
eso
urce
♦ RM
C ♦ T
herm
ophilic ♦ V
erm
icultu
re ♦ W
indro
w ♦ A
uger ♦ B
ay ♦ B
iodegra
dable
♦ Auger ♦ Bay ♦ Biodegradable ♦ Compost ♦ Decomposers ♦ Ecological Footprint ♦ Food Waste ♦ Landfill ♦
Meso
phili
c ♦
Mic
roorg
anis
ms ♦
Org
anic
♦ R
ecy
clin
g ♦
Reso
urc
e ♦
RM
C ♦
Therm
ophili
c ♦
Verm
iculture
♦ W
indro
w ♦
Auger ♦
Bay ♦
Bio
degra
dable
♦ Auger ♦ Bay ♦ Biodegradable ♦ Compost ♦ Decomposers ♦ Ecological Footprint ♦ Food Waste ♦ Landfill ♦
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PROJECT ADVENTURE
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
To me, being a part of a team means _____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
I can be a good teammate by __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
It is important for me to learn to trust other people because ___________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
My classmates and I worked together in class by ____________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
One challenge I faced today was _________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
A few of the games and activities I participated in during Project Adventure include
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Cooperation ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Logical Thinking ♦ Patience ♦ Respect ♦
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Cooperation ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Logical Thinking ♦ Patience ♦ Respect ♦ Spottin
g ♦ T
eam
work ♦ T
rust ♦ C
halle
nge ♦ C
om
fort Z
one ♦ C
oopera
tion ♦ Le
adersh
ip ♦ Liste
nin
g ♦ Lo
gica
l Thin
king ♦ P
atie
nce
♦ Resp
ect ♦ S
pottin
g
Spott
ing ♦
Team
work
♦ T
rust
♦ C
halle
nge ♦
Com
fort
Zone ♦
Coopera
tion ♦
Leaders
hip
♦ L
iste
nin
g ♦
Logic
al Thin
king ♦
Patience
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ S
pott
ing
This is a picture of my friends and me during my favorite activity
Some of the places where I face challenges outside of Frost Valley include
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
I can use what I learned in class throughout life by
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Cooperation ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Logical Thinking ♦ Patience ♦ Respect ♦
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Cooperation ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Logical Thinking ♦ Patience ♦ Respect ♦ Spottin
g ♦ T
eam
work ♦ T
rust ♦ C
halle
nge ♦ C
om
fort Z
one ♦ C
oopera
tion ♦ Le
adersh
ip ♦ Liste
nin
g ♦ Lo
gica
l Thin
king ♦ P
atie
nce
♦ Resp
ect ♦ S
pottin
g
Spott
ing ♦
Team
work
♦ T
rust
♦ C
halle
nge ♦
Com
fort
Zone ♦
Coopera
tion ♦
Leaders
hip
♦ L
iste
nin
g ♦
Logic
al Thin
king ♦
Patience
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ S
pott
ing
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ORIENTEERING
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
To properly use a compass, I need to
Put _____________________ in the _____________________ and follow ________________________
Reading a map is ____________________________ because _________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Working with a team was helpful during Orienteering because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture
of a compass
♦ Base Plate ♦ Bearing ♦ Dial ♦ Compass Rose ♦ Contour Line ♦ Direction of Travel ♦ Legend ♦ Magnetic Needle ♦
Orie
ntin
g A
rrow
♦ Sca
le ♦ T
itle ♦ T
opogra
phic M
ap ♦ B
ase
Pla
te ♦ B
earin
g ♦ D
ial ♦ C
om
pass R
ose
♦ Conto
ur Lin
e ♦ D
irectio
n o
f Tra
vel ♦ Le
gend
♦ Base Plate ♦ Bearing ♦ Dial ♦ Compass Rose ♦ Contour Line ♦ Direction of Travel ♦ Legend ♦ Magnetic Needle ♦
Ori
enting A
rrow
♦ S
cale
♦ T
itle
♦ T
opogra
phic
Map ♦
Base
Pla
te ♦
Beari
ng ♦
Dia
l ♦
Com
pass
Rose
♦ C
onto
ur
Line ♦
Dir
ect
ion o
f Tra
vel ♦
Legend
This is a picture of the most interesting thing I saw while orienteering through the woods
In the future, I could use the skills I worked on today to
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
♦ Base Plate ♦ Bearing ♦ Dial ♦ Compass Rose ♦ Contour Line ♦ Direction of Travel ♦ Legend ♦ Magnetic Needle ♦
Orie
ntin
g A
rrow
♦ Sca
le ♦ T
itle ♦ T
opogra
phic M
ap ♦ B
ase
Pla
te ♦ B
earin
g ♦ D
ial ♦ C
om
pass R
ose
♦ Conto
ur Lin
e ♦ D
irectio
n o
f Tra
vel ♦ Le
gend
♦ Base Plate ♦ Bearing ♦ Dial ♦ Compass Rose ♦ Contour Line ♦ Direction of Travel ♦ Legend ♦ Magnetic Needle ♦
Ori
enting A
rrow
♦ S
cale
♦ T
itle
♦ T
opogra
phic
Map ♦
Base
Pla
te ♦
Beari
ng ♦
Dia
l ♦
Com
pass
Rose
♦ C
onto
ur
Line ♦
Dir
ect
ion o
f Tra
vel ♦
Legend
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OUTDOOR LIVING SKILLS
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
My basic survival needs include __________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
In a survival situation, a fire can help me because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture
of my group’s
survival shelter
♦ Campfire ♦ Dehydration ♦ Food ♦ Fuel ♦ Giardia ♦ Hypothermia ♦ Kindling ♦ Layers ♦ Leave No Trace ♦ Oxygen ♦
Positive
Menta
l Attitu
de ♦ R
est ♦ R
ule
of 3
♦ Shelte
r ♦ STO
P ♦ S
urviva
l Kit ♦ T
inder ♦ W
arm
th ♦ W
ate
r ♦ Cam
pfire
♦ Dehyd
ratio
n ♦ Fo
od ♦ H
ypoth
erm
ia P
osi
tive
Menta
l Att
itude ♦
Rest
♦ R
ule
of
3 ♦
Shelter ♦
STO
P ♦
Surv
ival Kit ♦
Tin
der ♦
Warm
th ♦
Wate
r ♦
Cam
pfire
♦ D
ehyd
ration ♦
Food ♦
Hyp
oth
erm
ia
♦ Campfire ♦ Dehydration ♦ Food ♦ Fuel ♦ Giardia ♦ Hypothermia ♦ Kindling ♦ Layers ♦ Leave No Trace ♦ Oxygen ♦
It is important to work as a team in a survival situation because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
My favorite activity (or skill that I learned) was
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
I can use what I learned in class throughout life by
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture
of my group’s
survival shelter
♦ Campfire ♦ Dehydration ♦ Food ♦ Fuel ♦ Giardia ♦ Hypothermia ♦ Kindling ♦ Layers ♦ Leave No Trace ♦ Oxygen ♦
Positive
Menta
l Attitu
de ♦ R
est ♦ R
ule
of 3
♦ Shelte
r ♦ STO
P ♦ S
urviva
l Kit ♦ T
inder ♦ W
arm
th ♦ W
ate
r ♦ Cam
pfire
♦ Dehyd
ratio
n ♦ Fo
od ♦ H
ypoth
erm
ia P
osi
tive
Menta
l Att
itude ♦
Rest
♦ R
ule
of
3 ♦
Shelter ♦
STO
P ♦
Surv
ival Kit ♦
Tin
der ♦
Warm
th ♦
Wate
r ♦
Cam
pfire
♦ D
ehyd
ration ♦
Food ♦
Hyp
oth
erm
ia
♦ Campfire ♦ Dehydration ♦ Food ♦ Fuel ♦ Giardia ♦ Hypothermia ♦ Kindling ♦ Layers ♦ Leave No Trace ♦ Oxygen ♦
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MY LODGE
My lodge is named: ____________________________________________________________________
Staying with me in my lodge are my friends
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
I feel ______________________________________________ about sleeping away from home because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is the view from my lodge
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ste
ward
ship
♦ C
ari
ng ♦
Com
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
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MAPLE SUGARING
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
My favorite yummy treats that can be made using maple syrup are
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Maple sap was first discovered by ________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Some of the different methods of collecting maple sap include
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture of a tapped maple tree
♦ Amber ♦ Evaporator ♦ Flue ♦ Grade ♦ Maple Syrup ♦ Phloem ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Sap ♦ Sinzibuckwud ♦ Spile ♦
Sugar B
ush
♦ Tappin
g ♦ X
ylem
♦ Am
ber ♦ E
vapora
tor ♦ Flu
e ♦ G
rade ♦ M
aple
Syru
p ♦ P
hlo
em
♦ Photo
synth
esis ♦ S
ap ♦ S
inzib
uckw
ud ♦ S
pile
♦ Tappin
g
Sugar
Bush
♦ T
appin
g ♦
Xyl
em
♦ A
mber ♦
Eva
pora
tor ♦
Flue ♦
Gra
de ♦
Maple
Syr
up ♦
Phlo
em
♦ P
hoto
synth
esi
s ♦
Sap ♦
Sin
zibuck
wud ♦
Spile
♦ T
appin
g
♦ Amber ♦ Evaporator ♦ Flue ♦ Grade ♦ Maple Syrup ♦ Phloem ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Sap ♦ Sinzibuckwud ♦ Spile ♦
In comparison to imitation maple syrup, real maple syrup is ___________________________ because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
My favorite part of Maple Syruping was
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture of me tasting maple syrup at the Frost Valley Sap House
6 CO2
Carbon Dioxide 6H2O
Water C6H12O6
Sugar 6O2
Oxygen Sunlight + +
♦ Amber ♦ Evaporator ♦ Flue ♦ Grade ♦ Maple Syrup ♦ Phloem ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Sap ♦ Sinzibuckwud ♦ Spile ♦
Sugar B
ush
♦ Tappin
g ♦ X
ylem
♦ Am
ber ♦ E
vapora
tor ♦ Flu
e ♦ G
rade ♦ M
aple
Syru
p ♦ P
hlo
em
♦ Photo
synth
esis ♦ S
ap ♦ S
inzib
uckw
ud ♦ S
pile
♦ Tappin
g
Sugar
Bush
♦ T
appin
g ♦
Xyl
em
♦ A
mber ♦
Eva
pora
tor ♦
Flue ♦
Gra
de ♦
Maple
Syr
up ♦
Phlo
em
♦ P
hoto
synth
esi
s ♦
Sap ♦
Sin
zibuck
wud ♦
Spile
♦ T
appin
g
♦ Amber ♦ Evaporator ♦ Flue ♦ Grade ♦ Maple Syrup ♦ Phloem ♦ Photosynthesis ♦ Sap ♦ Sinzibuckwud ♦ Spile ♦
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LOW ROPES
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
It was ___________________________________________ for me to trust other people today because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
It was ________________________________________________ for me to trust myself today because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
As a spotter it was my responsibility to
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Here is a poem that explains how I felt after participating in the Low Ropes course
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
Resp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Risk ♦ S
pottin
g ♦ T
eam
work ♦ T
rust ♦ C
halle
nge ♦ C
om
fort Z
one ♦ C
once
ntra
tion ♦ C
oopera
tion ♦ G
roup S
upport ♦ R
isk ♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
Resp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ris
k ♦
Spott
ing ♦
Team
work
♦ T
rust
♦ C
halle
nge ♦
Com
fort
Zone ♦
Conce
ntr
ation ♦
Coopera
tion ♦
Gro
up S
upport
♦ R
isk
This is a picture of my friends and me during my favorite Low Ropes activity
It is important to learn to trust other people because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
I can use what I learned in class throughout life by
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
Resp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Risk ♦ S
pottin
g ♦ T
eam
work ♦ T
rust ♦ C
halle
nge ♦ C
om
fort Z
one ♦ C
once
ntra
tion ♦ C
oopera
tion ♦ G
roup S
upport ♦ R
isk ♦ Challenge ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Group Support ♦ Interdependence ♦ Leadership ♦ Listening ♦ Patience ♦
Resp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ris
k ♦
Spott
ing ♦
Team
work
♦ T
rust
♦ C
halle
nge ♦
Com
fort
Zone ♦
Conce
ntr
ation ♦
Coopera
tion ♦
Gro
up S
upport
♦ R
isk
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ICE CUTTING
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
Ice Harvesting is the practice of
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
People harvested ice in the 1800s and early 1900s because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Some of the tools used to cut and move ice include
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
To me, ice cutting sounds like a ___________________________________ job because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture
of me at the Ice
Cutting Bee
♦ Alive Ice ♦ Cutting Bee ♦ Forstmanns ♦ Frederic Tudor ♦ Ice Box ♦ Ice House ♦ Ice Cake ♦ Ice House ♦ Plow ♦
Harve
sting ♦ R
efre
shera
tor ♦ S
aw
s ♦ Spudbar ♦ T
herm
al S
tratifica
tion ♦ T
ongs ♦ T
wentie
th C
entu
ry ♦ Alive
Ice ♦ C
uttin
g B
ee ♦ Fo
rstmanns ♦ Fre
deric T
udor
♦ Alive Ice ♦ Cutting Bee ♦ Forstmanns ♦ Frederic Tudor ♦ Ice Box ♦ Ice House ♦ Ice Cake ♦ Ice House ♦ Plow ♦
Harv
est
ing ♦
Refr
esh
era
tor ♦
Saw
s ♦
Spudbar ♦
Therm
al Str
atifica
tion ♦
Tongs ♦
Tw
entieth
Centu
ry ♦
Aliv
e I
ce ♦
Cutt
ing B
ee ♦
Fors
tmanns ♦
Frederi
c Tudor
This is a picture of the ice cake that we cut from the lake
My favorite part of Ice Cutting was
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
♦ Alive Ice ♦ Cutting Bee ♦ Forstmanns ♦ Frederic Tudor ♦ Ice Box ♦ Ice House ♦ Ice Cake ♦ Ice House ♦ Plow ♦
Harve
sting ♦ R
efre
shera
tor ♦ S
aw
s ♦ Spudbar ♦ T
herm
al S
tratifica
tion ♦ T
ongs ♦ T
wentie
th C
entu
ry ♦ Alive
Ice ♦ C
uttin
g B
ee ♦ Fo
rstmanns ♦ Fre
deric T
udor
♦ Alive Ice ♦ Cutting Bee ♦ Forstmanns ♦ Frederic Tudor ♦ Ice Box ♦ Ice House ♦ Ice Cake ♦ Ice House ♦ Plow ♦ H
arv
est
ing ♦
Refr
esh
era
tor ♦
Saw
s ♦
Spudbar ♦
Therm
al Str
atifica
tion ♦
Tongs ♦
Tw
entieth
Centu
ry ♦
Aliv
e I
ce ♦
Cutt
ing B
ee ♦
Fors
tmanns ♦
Frederi
c Tudor
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GEOLOGY
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
Geology is the study of
____________________________________________________________________________________
The 3 different type of rocks are
S_________________________, M_________________________, and I_________________________
I noticed that most of the rocks around Frost Valley are
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture of
the rock cycle
Lithosp
here
♦ Magm
a ♦ M
antle
♦ Meta
morp
hic ♦ M
inera
ls ♦ Rock C
ycle ♦ S
edim
enta
ry ♦ Tecto
nic P
late
s ♦ Topogra
phy ♦ W
eath
erin
g ♦ A
sthenosp
here
♦ Asthensophere ♦ Core ♦ Crust ♦ Erosion ♦ Fault Line ♦ Geology ♦ Glaciers ♦ Glacial Erratic ♦ Igneous ♦ Lava ♦
Lith
osp
here
♦ M
agm
a ♦
Mantle ♦
Meta
morp
hic
♦ M
inera
ls ♦
Rock
Cyc
le ♦
Sedim
enta
ry ♦
Tect
onic
Pla
tes ♦
Topogra
phy ♦
Weath
eri
ng ♦
Ast
henosp
here
♦ Asthensophere ♦ Core ♦ Crust ♦ Erosion ♦ Fault Line ♦ Geology ♦ Glaciers ♦ Glacial Erratic ♦ Igneous ♦ Lava ♦
The Catskill Mountains were formed by
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture of the layers of the Earth
I think that geology is ______________________________________________ because
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
My favorite part of Geology was
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Lithosp
here
♦ Magm
a ♦ M
antle
♦ Meta
morp
hic ♦ M
inera
ls ♦ Rock C
ycle ♦ S
edim
enta
ry ♦ Tecto
nic P
late
s ♦ Topogra
phy ♦ W
eath
erin
g ♦ A
sthenosp
here
♦ Asthensophere ♦ Core ♦ Crust ♦ Erosion ♦ Fault Line ♦ Geology ♦ Glaciers ♦ Glacial Erratic ♦ Igneous ♦ Lava ♦ Li
thosp
here
♦ M
agm
a ♦
Mantle ♦
Meta
morp
hic
♦ M
inera
ls ♦
Rock
Cyc
le ♦
Sedim
enta
ry ♦
Tect
onic
Pla
tes ♦
Topogra
phy ♦
Weath
eri
ng ♦
Ast
henosp
here
♦ Asthensophere ♦ Core ♦ Crust ♦ Erosion ♦ Fault Line ♦ Geology ♦ Glaciers ♦ Glacial Erratic ♦ Igneous ♦ Lava ♦
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FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
Ecology is the study of
____________________________________________________________________________________
This is a picture of a healthy, biodiverse freshwater ecosystem
Humans can impact freshwater ecosystems by
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Three examples of macroinvertebrate adaptations include
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Larva
♦ Meta
morp
hosis ♦ N
iche ♦ N
ymph ♦ p
H ♦ P
upa ♦ W
ate
rshed ♦ W
ate
r Cycle♦ A
bio
tic ♦ Adapta
tions ♦ B
io-in
dica
tor ♦ B
iotic ♦ E
colo
gy ♦ E
ft
♦ Abiotic ♦ Adaptations ♦ Bio-indicator ♦ Biotic ♦ Ecology ♦ Eft ♦ Eggs ♦ Freshwater ♦ Habitat ♦ Macroinvertebrate ♦
Larv
a ♦
Meta
morp
hosi
s ♦
Nic
he ♦
Nym
ph ♦
pH
♦ P
upa ♦
Wate
rshed ♦
Wate
r C
ycle♦
Abio
tic ♦
Adapta
tions ♦
Bio
-indic
ato
r ♦
Bio
tic ♦
Eco
logy ♦
Eft
♦ Abiotic ♦ Adaptations ♦ Bio-indicator ♦ Biotic ♦ Ecology ♦ Eft ♦ Eggs ♦ Freshwater ♦ Habitat ♦ Macroinvertebrate ♦
This is a picture of the coolest macroinvertebrate I found during class today
I can help protect freshwater ecosystems in the Catskills and at home by
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Larva
♦ Meta
morp
hosis ♦ N
iche ♦ N
ymph ♦ p
H ♦ P
upa ♦ W
ate
rshed ♦ W
ate
r Cycle♦ A
bio
tic ♦ Adapta
tions ♦ B
io-in
dica
tor ♦ B
iotic ♦ E
colo
gy ♦ E
ft
♦ Abiotic ♦ Adaptations ♦ Bio-indicator ♦ Biotic ♦ Ecology ♦ Eft ♦ Eggs ♦ Freshwater ♦ Habitat ♦ Macroinvertebrate ♦
Larv
a ♦
Meta
morp
hosi
s ♦
Nic
he ♦
Nym
ph ♦
pH
♦ P
upa ♦
Wate
rshed ♦
Wate
r C
ycle♦
Abio
tic ♦
Adapta
tions ♦
Bio
-indic
ato
r ♦
Bio
tic ♦
Eco
logy ♦
Eft
♦ Abiotic ♦ Adaptations ♦ Bio-indicator ♦ Biotic ♦ Ecology ♦ Eft ♦ Eggs ♦ Freshwater ♦ Habitat ♦ Macroinvertebrate ♦
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FOREST ECOLOGY
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
Ecology is the study of __________________________________________________________________
This is a picture of the coolest tree I saw today
Three examples of plant adaptations include
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Three different types of decomposers are
F__________________________, B________________________, and I_________________________
Inva
sive S
pecie
s ♦ Photo
synth
esis ♦ R
eso
urce
s ♦ Snag ♦ S
ucce
ssion ♦ S
usta
inability ♦ W
ate
rshed ♦ X
ylem
♦ Bio
dive
rsity ♦ Conife
r ♦ Decid
uous
♦ Biodiversity ♦ Conifer ♦ Deciduous ♦ Decomposition ♦ Ecology ♦ Erosion ♦ Forest ♦ Fungus ♦ Habitat ♦ Phloem ♦
In
vasi
ve S
peci
es ♦
Photo
synth
esi
s ♦
Reso
urc
es ♦
Snag ♦
Succ
ess
ion ♦
Sust
ain
abili
ty ♦
Wate
rshed ♦
Xyl
em
♦ B
iodiv
ers
ity ♦
Conifer ♦
Deci
duous
♦ Biodiversity ♦ Conifer ♦ Deciduous ♦ Decomposition ♦ Ecology ♦ Erosion ♦ Forest ♦ Fungus ♦ Habitat ♦ Phloem ♦
This is a picture of one of the healthy forest communities we visited today
Humans impact forest biodiversity by
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Trees are resources that provide humans with
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I can help protect forest ecosystems in the Catskills and at home by
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Inva
sive S
pecie
s ♦ Photo
synth
esis ♦ R
eso
urce
s ♦ Snag ♦ S
ucce
ssion ♦ S
usta
inability ♦ W
ate
rshed ♦ X
ylem
♦ Bio
dive
rsity ♦ Conife
r ♦ Decid
uous
♦ Biodiversity ♦ Conifer ♦ Deciduous ♦ Decomposition ♦ Ecology ♦ Erosion ♦ Forest ♦ Fungus ♦ Habitat ♦ Phloem ♦
In
vasi
ve S
peci
es ♦
Photo
synth
esi
s ♦
Reso
urc
es ♦
Snag ♦
Succ
ess
ion ♦
Sust
ain
abili
ty ♦
Wate
rshed ♦
Xyl
em
♦ B
iodiv
ers
ity ♦
Conifer ♦
Deci
duous
♦ Biodiversity ♦ Conifer ♦ Deciduous ♦ Decomposition ♦ Ecology ♦ Erosion ♦ Forest ♦ Fungus ♦ Habitat ♦ Phloem ♦
FROST VALLEY YMCA
School Journal
IN THE DINING HALL
When I am on set-up duty, my responsibilities are
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My favorite inspirational quote was about
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I can reduce the amount of food I waste by
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At Frost Valley, I compost my food waste because
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If a Program Instructor asks, “What time is it?” my response is
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♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦
Com
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness ♦ R
esp
ect ♦ R
esp
onsib
ility ♦ Ste
ward
ship
♦ Carin
g ♦ C
om
munity ♦ D
iversity ♦ H
onesty ♦ In
clusive
ness
♦ Caring ♦ Community ♦ Diversity ♦ Honesty ♦ Inclusiveness ♦ Respect ♦ Responsibility ♦ Stewardship ♦ Caring ♦ C
om
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
♦ R
esp
ect
♦ R
esp
onsi
bili
ty ♦
Ste
ward
ship
♦ C
ari
ng ♦
Com
munity ♦
Div
ers
ity ♦
Honest
y ♦
Incl
usi
veness
FROST VALLEY YMCA
School Journal
CLIMBING TOWER
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
Before climbing I need to remember to
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It is important to set personal goals before climbing because
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One challenge I faced today was
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This is a picture of me climbing the rock wall
♦ Anchor ♦ Belay ♦ Carabiner ♦ Challenge ♦ Climbing Commands ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Dynamic ♦
♦ Anchor ♦ Belay ♦ Carabiner ♦ Challenge ♦ Climbing Commands ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Dynamic ♦ Enco
ura
gem
ent ♦ G
oal ♦ H
arn
ess ♦ H
elm
et ♦ H
old
s ♦ Risk ♦ R
ope ♦ T
rust ♦ W
ebbin
g ♦ A
nch
or ♦ B
ela
y ♦ Cara
bin
er ♦ C
limbin
g C
om
mands ♦ D
ynam
ic Enco
ura
gem
ent ♦
Goal ♦
Harn
ess
♦ H
elm
et ♦
Hold
s ♦
Ris
k ♦
Rope ♦
Tru
st ♦
Webbin
g ♦
Anch
or ♦
Bela
y ♦
Cara
bin
er ♦
Clim
bin
g C
om
mands ♦
Dyn
am
ic
I gave my classmates positive encouragement while they climbed because
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Rock climbing is ____________________________________ to be because ______________________
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Here is a poem that explains how I feel about climbing
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My favorite part of Rock Climbing was
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♦ Anchor ♦ Belay ♦ Carabiner ♦ Challenge ♦ Climbing Commands ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Dynamic ♦
♦ Anchor ♦ Belay ♦ Carabiner ♦ Challenge ♦ Climbing Commands ♦ Comfort Zone ♦ Concentration ♦ Dynamic ♦ Enco
ura
gem
ent ♦ G
oal ♦ H
arn
ess ♦ H
elm
et ♦ H
old
s ♦ Risk ♦ R
ope ♦ T
rust ♦ W
ebbin
g ♦ A
nch
or ♦ B
ela
y ♦ Cara
bin
er ♦ C
limbin
g C
om
mands ♦ D
ynam
ic Enco
ura
gem
ent ♦
Goal ♦
Harn
ess
♦ H
elm
et ♦
Hold
s ♦
Ris
k ♦
Rope ♦
Tru
st ♦
Webbin
g ♦
Anch
or ♦
Bela
y ♦
Cara
bin
er ♦
Clim
bin
g C
om
mands ♦
Dyn
am
ic
FROST VALLEY YMCA
School Journal
CASTLE TOUR
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
The original owner of the Frost Valley YMCA property was named
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The Castle was built in: _________________________________________________________________
Some of the other original buildings of the Forstmann Estate include
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This is a picture of my favorite room in the castle
♦ Adolphine ♦ Biscuit Lodge ♦ Camp Wawayanda ♦ Castle ♦ Deer Park ♦ Dumbwaiter ♦ Ice House ♦ Margetts ♦
Juliu
s Forstm
ann ♦ O
utd
oorsm
an ♦ O
rion ♦ P
igeon Lo
dge ♦ R
efle
ction P
ond ♦ R
oot C
ella
r ♦ Slid
e M
ounta
in ♦ T
wentie
th C
entu
ry ♦ Woole
n C
om
pany Ju
lius
Fors
tmann ♦
Outd
oors
man ♦
Ori
on ♦
Pig
eon L
odge ♦
Reflect
ion P
ond ♦
Root
Cella
r ♦
Slid
e M
ounta
in ♦
Tw
entieth
Centu
ry ♦
Woole
n C
om
pany
♦ Adolphine ♦ Biscuit Lodge ♦ Camp Wawayanda ♦ Castle ♦ Deer Park ♦ Dumbwaiter ♦ Ice House ♦ Margetts ♦
Some of Mr. Forstmann’s hobbies include
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If I owned the Castle I would use it to
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Life today is similar to life in the early 1900s because
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Life today is different from life in the early 1900s because
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My favorite part of the Castle tour was
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♦ Adolphine ♦ Biscuit Lodge ♦ Camp Wawayanda ♦ Castle ♦ Deer Park ♦ Dumbwaiter ♦ Ice House ♦ Margetts ♦
Juliu
s Forstm
ann ♦ O
utd
oorsm
an ♦ O
rion ♦ P
igeon Lo
dge ♦ R
efle
ction P
ond ♦ R
oot C
ella
r ♦ Slid
e M
ounta
in ♦ T
wentie
th C
entu
ry ♦ Woole
n C
om
pany Ju
lius
Fors
tmann ♦
Outd
oors
man ♦
Ori
on ♦
Pig
eon L
odge ♦
Reflect
ion P
ond ♦
Root
Cella
r ♦
Slid
e M
ounta
in ♦
Tw
entieth
Centu
ry ♦
Woole
n C
om
pany
♦ Adolphine ♦ Biscuit Lodge ♦ Camp Wawayanda ♦ Castle ♦ Deer Park ♦ Dumbwaiter ♦ Ice House ♦ Margetts ♦
FROST VALLEY YMCA
School Journal
APPLE CIDERING
Date: ______________ Instructor: ________________________________________________________
My favorite yummy treats that can be made from apples are
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Seeds are dispersed in nature because
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Some of the ways that seeds are dispersed include
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Apple cider is different from apple juice because
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This is a picture of my
friends and me picking
apples in the orchard
♦ Apple Cider ♦ Botany ♦ Budding ♦ Cider Press ♦ Dispersal ♦ Hopper ♦ Johnny Appleseed ♦ Orchard ♦ Pollination ♦
Pom
olo
gy ♦
Pulp
♦ R
oot C
ella
r ♦ S
eed ♦
Apple
Cid
er ♦
Bota
ny ♦
Buddin
g ♦
Cid
er P
ress ♦
Disp
ersa
l ♦ H
opper ♦
Johnny A
pple
seed ♦
Orch
ard
♦ P
ulp
♦ Apple Cider ♦ Botany ♦ Budding ♦ Cider Press ♦ Dispersal ♦ Hopper ♦ Johnny Appleseed ♦ Orchard ♦ Pollination ♦
Pom
olo
gy ♦ P
ulp
♦ R
oot
Cella
r ♦ S
eed ♦
Apple
Cid
er ♦ B
ota
ny ♦ B
uddin
g ♦
Cid
er
Pre
ss ♦
Dis
pers
al ♦ H
opper ♦ J
ohnny
Apple
seed ♦
Orc
hard
♦ P
ulp
This is a picture of me using the apple press
The most interesting part of Apple Cidering was
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♦ Apple Cider ♦ Botany ♦ Budding ♦ Cider Press ♦ Dispersal ♦ Hopper ♦ Johnny Appleseed ♦ Orchard ♦ Pollination ♦
Pom
olo
gy ♦
Pulp
♦ R
oot C
ella
r ♦ S
eed ♦
Apple
Cid
er ♦
Bota
ny ♦
Buddin
g ♦
Cid
er P
ress ♦
Disp
ersa
l ♦ H
opper ♦
Johnny A
pple
seed ♦
Orch
ard
♦ P
ulp
♦ Apple Cider ♦ Botany ♦ Budding ♦ Cider Press ♦ Dispersal ♦ Hopper ♦ Johnny Appleseed ♦ Orchard ♦ Pollination ♦
Pom
olo
gy ♦ P
ulp
♦ R
oot
Cella
r ♦ S
eed ♦
Apple
Cid
er ♦ B
ota
ny ♦ B
uddin
g ♦
Cid
er
Pre
ss ♦
Dis
pers
al ♦ H
opper ♦ J
ohnny
Apple
seed ♦
Orc
hard
♦ P
ulp