Let's Take This Outside!
Let's Take This Outside!
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Watch out! Before going outside be mindful of poison ivy.
Watch out! Before going outside be mindful of poison ivy.
Act fast if you touch poison ivy!
Act fast if you touch poison ivy!
You may be able to avoid a rash by washing your skin with a poison plant wash and then rinsing thoroughly.
You may be able to avoid a rash by washing your skin with a poison plant wash and then rinsing thoroughly.
Did you know NASA studies more than just rockets and stars?
Did you know NASA studies more than just rockets and stars?
NASA scientists study what's happening on Earth too!
NASA scientists study what's happening on Earth too!
As seasons are connected to what the Earth is doing in space,NASA climatologists and phenologists (people who study how the world changes season to season) are out in the field learning new things and taking data in journals and log books.
As seasons are connected to what the Earth is doing in space,NASA climatologists and phenologists (people who study how the world changes season to season) are out in the field learning new things and taking data in journals and log books.
You can do what they are doing right at home!
You can do what they are doing right at home!
You can be an astronomer!
You can be an astronomer!
Create a journal tracking moon phases, constellations, meteor showers and shooting stars.
Create a journal tracking moon phases, constellations, meteor showers and shooting stars.
You can be a climate scientist!
You can be a climate scientist!
Create a journal tracking precipitation (rain, snow, hail) or daily temperatures. Be sure to take the temperature in the same location as close to the same time each day.
Create a journal tracking precipitation (rain, snow, hail) or daily temperatures. Be sure to take the temperature in the same location as close to the same time each day.
You can be a phenologist!
You can be a phenologist!
Create a journal tracking how all these things relate based on your observations.
Create a journal tracking how all these things relate based on your observations.
For example, it’s colder each day in October and birds are flying over heading south!
For example, it’s colder each day in October and birds are flying over heading south!
Remember! Your journals don’t need to be fancy or expensive. A scientist’s first tool is making observations. Take good notes and you are on your way!
Remember! Your journals don’t need to be fancy or expensive. A scientist’s first tool is making observations. Take good notes and you are on your way!
Check out these fun links & videos for more information about these topics!
Check out these fun links & videos for more information about these topics!
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