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Hungry as a Caterpillar
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In this indoor and outdoor activity, learners discover that insects grow and develop as do all living things, going through a process known as complete metamorphosis.

Scent Tracking
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In this wintertime outdoor activity, learners role play wolves tracking their prey by following scented trails.

The Old White Sheet Trick: Light and Insect Behavior
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In this outdoor, nighttime activity, learners gather around a brightly lit, white surface and study the behavior of nocturnal animals attracted to the light, particularly night fliers.

Web It!
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In this outdoor activity, learners investigate spider webs and feeding behavior, particularly how spiders trap food in their sticky silk webs while not getting stuck themselves.

Beachcombing
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In this outdoor activity, learners become beachcombers as they walk on a sandy beach in search of evidence of life.

Out of Control
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In this outdoor activity, learners release a portion of a lawn from human control—no mowing, no watering, no weeding, no pest control—and then investigate the changes that result over several weeks.

For the Birds
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In this outdoor activity, learners turn the fun of feeding wild birds into an investigation of bird behavior.

Flocking for Food
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In this outdoor beach activity, learners use a variety of "beaks" (such as trowels, spoons or sticks) to hunt for organisms that shore birds might eat.

Supersize That Dinosaur
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In this activity, learners explore the size and scale of dinosaurs. Learners listen to "The Littlest Dinosaurs" by Bernard Most. Then, learners estimate the size of a Triceratops and T.

Give or Take?
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In this outdoor activity, learners work in pairs using their senses—especially touch—to learn more about individual trees.

Collect Invertebrates to Determine Water Quality
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Alligator Habitat Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into organisms and the health of their ecosystems.

Our Beautiful World
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In this Bob the Builder(TM)-themed activity, learners go on a nature walk outside and describe what they observe using their senses.

Statistics: Creature Features
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In this math activity, learners collect, organize, and analyze a set of data related to types of animals in the temperate forest.