
Outside Activities
Activities and Programs

Exploring the Solar System: Observe the Sun

Exploring the Solar System: Observe the Moon

Exploring Earth: Bear’s Shadow

Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets

Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds

Exploring Earth: Temperature Mapping

Exploring Earth: Land Cover

Exploring the Solar System: Craters

Rocket Reactions

Exploring Science Practices: Early Explorations

Exploring the Solar System: Big Sun, Small Moon
Group Activities that Can be Played Outside

Exploring Fabrication - Self-Assembly

Ready, Set, Self-Assemble

Exploring Size - Powers of Ten Game

Nano Around the World card game

Exploring Nano & Society - You Decide!
Astronomical Events

Lunar Eclipses

Solar Eclipses

Exploring the Solar System: Solar Eclipse

Asteroids, Comets, Meteors, and Meteorites

Moon
Nature Journals and Outdoor Observations
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Free video series from John Muir Laws and Children's Creativity Museum
https://creativity.org/nature-journal-connection/ -
John Muir Laws How to Teach Nature Journaling
https://johnmuirlaws.com/product/how-to-teach-nature-journaling/ -
International Nature Journaling Week (first week in June)
https://www.naturejournalingweek.com -
USA National Phenology Network (USA-NPN)
Nature's Notebook tracking seasonal changes in plants and animals
https://usanpn.org/natures_notebook

Finding STEM Experts
- See the "Environmental Sciences" and "Earth and Space" sections of the Working with STEM Experts: A Guide for Educators in Museums and Other Informal Learning Settings
More Resources
- Project Learning Tree
https://www.plt.org - North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE)
https://naaee.org - National Association for Interpretation (NAI)
https://www.interpnet.com - Howtosmile.org outdoor activities
https://www.howtosmile.org/resource-search/outdoor' - Take Me Outside (based in Canada)
https://takemeoutside.ca - Outdoor Learning professional learning opportunities
https://outdoorlearningstore.com/professional-learning/ - Children & Nature Network
This website curates and summarizes peer-reviewed scientific literature that makes the case for connecting children with nature.
https://research.childrenandnature.org/