Activity Type: Family Activity - Page 4

Family Activity: The Fallen Log

Discover microhabitats, communities, and diverse life by observing fallen logs.

Focus on the many shapes that are found in both natural and built environments.

Explore differences in soil types and composition.

Learn how relocating plants and animals can be both beneficial and detrimental.

Make a tree costume and act out a tree’s structure and functions.

Find out what’s inside different buds in early spring, where leaves come from, and how they form.

Discover why sustainable use of natural resources is important.

Act out and learn about the parts of a tree, and their structure and function.

Explore food webs and discover the many ways that plants and animals are connected.

Observe the annual change of seasons and investigate why leaves turn colors in the fall.