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Patrons examine the cross section of a tree, or "tree cookie," and discover how climate conditions of the past can be determined by the thickness of the tree rings. 0
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Participants investigate the quality of a stream by identifying insects (macroinvertebrates) with the help of keys and photos. The amount of certain species of macroinvertebrates can help indicate if the stream is healthy or not. 0
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Participants learn about the different adaptations of a macroinvertebrate by dressing up a volunteer or using art to create their own aquatic bug. Make this a "Take & Make" activity by providing a printed copy of pages 3-6 of the guide, craft materials, and an invitation for patrons to "Create their Own Aquatic Bug!" 0
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Implementation Guide
Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more.
Participants learn about the water cycle by playing a relay race vocabulary game. 0
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Through a visual presentation, the students will learn the different sources of freshwater, and the relative ratios of these water sources on the earth. 0
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In this engineering design challenge, patrons use simple materials and the engineering design challenge to build paddle boats! 0
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Teacher's Guide
Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources.
Patrons design and build a boat from aluminum foil that can hold as many pennies as possible before sinking or capsizing. 0
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Participants create 3D graphs using stackable cubes, such as Legos, to observe and compare preciptation levels from several different locations. 0
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Participants build a model of a watershed to demonstrate how rainfall carries pollution into the ocean and other bodies of water. 0
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Patrons learn about how the water cycle works by creating a 3-D paper craft. 0
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These six activities explore uranium mining and the impact it has left on the people and the environment. Activity #3 relates to mining in the four corners region and its effects on Navajo workers, and activity #6 focuses on what cleanup and advocacy efforts have been (and need to be). 0
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This brand new activity allows patrons to learn more about their community's history with water through an engaging outdoor History Walk! Try out this draft activity and leave a review to tell us how it went! 0
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