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- I Love Air activities:
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- Can you hold your breath? Not for long! How many times do you
- breathe in one minute? People need air to live. Take a deep breath.
- You deserve it!
-
- Find two downy feathers. Play this game with a friend. Let the wind
- carry your feathers away. Whose feather floats the farthest?
-
- When you stand outside in the summer, what do you smell? Take a
- deep breath. Did you smell roses? Cut grass? Someone's barbeque
- grill?
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- Wind is air that is hustling and bustling. Listen to the wind howl. Can you
- howl like the wind?
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- Blow up a balloon, but don't tie it shut. Hold the end so the air
- doesn't escape. Now, count to three and let it go! Watch it fly
- through the air. Play again. See how far you can fly your balloon.
-
- Make a wind stick from a long, straight pole or branch. Tape colorful
- ribbon or crepe paper to the top. Push the stick into the ground.
- Which way do the strips move? They tell you which way the wind is
- blowing.
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- Fill a bowl with water. Use a straw to blow air bubbles under the
- water--first slow, then fast. Add a few drops of dishwashing soap.
- What happens when you blow through the straw?
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- Instead of putting laundry in a clothes dryer, hang it outside. The air
- does a good job of drying clothes...and makes them smell good, too.
-
- Find a blank piece of paper. On one side, draw a world with clean
- air. On the other side, draw a world with dirty air. What makes air
- dirty? How can people keep air clean?
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- Think of places you could walk or ride your bike instead of riding in
- a car, bus, or taxi. Walking and biking help keep the air clean. Talk
- to your family about ways to stop air pollution.
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- I Love Animals activities:
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- What's your favorite animal? Mold it in clay. You can use dough
- from the store, or you can ask an adult to help you make this recipe.
-
- Critter Clay:
- 2 cups (.5 liters) water
- 2 cups (.5 liters) flour
- 1 cup (.25 liters) salt
- 1/2 cup (.125 liters) cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons oil (30 ml)
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) powdered alum or 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cream of
- tartar
- few drops of food coloring
-
- Add the food coloring to the water. Mix all ingredients in a saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until thick. Remove from heat. When the
- mixture is cool enough to handle, knead it until it is smooth. This
- recipe make 3 cups (.75 liters) of dough. It should not be eaten! The
- dough will keep in the refrigerator for months.
-
- Take a minute to show your pet that you care. A scratch behind the
- ears or a friendly word will make your pet's day!
-
- If you don't have a horse in your backyard, you can keep a pretend
- horse. Throw the saddle on anytime and go for a gallop. Don't forget
- the sugar cubes!
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- Make an animal mask. You will need a paper plate, paper punch, scissors,
- yarn, and markers or crayons. First, use the scissors to cut holes in
- the plate for your eyes and nose. Punch small holes on each side.
- Thread the holes with a piece of yarn. (Make a large knot on the end
- of the yarn so it doesn't pull through.) Decorate the mask with
- markers or crayons. What will you make? A lion? A bat? A cow?
- A walrus?
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- Go on a library safari to find books about animals you've never heard
- of. Did you discover any new creatures? What's an ocelot? A newt?
- An orangutan?
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- You can have an animal dance, too. Invite your friends. Choose the
- animals you will pretend to be. Will you dance like a gerbil? Or
- would you rather be a chicken? Start the music, and dance, you
- party animal, you!
-
- Animal shelters take care of animals that don't have homes. Some
- shelters have visiting hours. Ask your parents to take you so you
- can play with the dogs and cats. The animals will have fun, and so
- will you.
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- Make animal sounds with your friends. Record them on a cassette
- recorder. Can your family guess what kind of animals you are?
-
- Talk to your friends and family. Tell them how to be kind to the
- Earth's animal friends. People need animals, and animals need
- people! We help each other.
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- Make an animal alphabet border for your room. Here's how to do it.
- Tape sheets of paper together. Use markers or crayons to draw
- animals from A to Z. You will need help putting the border on your
- wall.
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- I Love Dirt activities:
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- Ever notice that dirt comes in different colors? Try this. Find a clean
- jar with a lid. Ask your parents for a spoon. Now look for
- interesting dirt. Put a layer in the bottom of the jar. Add a second
- layer. How many different colors of dirt can you find? Screw the jar
- cap on tight and display your dirt samples in your room.
-
- Dirt is a good place for plants to grow. Give the dirt a drink. Use a
- garden hose or a watering can. What happens when you stir a little
- water into a bucket of dirt? Add more and more water and see what
- happens!
-
- Try growing a plant. Cut the bottom out of a small milk carton. Fill it
- halfway with dirt. Plant one green bean seed. Add a little water.
- Now set the carton in a sunny window...and wait.
-
- What can you make from mud? A bowl? (Don't wash it in the sink!)
- Round mud bon-bons? (Don't eat them!!) Mud snakes? (They don't
- bite!!!) Mud is good for playing make-believe.
-
- Make your own footprints in the dirt. Use old shoes, sneakers, or
- boots. What kind of footprints did you make?
-
- Help Mom and Dad feed compost to the garden. Rake, rake, rake the
- compost into the garden.
-
- What do you find when you dig in the Earth? Roots. Stones. Bugs.
- Worms. The dirt is home to many friends like chipmunks, gophers,
- and bunnies.
-
- Play this game of hide and seek with a friend. Bury a rock in the
- dirt. Use a stick to draw a trail to the rock. Can your friend find the
- rock?
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- Get together with your friends. Pick up the garbage in your
- neighborhood. Every little bit helps.
-
- Make a poster. Tell others to take care of the Earth's dirt. Hang the
- poster in your window.
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- I Love Water activities:
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- What's more delicious than a cold glass of water on a hot day? Have
- you ever tasted purple water? Add a drop of red food coloring to a
- glass of water. Now add a drop of blue. Stir, add an ice cube, and
- sip. Ah! No matter the color, clean water is delicious!
-
- Have a water parade. Put on your bathing suit and call some friends.
- Ask them to bring squirt toys. Single file, everyone. Ready?
- Forward, march!
-
- Have your mom or dad hide small toys in the bathtub. Then add
- your bubble bath and water. During your bath, search for the toy
- treasures. How many can you find?
-
- In a swimming pool or lake, float on your back and listen to the
- sound of water. What do you hear? Now float on your front. Open
- your eyes. What do you see?
-
- Make this craft on a rainy day. First, fill a clean jar with water--not
- quite to the top. Add a drop or two of dishwashing liquid. Sprinkle
- in some glitter. Close it tight, and shake. It's raining! Glue a round
- piece of felt or colored paper to the lid and add a ribbon border, if
- you wish.
-
- Get some friends together. Give everyone a paper cup. Fill yours to
- the brim with water. Stand at the front of the line. At the signal
- "go," pour your water into the next player's cup. How fast can your
- friends pour the water from cup to cup? How much water is left at
- the end of the line? Play the game again, only faster.
-
- Play a game of water hide-and-seek. If you're "It," find your friends
- and squirt them--before they squirt you!
-
- Find large box. Climb inside. Imagine what it would be like to be the
- captain of a boat on the ocean. Can you feel the waves rocking?
- Decorate your boat with paints.
-
- Make a boat to float in the bathtub or sink. Crack a walnut in half.
- Roll a small ball of clay and press it into the bottom of the shell. Cut
- a tiny sail from paper. Poke the toothpick through the sail. Push the
- toothpick into the clay. Happy sailing, captain!
-
- Find out more about water and pollution. Library books tell what
- things people can do to keep water clean. Read the books with your
- family.
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