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Doing Science
If reading about science is fun, then actually doing science is a blast! Each month, Backyard Biology will feature a new Nature Activity that can be done with common everyday materials. Many of these activities have been around a long time and have been enjoyed by many. Others are new ideas by me or my friends.
If you have a nature activity you would like featured on this page, please contact us.
The Activities on this site
Leaf Chromatography
added Thursday,
December 6, 2012
Disarming Milkweed
added Friday, September 21, 2012
Controlling Deer Ticks
added Saturday, January 7, 2012
Fun With Mosquitoes
added Friday, November 4, 2011
Which Way Home?
Added Monday, October 3, 2011
Trapping Carrion Beetles
added Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Plankton Net
added Friday, August 5, 2011
The Beachcombers Game
added Thursday, July 7, 2011
Butterfly Feeders
added Friday, June 3, 2011
Talking to the Birds
added Friday, May 6, 2011
Skunk Cabbage Temperature
added Friday, April 8, 2011
Looking for Chlorophyll
added Thursday, March 3, 2011
Catching Snowflakes
added Thursday, February 3, 2011
Fishing for Fireflies
added Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Termite Trails
added
Friday, December 3, 2010
Spider Houses
added Wednesday, November
3, 2010
Preserving Leaves
added Sunday, October 3, 2010
Winogradsky Column results
added September 1, 2010
Rain Gauge
added August 3, 2010
Winogradsky Column
added June 4, 2010
Breaking Trail
added May 7, 2010
Eggshell Geode part 2
added March 1, 2010
Eggshell Geode part 1
added February 1, 2010
Surviving the Cold
added January 7, 2010
Living Soil
added December 4, 2009
Night Vision
added October 27, 2009
Seed Power
added October 9, 2009
Deer Fly Stick
added September 5, 2009
Dusting for Spider Webs
added August 11, 2009
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