MATERIALS: Construction paper of different colors, glue, scissors TIME FRAME: 30- 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Decide which colors will be for the petals of your flowers and which colors will be for the stems and leaves. Keep one sheet of the paper whole so you can glue your flowers to it.…
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MATERIALS: A digital camera, a natural or man-made object you have access to every day (a tree, flower, tomato plant, backyard chicken, a lamp…), a computer and permission to use it. TIME FRAME: 2 minutes each day for your own set period of time PROCEDURE: Every day for a set…
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MATERIALS: A bag of organic topsoil, organic vegetable seeds, scissors TIME FRAME: 60 minutes PROCEDURE: With permission, go out into your yard and find a spot that you can plant your own little garden in. Remember, your space will need to get 6 to 8 hours of sun each…
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MATERIALS: Seeds (preferably native to your area), ~5 square feet of garden or yard space, garden gloves, permission TIME FRAME: 60 minutes + growing time PROCEDURE: Once you’ve gotten permission to plant some seeds and have reviewed where they will be planted, begin by assessing the soil. Wildflowers don’t…
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MATERIALS: A camera, scavenger hunt list below or one you’ve created on your own. TIME FRAME: 30- 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Using the list below as a guide, go for a walk with your camera and take pictures of the following items. Find as many of them as you can! Something…
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MATERIALS: Sturdy shoes, weather appropriate clothing, permission. TIME FRAME: As long as you want! PROCEDURE: Find a nice, sturdy, healthy tree with lots of thick branches and begin climbing it! It doesn’t matter how far up you go ( as long as you’re being safe), just climb up there and…
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MATERIALS: Several small envelopes to put the different seeds you collect in, scissors, a pencil or pen TIME FRAME: As long (or as short) as you’d like! PROCEDURE: With permission, go on a walk during the fall, winter or summer and look for old, dead flowers The heads of most…
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MATERIALS: Graph paper, a ruler, crayons, markers or colored pencils, plants to measure TIME FRAME: 30 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Using your graph paper, label the horizontal axis with time (days or weeks) Label your vertical axis with height (centimeters or inches) If you’d like, you can leave some extra…