Plant and/or Animal
Family Activity: Field, Forest, and Stream
Compare different environments to understand how nonliving elements can influence living elements within an ecosystem.
Family Activity: Have Seeds, Will Travel
Observe, collect, and classify plant seeds.
Family Activity: The Forest of S.T. Shrew
Take a “shrew’s-eye-view” of life in the woods and uncover the diversity in the forest.
Family Activity: Every Tree for Itself
Uncover the conditions trees need to survive, live, and grow and learn how trees compete for resources.
Family Activity: Evergreens in Winter
Touch, smell, see, hear, and taste winter using this activity.
Family Activity: Birds and Worms
Discover the value of camouflage and pretend to be birds in search of worms.