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Mapping a Study Site
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In this outdoor activity, learners use a mapping technique to become oriented to the major features of an outdoor site.

Shapes and Colors and Textures, Oh My!
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This is an activity about discovering the colors and beauty of nature. Learners will spend time outdoors, matching paint chip samples, colored paper, or colors of clothing to those found in nature.

Envirolopes
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In this outdoor activity and observation game, learners hunt for a variety of textures, colors, odors and evidence of organisms in the activity site.

Nature Journals
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In this activity, learners construct a home-made journal with simple, everyday materials.

Hopper Circus
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In this outdoor activity and/or field trip, learners investigate the behavior of hopping animals.

Bird Watching
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In this activity, learners will observe birds in their backyard or local park. They will attempt to find common Ohio birds and will look for bird behaviors just like an ornithologist.

Web Weavers
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In this outdoor science/art activity, learners investigate spider webs by using string to create their own spider webs.

Tree Investigations
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In this activities, learners head outside and investigate trees through bark rubbings. Learners will need paper, a pencil, and some unwrapped crayons to create them.

BioBlitz
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Biodiversity Activity), learners will pair up and take a notebook outdoors to a selected location to observe and record a list of living things that t

Nature Painting
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In this activity learners will create paint out of natural materials. Explore your natural world (or your fridge) and find berries, leaves, or flowers to find a great base for your paint.

Rockets Away
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In this activity, learners build a simple "rocket" with ordinary household materials to demonstrate the basic principles behind rocketry and the principle of reaction.

Make Your Own Ant Farm
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In this outdoor/indoor activity, learners collect ants and dirt to create an ant farm in a cup that they can observe over time.

Supernova Star Maps
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This fun astronomy activity allows learners to experience finding stars in the night sky that will eventually go supernova. This activity is perfect for a star party outdoors.

For the Birds
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In this activity, learners will explore nature by creating food for birds. Learners will develop fine motor skills and engage in nature observation through this activity.

Animal Anti-Freeze
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In this outdoor winter activity, learners search for and create hibernation sites that will protect gelatin "animals" from freezing.

Bugs, Worms & Others
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In this creative outdoor activity, learners invent populations of make-believe organisms and then investigate real populations living in the activity site.

Makin' Tracks
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In this activity, learners make plaster casts of an animal track to learn more about animals and animal behavior.

Extra Bounce
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In this indoor or outdoor demonstration, use a large and small ball to illustrate conservation of energy and momentum.

Synaptic Tag
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In this outdoor activity, learners review the parts of the synapse and their functions by playing a game.

Food Chain Game
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In this outdoor game, learners role play populations linked in a food chain.