In “Everwonder-ology” camp, scientists aged five to ten got to explore dinosaurs, colors, cooking, water, and rockets with a new theme every day at EverWonder Children’s Museum. This diverse lineup for the week, devised by longtime science educator Pam Fagan, was a matter of following her bliss.

“I do what is fun for me,” she said regarding the yearly program between attending to her campers.

On Monday, campers made a three-dimensional dinosaur puzzle, which Fagan said impressed her. According to Fagan, even the four-year-old had a hand in creating the complicated puzzle. That day, they also made a mold of a dinosaur tooth.

On the cooking day, Wednesday, campers made human treats, dog treats, and cat treats. Fagan expanded on the dog treats, which she said consisted of oatmeal, banana and sun butter.

“Of course, the batter was delicious. We all ate the batter as well,” said Fagan.

“Every year I change the activities depending on what I’m excited or interested in,” Fagan explained. “I try to do a different theme each day, and a lot of them are progressive.”

Evidence of this progression was around the room.

There was an assortment of celery, cabbage and flowers dipped in dyed water, with the plants’ capillaries expressing the hue decided for them on day two of camp. Water tanks laid waiting for their inhabitants — grow-lizards — as campers began their day by measuring and recording their expansion.

Fagan explained it was an ongoing experiment that started Monday. It was finally Friday, and time to take them home.

“I don’t want to leave,” said a camper, who seemed earnest as Fagan helped her put her lizard in her bag.

After the grow-lizard study concluded, Fagan introduced a mini-lesson on evaporation as campers could expect their dry lizards to shrink in the coming days. She explained evaporation is when “water leaves something,” which seemed to resonate with the young campers.

The phenomenon, which they may have been familiar with, had been paired with a vocabulary word and tied to the experiment. Throughout the lesson, Fagan integrated more vocabulary in this way.

After the first activity was through, it was time to segue into Friday’s theme of rockets. The educator explained they would be making several rockets that day — all different.

The first rocket on the itinerary used a squeeze bottle, two different widths of straws, tape, and foam stickers. After a demonstration, every child was capable of constructing their own rocket nearly independently, with small interventions from Fagan and student docent Sophie Hull.

Fagan spoke with a gentle timbre to lead her class, which seemed naturally curious on her topic of whim. Both of these elements seemed to make an intent of the class appear — to introduce students to scientific curiosity and process at an age-appropriate and exciting level.

Before showing how squeezing the bottle would turn the contraption into a rocket, Fagan had campers make a hypothesis based on prior knowledge.

“The air is going to try to get out, and there’s going to be no way for it to get out,” Fagan said. “What’s going to happen to the straw?”

One camper excitedly guessed the straw would shoot out.

Every young scientist successfully made their rocket and all were able to play after a rewarding build. Campers also had the option to decorate their creation.

Camp at EverWonder Children’s Museum is holding two more sessions. “Zoology and Ecology Camp” will be held August 7 through 11, and “Cosmology Camp” will be held August 21 through 25. Cosmology Camp is still open for registration at everwondermuseum.org/summercamp.

Reporter Noelle Veillette can be reached at noelle@thebee.com.