Students will understand where the Great Basin Desert is located, its climate and physical characteristics, and how the animals that live there are affected and adapted to this unique desert environment. Students will use this knowledge to create an animal specially adapted to the Great Basin Desert. 

 Through a series of experiments, students learn light travels in waves, how light is separated and the reason sunsets have brilliant colors. 

 Participants get a visual of the importance of Leave No Trace after a drawing of their favorite place gets overrun by impact monsters. Next, students will take a closer look at the principle Know Before You Go, which teaches students how to prepare for trips into the great outdoors.