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Science explorations, experiments, and learn-ables for people under the age of 20.
Making rain barrels at the community garden. A how-to.
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Citizen science is one approach to informal science education. To capture these multiple meanings of citizen science, some workers in the field now refer to "public participation in scientific research."Citizen science is related to long-standing programs employing volunteer monitoring for natural resource management, and is often employed as a form of education and outreach to promote public understanding of science. Technology is credited as one of the main drivers of the recent explosion o...
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Why a wah pedal sounds something like a voice, and why it doesn't sound more like one
Dave Stroup with the Golden Ratio. Adapted from Science Ink by Carl Zimmer © Sterling Publishing co., Inc. 2011
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Geology - Illustrate how different types of rocks are formed using crayons
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Stop-motion animation for planting seeds.
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Experiments, observations, and journeys into the heart and soul of science.
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Cultivated plants versus wild plants: An exploration of the amaryllis.
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Lessons from Professor Snowman Inquiry learning focuses on the idea that the learner generates their own questions about the world and the teacher guides them in the search to find the answers. Being keen to listening for these questions (a.k.a. learning opportunities) is part of a teacher, mentor or parents' job.
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JUST a toad! Just a TOAD? (Alina coughs.) That statement is shocking. There is nothing simple or obvious about the magnificent creatures known as the toad. What does it mean to be just a toad? We took today's rainy weather as an opportunity to find out.
Great resources for nature study, Apologia Biology and more. @Barb shares at Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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A study of snowflakes. In 1611, Johannes Kepler published a short treatise, On the Six-Cornered Snowflake, which was the first scientific reference to snow crystals. Kepler pondered the question of why snow crystals always exhibit a six-fold symmetry. He speculates that the hexagonal shape plays an important role in how the snowflake develops.
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Playing with privet, or how the privet played with us. This post includes several printables for studying and identifying various trees.
Bark Basics There are lots of kinds of bark. Look for the differences. What color is the bark? Is it rough or smooth? Is it thick or thin? Does it have a smell? What other differences can you find?
What to do if your son is better naturalist than you with a side reference to privet.
Welcome to The Butterfly Lab The Butterfly Lab allows visitors the opportunity to explore The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's Judy Istock Butterfly Haven, located in Chicago, IL. In the lab you will learn how to manage the lives of over two hundred butterflies. This includes breeding, feeding and maintaining the caterpillars and butterflies within the Haven's artificial environment.
100+ science adventures your child will love.
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Wonderful post with examples of real nature journals.
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A game of 20 questions for a naturalist in winter.
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Falling Trees & Small-Scale Logging Standards A 15 B 1, 3 C 3 D 1, 3 Concepts Leverage Friction Inertia Without trees, life in most parts of Alaska would be impossible. Areas that don’t have trees growing nearby rely on driftwood. Knowing how to fall or, as we say, “knock” trees is an important skill. Almost anyone can get a tree to fall over, but it is difficult to log: safely, with the trees landing and pointing in the same direction, and without getting hung up on other trees.
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1st week of advent - Festival of Stones. Making crystals.
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Kat L. {hodge podge & happy} Amazing collection. Thanks!!
alina coryell My pleasure, Kat. We love every minute of them.