Amazingly, trees cover over 30 percent of the world’s land area. In forests, they’re kings and queens, reigning supreme over all the other plants and animals below. In parks and gardens, and along city streets, trees bring beauty and a. Read More
Weather is a great family science topic. Even preschoolers can identify rainy, sunny, cloudy, and snowy days. Older kids can make more subtle observations and can learn to measure and quantify the conditions they observe. Read on for some great science activities that are fun for the whole family. Read More
Snow and ice can be treacherous. You can slip and fall. You can sink into a soft snowdrift. You can even encounter an avalanche. But the ancient people who invented the first sleds, ice skates, and skis weren’t thinking about. Read More
Here in the Northern Hemisphere, deciduous trees stand quietly waiting to be dressed in spring clothes. The air is quiet. Perhaps there is snow. It is time to walk among the winter trees and see what secrets their leaves have been hiding all summer long. Read More
The ability to pick up and read the clues around you is one of the best methods of teaching ever. And it doesn’t have to be one of those certified educational moments either. The grocery store, a football game, church, riding in the car, even watching TV all can be moments when you discuss the things you touch, hear, taste, and see with your kids. Read More
It’s December, and the weather may not be ideal for a backyard science adventure. That’s okay though, because your living room is a perfect place to explore how animals have adapted to survive the winter. Read More
Certainly tradition falls upon us this time of year like no other. The overeating, the incessant holiday music, the I-can-beat-you-this-year displays that seem to know no chronological order, and the ubiquitous scenes of tiny tots gathered under the tree. But how necessary is it? Read More
When an animal moves to a different location for part of the year, we call this journey a migration. There are different reasons for animals to migrate. Some animals migrate due to weather changes and others migrate for better food supplies. Let’s meet three animals that take some amazing journeys each year in order to breed and survive. Read More
Biologists estimate there are more than 1,200 species of shark in the world’s oceans. With the known species numbering just over 500, it’s clear that there’s a tremendous amount of information we don’t know about sharks and shark species, which makes it a fascinating field of research. Read More
Ahhhh, autumn. School’s back in session; the weather is cooling; and I’m starting to dream about big pots of stew and cozy sweaters. Must be time for a bug safari—the perfect September nature activity! Read More
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