Families learned about nature in a non-traditional way at the Jacob Burns Film Center Media Lab during its monthly “Free Family Saturday” event October 7.<\/p>\n
The event included a viewing of the film \u201cAmazon Adventure.\u201d The film and nature-themed activities are a part of the center\u2019s “Focus on Nature 2017” series, which highlights the beauty and power of nature and how people can affect and help it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Focus on Nature series helps open up a new world on microscopic stuff and a lot of really cool hidden nature things,\u201d said Maia Bulgeta, teaching assistant at Jacob Burns Film Center.<\/p>\n
The event included an anaglyph station for 3-D photos, a camouflage-coloring station for children to learn about how animals camouflage, and a green screen shoot in the sound stage of the media lab.<\/p>\n
Bulgeta believes many answers to questions about nature can\u2019t be looked up on a phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s our observations of the world around us that really form our futures. If kids learn about nature and how it works, they\u2019ll be better prepared on how to handle life in general,\u201d said Bulgeta.<\/p>\n
Several families were first-timers at the Free Family Saturday Events and were pleased with the activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy son really enjoyed the 3-D pictures. I want to get him involved with the center as much as possible because he\u2019s interested in film. We\u2019re going to be coming back more often,\u201d said Monisha Doshi.<\/p>\n
Other families attended the event because of its environmental theme.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m always teaching my kids how to respect the planet, because the planet is so important to our survival. Events like these really help them be more interested and care more,\u201d said Ivoire Lavann.<\/p>\n\n