In Your Own Backyard Archives - Page 3 of 3

Family Activity: How Big is Your Tree?

Measure trees in different ways and become familiar with tree scale and structure.

Explore nature by tuning in to the sounds of your environment.

Discover the value of camouflage and pretend to be birds in search of worms.

Focus on the many shapes that are found in both natural and built environments.

Explore differences in soil types and composition.

Find out what’s inside different buds in early spring, where leaves come from, and how they form.

Act out and learn about the parts of a tree, and their structure and function.

Meet plants and animals living in, on, and around trees and how they depend on trees to survive.