Earth & Weather Activities

 

Activities

A blue and green paper mache Earth.
General Earth Activities
Homemade weather wheel; a circle divided into four secction, with each section decorated to represent a type of weather.
Atmosphere

Mountain Seed Art example: Variety of dried seeds, beans, and rice glued to a mountain outline.

Mountains

 

Blue paper with trees and a house drawn on the bottom. Two yellow circles are in the sky; one labeled "summer" is higher up, and one labelled "winter" is lower down.

Seasons
 

Hand using a red ice cube to paint on a piece of paper.

Water

 

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Links and Resources

Water Collections Chat: Explore the theme of water with museum experts!

Museum Minute: Watch short videos about the Earth! Each video includes ideas for activities to do at home.

 (Courtesy of PBS Kids) Learn more about Denali, hear about Walter Harper’s first ascent, and get a look at climbing gear that was used over a hundred years ago.

Collection of water and climate-related activities from the National Informal STEM Education Network.

Become a citizen scientist and collect data to track changes in the environment.

 

 

A person scooping water into a white container.

Image: Museum Minute: Exploring Water video.

 

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