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Make a Lake
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsWhere rainwater goes after the rain stops? And why there are rivers and lakes in some parts of the land but not in others? In this activity, learners will make a model landscape using a plastic bin...
Runaway Runoff
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsWhen it rains, water can collect on top of and seep into the ground. Water can also run downhill, carrying soil and pollution with it. In this activity, learners will see how the ground influences...
Counting With Quadrants
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsMillions of organisms can live in and around a body of water. In this outdoor activity, learners will create their own quadrant, a tool scientists use to estimate the number of organisms in an...
Algae in Excess
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsPlants need nutrients to grow. This is why we apply fertilizers to grass and food crops. In this activity, learners will explore how fertilizers can affect lakes and other bodies of water. Learners...
The Scoop on Habitat
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsSome aquatic organisms live in open water, while some live in soil at the bottom of a body of water. In this outdoor activity, learners will build a scoop to observe creatures living in soil, and...
Dip Dip, Hooray
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsLakes, streams and other freshwater bodies are a habitat for lots of living things, big and small. In this outdoor activity, learners will build their own net in order to collect and observe their...
Trail Impact Study
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners plan a simple foot path and create an environmental impact study of the natural area where the path would be. These steps help learners role-play the scientific...
Terrestrial Hi-Lo Hunt
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners search for the warmest and coolest, windiest and calmest, wettest and driest, and brightest and darkest spots in an area. They also look for differences between...
Clam Hooping
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this two-part outdoor activity, learners conduct a population census of squirting clams on a beach or mudflat, and investigate the clams' natural history. During the Clam Hooping activity,...
Seas in Motion
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor, beach activity, learners use tennis balls, water balloons and other simple devices to investigate the movement of waves and currents off a sandy beach. This activity should be done...