Description

Filled with fun activities and hands-on science projects, Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: South by Erika Zambello teaches kids to love and protect the great outdoors.

Features

• Features simple, fun introductions to astronomy, birds, geology and more, plus plenty of activities to help kids make hypotheses, experiment and observe
• Includes 19 hands-on science projects, such as raising native caterpillars, making mushroom spore prints and attracting moths with an ultraviolet light
• These put students in control of their own learning—every day is a little treasure hunt, and you never know what your children will uncover in their outdoor classroom
• If they keep good records and share what they find, their observations can even help scientists learn more about nature in the South
• With 14 states and a wide range of habitats, plants and animals, the South is a wonderful region for getting outside and discovering nature
• There is so much to see and appreciate--even in your backyard or at a nearby park
• Covers Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North & South Carolina, eastern Oklahoma, Tennessee, eastern Texas, and Virginia & West Virginia