Our Agenda:
1. Gathering at the community room in Haslett Public Library @ 1pm
2. An outdoor* hopping, skipping, frog ecosystem game
3. Indoors: Snack (provided by Foods for Living) with book read-aloud & chat about child-inspired club project ideas
4. Learning to identify Michigan's 13 frog & toad species
5. How to use Frogwatch Citizen Science Monitoring Site
6. Frog Call Bingo Game
7. Outdoors: Short hike to a local frog pond
Where: Haslett Public Library
When: Saturday 7 March 2015
Time: 1-4pm
Bring: Hiking gear** (& a mobile computing device, if you have one )
Also bring: at least one adult with a child
To be sure there are enough snacks & materials for your family, if possible, please RSVP by Friday 6 March 2015 @ noon via blog comment @ http://naturescienceclub.weebly.com
or email @ [email protected]
Note: If you came to the Michigan Frogs & Toads program last year, you are encouraged to attend again! How much do you remember? Can you improve your Frog Call Bingo Game? Submit data to FrogWatch?
*If the weather is below 0 degrees with windchill, we will play this game in the gym across the hall from the library. You may want to have your child bring gym shoes so they don't need to run in boots or socks.
**‘Hiking gear’ can be as simple as old sneakers, shoes, or boots that you are comfortable walking 1-2 miles in, and that you don’t mind getting muddy or wet, if there is mud or water on the trails. PLEASE DRESS IN SNOW GEAR! Dress as if you will be sledding, including snow pants, boots, scarf, hat & mittens and you should be fine for the 1-2 mile hike. Finally, a water bottle for yourself and child(ren) is important even in winter.
1. Gathering at the community room in Haslett Public Library @ 1pm
2. An outdoor* hopping, skipping, frog ecosystem game
3. Indoors: Snack (provided by Foods for Living) with book read-aloud & chat about child-inspired club project ideas
4. Learning to identify Michigan's 13 frog & toad species
5. How to use Frogwatch Citizen Science Monitoring Site
6. Frog Call Bingo Game
7. Outdoors: Short hike to a local frog pond
Where: Haslett Public Library
When: Saturday 7 March 2015
Time: 1-4pm
Bring: Hiking gear** (& a mobile computing device, if you have one )
Also bring: at least one adult with a child
To be sure there are enough snacks & materials for your family, if possible, please RSVP by Friday 6 March 2015 @ noon via blog comment @ http://naturescienceclub.weebly.com
or email @ [email protected]
Note: If you came to the Michigan Frogs & Toads program last year, you are encouraged to attend again! How much do you remember? Can you improve your Frog Call Bingo Game? Submit data to FrogWatch?
*If the weather is below 0 degrees with windchill, we will play this game in the gym across the hall from the library. You may want to have your child bring gym shoes so they don't need to run in boots or socks.
**‘Hiking gear’ can be as simple as old sneakers, shoes, or boots that you are comfortable walking 1-2 miles in, and that you don’t mind getting muddy or wet, if there is mud or water on the trails. PLEASE DRESS IN SNOW GEAR! Dress as if you will be sledding, including snow pants, boots, scarf, hat & mittens and you should be fine for the 1-2 mile hike. Finally, a water bottle for yourself and child(ren) is important even in winter.