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Bug Camouflage
This hide-and-seek activity is a great way for children to explore the natural world while learning about how animals use camouflage to protect themselves against predators.
Goals:
To develop observation skills.
To describe and discuss the natural world, materials, and processes.
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Feeling Nature
To encourage interest and exploration of the outdoors.
Goals:
To collect, describe and record information.
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Earth Bottles
Bring pieces of the Earth from your own backyard into your students' homes with these stylish and esthetic Earth Bottles.
Goals:
Inspire admiration for earth's beauty and variety. Improve sensory integration, creativity, fine motor skills, patterning and recycling skills.
The beans and rice, as well as the other natural materials offer a variety of colors that can be used to make beautiful art. Create positive and memorable environmental experiences for the students.
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Fly, Fly Butterfly
These colorful butterflies are a great extension of your science curriculum and an opportunity to review learned material.
Goals:
To reinforce the unit of study on butterflies while incorporating fine motor skills in an art based activity.
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Erupting Island Volcanoes
Try this attention grabbing activity before discussing how some islands are formed. The fizzing, erupting volcano looks like the real thing! As the volcano lava and ash fall, an underwater island starts to appear!
Goals:
Show how a volcano can create landforms, and do it on a small budget with limited space!
This activity shows the volcano erupting, the ash cloud forming and the lava and ashes falling to create an island! Show how ash clouds can stick around for long periods of time, even after the volcano has stopped erupting.
Lead into discussion on how the Hawaiian Islands came to be.
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