Girl Scouts gather to make water bottle filters that simulate aquifers. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Ava Vedros (left), 10, and Elaina Newman, 10, play around while waiting to make simulation aquifers. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Ava Vedros (left), 10, pours soil on top of sand in a simulation aquifer made out of a water bottle. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Daniel Dixon (left), 4, James Dixon, 4, and Naomi Dixon, 7, examine their bottle aquifers, which demonstrate how natural filtration works. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Elaina Newman (left), 10, helps Ariss Owens, 10, pack down gravel in her bottle aquifer. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Mackenzie Landry, 10, watches water filter through her bottle aquifer. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Wyndi Sanchez (center), 7, pours water into Peggy Galloway's, 8, bottle aquifer. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Two simulation aquifers show varying degrees of cleaner water. Girl Scouts from Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed a series of water-related activities during a visit to the Smithsonian’s Water/Way Exhibit at Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Roughly 80 local Girl Scouts from area troops toured the Old City Hall on Saturday, Aug. 25, as part of the Smithsonian’s acclaimed “Water/Ways” exhibit. For “Girl Scout Badge Day,” local Girl Scouts from 12 different troops in Denham Springs, Walker and Watson completed three activities before taking home a fun badge associated with the “Water/Ways” exhibit, which will be on display through Sept. 22.
Girl Scouts look for clues to a scavenger hunt during a visit to the Old City Hall Museum on Saturday, Aug. 25.
Girl Scouts look for clues to a scavenger hunt during a visit to the Old City Hall Museum on Saturday, Aug. 25.
A Girl Scout examines an example of how water is naturally filtered by the earth during a visit to the Old City Hall Museum on Saturday, Aug. 25. The visit was in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s traveling “Water/Ways” exhibit.
Two Girl Scouts examine an example of how water is naturally filtered by the earth during a visit to the Old City Hall Museum on Saturday, Aug. 25. The visit was in conjunction with the Smithsonian’s traveling “Water/Ways” exhibit.