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Investigate the specks, flecks, and particles in the air—with airborne junk detectors you can easily make. Directions are in this activity from HHMI’s Cool Science for Curious Kids.
Involve children in collecting leaves, rocks, and other natural items, and use the collections to teach children math and science skills. This resource from Oregon State University tells you what to do.
Use the insect fact sheet in this middle school curriculum from Clemson University to help children identify and classify insects they might find outdoors.
Taking a “virtual” field trip is almost as good as being outdoors. Explore a cove forest and a salt marsh with this program from Clemson University.
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Help children study plants and animals in local outdoor settings by adapting some of the activities from this curriculum developed by Oregon State University.
Use these Yale University activities—which require simple, inexpensive, and easily obtainable materials—to help children learn about volcanoes, magnetism, and other topics.
When it’s too hot to be outdoors, educators, older students, and parents can try their hand at this visual and motor test that involves learning a new motor skill. This activity is from HHMI’s Biointeractive.