Get outside and explore one thing found outside only at a certain time of the year – snow! Take a closer look at snowflakes, measure snowfall in different places, and investigate water as a solid. This is a good opportunity to discuss climate change with your family and how these investigations change depending on the variations in temperature and moisture in the air.

• Snow Pack Materials Sheet
• Snowflake Activities
• Snowflake Chart Print Out

Whether it is outside your home, in the nearest park, or someplace a little farther away, this pack includes materials needed to learn more about trees, identify trees in your area, and engage in investigations with trees. Take some time to explore one tree or many trees – they do a lot for our environment and the community.

• Tree Pack Materials Sheet
• Leaf Printing Activity
• PLT Poet-Tree Activity
• PLT What’s the Value of That Tree Activity
• Scavenger Hunt Print Out
• Spokane Area Dichotomous Key

Eastern Washington has a unique and exciting geological past. We can investigate rocks in the area that are over one billion years old; as well as some newer rock formations from volcanic activity. Take a closer look at the surrounding soil composition and identify soil textures from different places.

• Rocks and Soils Pack Materials Sheet
• Mineral Test Kit Guide
• Soil Texture By Feel Print Out
• Soils Painting Activity

With 76 lakes and dozens of other seasonal ponds, creeks, and rivers in the Spokane area, there are lots of places to explore water bodies and the small and very important critters that live in these water bodies during part or all of their life cycle. Take a closer look at macroinvertebrates that live in our waterways and can be an indicator of water quality.

• Water Pack Materials Sheet
• Macros as Water Quality Indicators
• Macro Groups
• Key to Life in the Pond Print Out
• Pollution Tolerance Index
• Picture Key

Pollinators make so much of our food possible and play a critical role in plant reproduction. Take some time to explore what our local pollinator community looks like. While most are insects, pollinators can take different forms as well. Get outside and put your observation skills to the test. Get to know the flowers these pollinators are visiting as well and explore the connection between our pollinator friends and the plants they utilize.

• Pollinator Pack Materials Sheet
• Pollinator & Flower Activity
• PNW Bumble Bees
• Scavenger Hunt Print Out
• Citizen Science – Bumble Bee Watch