There are ecosystems all around us. We don’t need a rainforest or a fancy terrarium— just take a look outside. These are some of my favorite outdoor activities for ecosystem interactions in elementary science.
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There are ecosystems all around us. We don’t need a rainforest or a fancy terrarium— just take a look outside. These are some of my favorite outdoor activities for ecosystem interactions in elementary science.
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For #WorldSnakeDay, we present you 8 things you didn't know about rattlesnakes. #OutsideScience #FindYourPark Great Basin National Park Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University | Explore Nature
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For #WorldSnakeDay, we present you 8 things you didn't know about rattlesnakes. #OutsideScience #FindYourPark Great Basin National Park Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University | Explore Nature
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In this new episode of Outside Science (inside parks) follow Scientists in Parks intern Lucca and the team at Curecanti National Recreation area as they monitor water quality. See the full episode on our page. | Explore Nature
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In this new episode of Outside Science (inside parks) follow Scientists in Parks intern Lucca and the team at Curecanti National Recreation area as they monitor water quality. See the full episode on our page. | Explore Nature
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Do Science like a girl! In celebration of #InternationalWomenAndGirlsInScienceDay, come along with students from Mercy Academy, an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Louisville, Kentucky, as they stage a rescue mission for their remote submarine at Mammoth Cave National Park. | Explore Nature
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Do Science like a girl! In celebration of #InternationalWomenAndGirlsInScienceDay, come along with students from Mercy Academy, an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Louisville, Kentucky, as they stage a rescue mission for their remote submarine at Mammoth Cave National Park. | Explore Nature
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It's turtle party time! When sea turtles hatch in areas with lots of light pollution, they can get disoriented and not make it into the ocean. This episode tracks the young volunteers in the Pensacola Florida area that are working to help turtles make it to the sea. Watch episode 4 of Outside Science (inside parks) now! #OutsideScience #NPS100 Gulf Islands National Seashore Colorado State University | Explore Nature
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It's turtle party time! When sea turtles hatch in areas with lots of light pollution, they can get disoriented and not make it into the ocean. This episode tracks the young volunteers in the Pensacola Florida area that are working to help turtles make it to the sea. Watch episode 4 of Outside Science (inside parks) now! #OutsideScience #NPS100 Gulf Islands National Seashore Colorado State University | Explore Nature
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“Project C.A.V.E.S. gets you dirty. And I like it.” - Carson Haller, Arkansas high school student attending the cave and camp experience in Buffalo National River In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks) explore Arkansas Underground with Project C.A.V.E.S. (Creative Adventure and Valuable Experiences through Spelunking). #OutsideScience #ParkScience Special thanks for our friends at Colorado State University for filming and producing this video. | Explore Nature
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“Project C.A.V.E.S. gets you dirty. And I like it.” - Carson Haller, Arkansas high school student attending the cave and camp experience in Buffalo National River In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks) explore Arkansas Underground with Project C.A.V.E.S. (Creative Adventure and Valuable Experiences through Spelunking). #OutsideScience #ParkScience Special thanks for our friends at Colorado State University for filming and producing this video. | Explore Nature
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Is Yellowstone losing its steam? In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), follow Scientist in Parks intern Abby as she studies the unique geology and hydrology of Yellowstone National Park to find out how much heat is leaving the caldera. 🎥 NPS / CSU / Ron Bend An audio described version is available here ➡ https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/osip_yell_hydro.htm View all of the Outside Science (inside parks) episodes here ➡ https://www.nps.gov/nature/osip.htm #OutsideScience #ScientistsI
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Is Yellowstone losing its steam? In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), follow Scientist in Parks intern Abby as she studies the unique geology and hydrology of Yellowstone National Park to find out how much heat is leaving the caldera. 🎥 NPS / CSU / Ron Bend An audio described version is available here ➡ https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/osip_yell_hydro.htm View all of the Outside Science (inside parks) episodes here ➡ https://www.nps.gov/nature/osip.htm #OutsideScience #ScientistsI
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Today is the premiere of our latest #OutsideScience episode. Come along with us to Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site and see middle school student learn about the role of fire in prairie restoration. Many thanks to Colorado State University videography crew for producing it. #TellingAllAmericanStories | Explore Nature
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“He’s big. A 400-gram snake is a dominant male out here,” says Bryan Hamilton, back in the laboratory at Great Basin National Park. Capturing snakes certainly isn’t for everyone. So why do park biologists do it? You’ll have to watch the video to learn the whole story, but here’s a clue: Rattlesnakes help keep rodent populations in check, which is a benefit for human health. #ParkScience #OutsideScience Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University | Explore Nature
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What do alligators, 3D glasses, helicopters, and airboats have in common? Well, you can see all four in the new action- and science-packed episode of Outside Science (inside parks)! Join us we travel to Everglades National Park and discover how the “river of grass” as well as the tropical hardwoods and uplands in the Everglades change over time. #OutsideScience #ParkScience #NPS100 | Explore Nature
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Happy International Archaeology Day! Celebrate with this new episode of Outside Science (inside parks). Join Archeological Technician Abbey Vander Sluis and intern Mika Claybrook as they search for artifacts at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park to help bring to life what happened on Civil War battlefields. An audio described version is available here ➡ https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/osip_chch.htm View all of the Outside Science (inside parks) episodes here ➡ https://www.nps.go
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Happy Spring Equinox! With spring comes flowers and, with flowers, the buzz and fluttering of pollinators! 🦋🐝🌻 They may be small, but pollinators like bees and butterflies can be key identifiers of ecosystem health. In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), join the team at Indiana Dunes National Park as they keep an eye on pollinators in the rare black oak savannah habitat behind the dunes. These studies help scientists understand how changes in the habitat influence our important p
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“Skeletons and bones just kind of emerge.” - Ben Kligman, PhD Candidate It seems appropriate that we celebrate National Fossil Day in the same month as Halloween. This month our Outside Science (inside parks) team follows interns from The University of Texas at Austin and Virginia Tech as they dig for fossils at Petrified Forest National Park on their quest to understand more about the history of life on earth. #NationalFossilDay #OutsideScience #ScientistsInParks #ParkScience #FindYourPark #Enc
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“It’s almost meditative for me, when I’m walking around the woods or out here and I’m hearing the birds chirping and I’m noticing all these natural sounds and I’m keeping track of it. It centers me.” Madison Chudzik #DYK biodiversity has a sound? Get a head start on celebrating tomorrow’s #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience! Follow Scientists-in-parks intern Madison Chudzik as she tunes into the natural sounds of Grand Canyon National Park to listen to the effects of prescribed fire on bio
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"It's definitely really special that I get to be a part of the recovery effort here at the park, to protect and save an endangered species." - Natalia Portales In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), follow Scientists-in-Parks intern Natalia Portales as she joins the team at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to monitor and protect critically endangered Great Lakes piping plover. --- Find an audio described version of this episode here ➡️ https://youtu.be/_t3ScIh9PLs Watch this an
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“It’s a bit like a scavenger hunt” - Jennifer McNamara, Scientists in Parks Intern In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), join the team at Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve as they monitor the amazing recovery of peregrine falcons along the Yukon River. An audio described version is available here ➡ go.nps.gov/OSipYUCH 🎥 NPS / Ron Bend / CSU #OutsideScienceInsideParks #OSIP #ParkScience #Internships College of the Atlantic National Park Service Youth & Young Adult Programs Scie
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Assateague Island National Seashore, way out on the Maryland coast, may be famous for its wild horses, but it’s also a great spot for birds. In this episode of Outside Science (inside parks), park scientists and interns are giving birds a health check-up to make sure they’re doing okay. 🎥 NPS / CSU / Ron Bend An audio described version is available here ➡ go.nps.gov/OSip_ASIS View all of the Outside Science (inside parks) episodes here ➡ go.nps.gov/osip | Explore Nature
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“It’s amazing to be out here at that time of day when everything’s waking up... It’s really like almost a spiritual experience to be able to wake up with the sun and with the birds.” - Denise Cameron On #MigratoryBirdDay, check out the newest episode of Outside Science (inside parks) filmed in one of the last remaining remnants of tallgrass prairie habitat at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. In this episode follow intern, Denise Cameron, as she helps the park understand how birds are using t
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Join us as we take a tour around the Science Park! You'll meet our new chickens, find out what's growing in the gardens, and discover the theory behind our new Nature Exploration Space. Want to see more fun science videos? Head to http://bit.ly/sw-YouTube | Science World
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50 Outdoor Science Activities For Students: Exploration, Crafts, Challenges, And Model Building - Teaching Expertise
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More evidence of why we should regularly get outside into nature. | Australian Academy of Science
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The Museum’s outdoor Science Park is officially open. | Museum of Discovery and Science
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