Category: Science
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Recycle Challenge: Water Bottle Challenge
Before you throw that water bottle away, or toss it into the recycle bin, think of some fun and useful ways to give it a new purpose. Use a small water bottle or a gallon size. Make sure you clean it out well and allow it to dry completely if you plan to store anything…
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Observe Life At A Pond
During the summer, ponds, lakes, and other bodies of water are full of life. Take some time to observe what’s going on. Use the following suggestions to create a one of a kind summer study. Visit a pond, lake, river, creek, or ocean (if another body of water is not available). Observe life at the…
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Make A Night Of It!
Take advantage of some especially nice summer evenings with a fun family activity under the stars. Here are some suggestions: · Observe the moon. Find out when the full moon will be and take some time to moon gaze. Bring a telescope along with you if you have one or view it through a cardboard tube.…
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DIY Backyard Tic-Tac-Toe
Getting outdoors to play while the weather is nice is great for everyone! Game Board To play tic-tac-tac you will need a game board. This can be made from any of the following suggestions, or something of your own choosing. · A PVC pipe and four 4-way connectors the same width as the PVC pipe. To cut…
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DIY Backyard Skeet Ball
Make your own skeet ball themed game for the backyard or to take to the park. The follow ideas are only suggestions, please feel free to come up with your own way of making a game with this theme. Suggestions: Something to make a ramp out of: A box, small slide, wood and a few…
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Start A Three Sisters Garden
Have you ever heard of companion planting? Native Americans grew certain vegetables together because they benefited each other during their growing cycle. Start a gardening project that includes plants that will benefit each other during their grow cycle. Check out the related posts below for more information about the Three Sisters. To begin your gardening…
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Recycling Project: K-Cup Challenge
How can these little cups be reused in fun, creative, and interesting ways? You will want to collect a whole bunch of cups, with and without holes, for this project. No K-Cups? Use a small Dixie cup, bathroom cups, or disposable shot glasses for the following challenge ideas. Here are your challenge areas, choose as…
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Flower Values
What you’ll need: The chart provided below, printed out, or paper and pencil, a calculator, a website, book, or another source of spring flower names What to do: Choose 5-10 of your favorite spring flowers (common or scientific names) and figure out the number value for each word. If you need a little help with…
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Measurements of Spring
If April showers bring forth May flowers, how much precipitation does the spring season receive, and how much does the temperature change? You can find out by doing the following simple experiments: Capture rain and snow during the season, or for a month, and keep track of the day and night temperatures for a month.…
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Wildflower Research Project
As the weather warms up, and nature starts to awaken from its slumber, the beauty of the season begins to burst free. Much of that beauty is reoccurring in the form of wildflowers that can be found on the roadside or in private and public gardens. If you enjoy the colors and smells of Spring,…
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From Bud To Bloom
For this activity, please choose a tree in your yard or somewhere very close by. Next, choose one or more methods to document your observations: Drawing, writing/journaling, picture or video recording, or an audio recording device. Observation Suggestions What kind of tree is it? Find out its name and the type of tree it is.…
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Wind, How Is It Measured?
Use the following questions to help research wind, then use the experiment suggestions below to do some measuring and observing of your own. What is wind? Where does it come from? How is wind measured? What types of winds are there? Where can they be found? What effects wind? Why is wind measured? What tools…
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