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Water Walk
National Health MuseumAdd to list DetailsLearners take a field trip along a local body of water and conduct a visual survey to discover information about local land use and water quality. Learners document their findings by mapping and...
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...
Rock Pioneers
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity/field trip, learners investigate organisms that live along the ocean's rocky coast. Learners add bare rocks to an intertidal zone, and over the course of 6-8 weeks...
Salt Water Revival
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners visit the intertidal zone of a rocky coastal site well populated with marine organisms. During a low tide, when many organisms are not covered by water, learners...
Beach Zonation
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor, ocean-side activity, learners investigate the distribution of organisms in the upper region of the intertidal zone. Many coastal animals survive long exposures to air, high...
OBIS Oil Spill
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners simulate an oil spill using popcorn (both oil and popcorn float on water), and estimate the spill's impact on the environment. Learners role play...
Can Fishing
Lawrence Hall of ScienceAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners go "can fishing" and discover the kinds of aquatic organisms that live in and on submerged cans. Discarded bottles and cans surprisingly provide...