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In this set of outdoor games, learners increase their awareness of the outdoor environment by going on a scavenger hunt and an out-of-place hunt.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners use a mapping technique to become oriented to the major features of an outdoor site.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners measure the diameter of their water balloons, model an impact, measure the diameter of the “crater” area, and determine the ratio of impactor to crater.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this three-part activity, learners use food to determine the effects of wind, sandblasting and water on regolith (dust) formation and deposition on Earth.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor, freshwater activity, learners explore the behavior and food preferences of crawdads (or crabs) by "fishing" for them with various baits.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor game, learners role play predator and prey to explore the importance of keen hearing and silent stalking skills in the animal world.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this wintertime outdoor activity, learners role play wolves tracking their prey by following scented trails.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners find out the color of food that jays prefer and then try to change the birds' preference by altering the taste of the food with salt.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners explore how a surprising number of animals use human-made litter, such as cans and crumpled paper, to find food and shelter in their environment.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners search for lichen, a combination of a fungus and an alga living together. Lichen grow where most other plants cannot, on rocks, the trunks of trees, logs and sand.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners saw sections from fallen trees, then count tree rings and look closely at patterns of tree growth.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This outdoor activity/field trip requires a place where minnows swim, such as a local pond or brook.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners find, count and compare as many different kinds of animals as they can find in two different areas: a managed lawn and a weedy area.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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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.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners construct hand-held altitude trackers. The device is a sighting tube with a marked water level that permits measurement of the inclination of the tube.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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In this outdoor activity, learners become beachcombers as they walk on a sandy beach in search of evidence of life.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners compare the moisture released from different kinds of leaves and from different parts of the same leaf, by observing the color change of cobalt chloride paper.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity and game, learners roundup a "herd" of hopping insects and find out how many different kinds or species are in their herd.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor water activity, learners explore evaporation by painting with water and tracing puddles. Learners will discover that wet things become dry as the water evaporates.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 6 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity that can be combined with a hike, learners try to match a "mystery community" by shaking animals out of different trees and shrubs.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes