Rock pictures Time: 15-20 minutes Materials: cardboard and glue (both optional) Activity: Gather a variety of small rocks. Point out how we can see different shapes in nature around us and in our rocks. Have kids identify some congruent shapes between their rocks and surroundings (e.g. this one is triangular like that pine tree). Have […]
Flower exploration Time: 20-30 minutes Materials: flowers, plastic knives (optional), magnifying glasses (optional) Activity: Show the kids the parts of the flower, petals, pistil, stamens, stem. If the flower has pollen, put some on your finger and show the kids. Explain how pollinators like bees and butterflies move pollen between flowers and once the pollen
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Chlorophyll painting Time: 10-15 minutes Materials: paper Activity: Tell kids chlorophyll is what makes leaves green. It is a pigment, like a paint, and we can use that paint to make pictures. Demonstrate 2 techniques: 1) crushing a leaf and using the juice to draw on a piece of paper; 2) laying the leaf on
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