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Speculative Stories
In this flexible activity patrons imagine future uses of AI tools, and...
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Ethiquest
In this short activity patrons consider the ethical dilemmas posed by...
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Data Bites
Patrons create a paper supervised learning machine, and use it to sort...
ReWilding Activities There are 22 items.
These nature-inspired hands-on activities help participants connect with their environment, build their observational skills, and celebrate the biodiversity of our planet.
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Help Nature Reclaim its Space: Library Facilitation...
Help your library create a space for nature to recover! This activity can be done in an outdoor space or indoors using planter containers. Learn about "rewilding" and work with your community to let a piece of land restore itself as an ecosystem supporting plant and animal life. 0
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For Patrons: A Guide to Help Nature Reclaim its Space
This seven-step guide walks through how to let a plot of land "rewild" by being left alone to re-establish itself as an ecosystem supporting plant and animal life. This guide can be given directly to patrons to take home. 0
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Una guía para ayudar a la naturaleza a recuperar su...
Esta guía de siete pasos explica cómo dejar que una parcela de tierra "recupere su estado salvaje" dejándola sola para que se restablezca como un ecosistema que sustenta la vida vegetal y animal. Esta guía se puede entregar directamente a los usuarios para que la lleven a casa. 0
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Create a Sign for Your Rewilding Project
Rewilding is the process of letting nature reclaim its natural space. Creating a sign for your patch of land is a great way to let others know how you are restoring nature. Libraries can create a sign for a spot on their grounds or host a program for community members to build a sign for their own patches of land at home or around the community! 0
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Bioblitz at the Library: Celebrating Biodiversity
Invite your community on a walk around the library’s outdoor spaces to record observations of the plants and animals. Turn this into a community science project by submitting the observations to the free app, iNaturalist. The data will be used to inform biologists how to best protect and restore an ecosystem. 0
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Birds and Blooms: Recycled Planter
Patrons design and build a hanging planter out of recycled materials 0
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Home Sweet Home
Patrons learn about what animals need to survive, and then design and build a habitat model for their favorite animal! 0
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Wind Streamer
3 Review(s)Children create a wind streamer out of common materials and use it to determine the wind’s direction. 5493
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Season Seeking
Patrons learn about phenophases (changes of the seasons) by observing ecosystems and recording their observations in naturalist journals 0
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Plant Hunting
Go outside and investigate different types of plants using a magnifying glass, camera, notebook, and (optional) app, then see if you can classify them. 0
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Clouds Above
1 Review(s)Children observe Earth clouds and discover that there are different kinds of clouds at the upper, middle, and lower levels of our atmosphere. 1330
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Flood!
Patrons learn about how different types of soil have different capacities for retaining water, and some can result in flooding problems, by testing three different soil samples (sand, potting soil, and clay) 0
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