Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Midwest: Fun Activities & Experiments That Get Kids Outdoors (Nature Science Workbooks for Kids) - Tapa blanda

Ortler, Brett

 
9781647551698: Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Midwest: Fun Activities & Experiments That Get Kids Outdoors (Nature Science Workbooks for Kids)
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ISBN 10: 1647551692 ISBN 13: 9781647551698
Editorial: Adventure Publications, Incorporated, 2021

Sinopsis

Why settle for less? Utilize educational content tailor-made for your part of the country, and introduce children to nature in the Midwest.

National workbooks are great―but regional content is even better! The Midwest encompasses 12 states, and it features four distinct seasons. Focus on the habitats, plants, and animals found here.

Written by Brett Ortler, a naturalist from the region, the Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Midwest does what other workbooks can’t: It gets specific about climate, geography, state symbols, weather, and especially birds, fungi, insects, minerals, trees, wildflowers, and so much more. With over 20 simple, fun introductions to scientific subjects―like astronomy and geology―it gets children excited about nature in their own backyard and teaches them to love and protect the great outdoors. More than a dozen activities help kids to make hypotheses, experiment, and observe. The 19 hands-on science projects―such as raising native caterpillars, making mushroom spore prints, and attracting moths with an ultraviolet light―put students in control of their own learning!

You never know what your children will uncover in their outdoor classroom. Every day is a little treasure hunt. If they keep good records and share what they find, their observations can even help scientists learn more about nature in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. So get the Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Midwest, and get started on a lifetime of discovery.

Regional workbooks are better:

  • Introduction to the Midwest’s geography, plants and animals, and biology
  • Activities specific to your part of the country
  • Fun hands-on projects that spark wonder
  • Regionally accurate information about agriculture, invasive species, weather records, and more

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Brett Ortler is a writer, a naturalist, and an editor. As the editor at Adventure Publications, he’s edited more than 300 titles pertaining to nature and the natural world, including best-selling field guides to the night sky, rocks and minerals, birds, bugs and insects, and pretty much everything in between. When he’s not working, he’s usually outside looking for rocks, photographing bugs, or looking at mushrooms. He is the author of a number of popular introductions to the natural world, including The Fireflies Book, The Mosquito Book, Animal Tracks Activity Book, and many others. He’s also an essayist and poet, with work published in Fatherly, Scary Mommy, and Yahoo! Parenting, as well as many other venues. His first collection of poetry, Lessons of the Dead, was released in 2019. He lives in Minnesota with his wife, two kiddos, and three dogs.

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<p><b>Spotting the Moon, the Planets, and Orion</b><p>In winter, it can be hard to stay active outside. After all, it’s cold and it gets dark early, but for stargazers, winter is one of the best seasons around. There aren’t any bugs, you don’t have to stay up late for it to get dark, and some of the best constellations are visible during the winter. So if you dress up warmly, grab a lawn chair, and bust out a small telescope or binoculars, you can see the planets, the moon, even the Orion <b>nebula</b> and the <b>Pleiades</b>.<p><b>What You’ll Need</b><br><ul><li>Warm clothes</li><li>A lawn chair</li><li>A small telescope or binoculars</li><li>A field guide and/or virtual planetarium software like Stellarium (free for PC/Mac) is helpful</li></ul><p><b>What to Do</b><p>First, figure out what you want to see before you head out. That’s where a good field guide comes in, and virtual planetarium software, as those can show you exactly what the sky will look like wherever you are (and whenever you want).<p>Starting with the moon is always a good idea, as it’s bright and impossible to miss. The best time to observe the moon is in the “first quarter” when only one half of the moon is lit up. It reveals a lot more detail than a full moon, when all that reflected sunlight washes out the view. If you have a small telescope, try holding a smart phone over the eyepiece and see if you can snap some pictures. This can be tricky, but if you take a bunch of pictures and fiddle with the settings, you can get some wonderful shots. (There are also phone mounts for sale online, though you have to get the right model for your phone.)<p>After you take a look at the moon, make sure you get a chance to see Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus. You’ll need to refer to your field guide/planetarium software for when/where to look for each, as they appear to move through the sky over time. Still, it’s worth the effort, as seeing Saturn’s rings for the first time will make you gasp.<p><i><b>One note:</b> Don’t expect to see the rings like you would in a picture from NASA. Instead, the planets will look pretty small, but if you’re patient and you focus just right, you’ll see the planets for real. It’s an amazing experience. Even if you only have binoculars you can often spot Jupiter’s largest moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.</i><p>Finally, even if you only have a small telescope or binoculars, make sure to take a look at Orion. Easy to spot throughout much of the late fall and winter, it’s famous for “Orion’s Belt” a line of three evenly spaced stars at the center of the constellation. Just below the belt, you’ll see a star that looks a bit smudged; it’s actually not a star at all. It’s a nebula, an area where stars are forming. Through binoculars or a small telescope, it’s a wonderful sight. The same is true for the Pleiades, a bright star cluster. To find it, simply follow from Orion’s belt up and to the right. If you’re just looking with your eyes, it looks like a little smudge, but through binoculars or a telescope, it looks a bit like a miniature version of the Big Dipper.</p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p></p>

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Editorial
Adventure Publications, Incorporated
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1647551692
ISBN 13 
9781647551698
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
112
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