MSU Tollgate Farm: Nature’s Engineer Camp

Howdy Campers! Welcome to week four of the MSU Tollgate Summer Adventures! We are so excited to have you as part of this incredible journey as we discover and explore the wonders of nature from a distance but together. On this page you will be able to explore a series of activities, videos, and tips that will help you get outside, creative, dirty, and learning!

This weeks camp theme is Nature’s Engineers! Professions such as architects, engineers, and scientists often look to nature to inspire and answer questions. Organisms all around us are using engineering principles to build structures and/or modify the environment for their benefit. During this week of camp we will investigate various nature engineers on our property and become one ourselves through participation in various outdoor packed activities!

Table of Contents: 

Page 1: Introduction and Feedback Survey 
Page 2: Social Skill Challenge
Page 3:
STEAM Activity: Biomimicry 
Page 4: Activities
Page 5: Educational Videos


We are using this summer camp platform as a way to stay connected this summer and get the youth outside and learning! We have decided to start a private Facebook Group for our blog this year as a simple way to help keep us connected. This private group will be a safe place to share pictures and experiences of your “camper” working on MSU Tollgate summer projects. 


FEEDBACK SURVEY: Let us know how we are doing and how else we can help by filling out the short survey below! We appreciate any feedback, the good and the not so good.