Build a Dam
Fri, Apr 3, 2015Use rocks, mud, sand and sticks to dam up the stream at Bledsoe Park! more...
Use rocks, mud, sand and sticks to dam up the stream at Bledsoe Park! more...
Build a teepee with sticks. Tie it together with string. Wrap it in a blanket. more...
Use different rocks to draw on different surfaces. What does it look like? more...
Mix soil and water to make your favorite kind of mud! How does it feel? more...
Wrap objects in plastic netting bags. Bury them. Dig them up two months later. What happened to the objects? more...
Go to the Colorado River at Shaffer's Bend in Marble Falls. Hike and swim! more...
Go to Chalk Ridge Falls State Park. Hike to the creek, climb under the cliff and cross the rope bridge. more...
Go to the Austin Nature Center. Check out the wildlife exhibits, creek, dino pit and Trade Counter. more...
Fill a tray or gutter with sand. Pour water into the sand. How does the water change the the sand pile? more...
Look for tracks. Make your own tracks by yourself or with your toys. What do they look, feel and smell like? more...
Hike half a mile up the South San Gabriel River and find Acrocanthosaurus tracks! more...
Pour water down a sheet pan filled with soil, and another filled with soil and mulch. Which erodes more? more...
Pour red or blue Kool-Aid through several different soils. Which soils retain or leach which dyes? more...
Combine breakfast cereal in a cup. Shake the cup. Where do different kinds of cereal settle? more...
Filter muddy water through a paper towel filter. What filters out and what remains? more...
Bury parts of toys in a sand pit. Excavate toys and rebuild them. Can you mark quadrants and map your finds? more...
Dig up dirt from under bushes and trees. What is the dirt made up of? more...
