Backyard Science & Discovery Workbook: Rocky Mountains - Fun Activities & Experiments That Get Kids Outdoors

This region-specific workbook introduces children to nature in the Rocky Mountains through fun activities and hands-on science projects.

List of contents

About This Book

Get to Know the Rocky Mountains

Birds

Geology and Earth Science

Insects and Bugs

Mushrooms and Fungi

Astronomy

Conduct a Backyard Bioblitz

Contribute to a Citizen Science Project

Nature Bingo

Recommended Reading

Glossary

About the Author

About the author

Professional nature photographer and botanist George Oxford Miller is a lifelong resident of the West. He has lived in New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, and he has written six guidebooks to the Southwest, including the best-selling trio Landscaping with Native Plants of the Southwest, Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas, and Landscaping with Native Plants of Southern California. He also wrote Wildflowers quick guides to Arizona & New Mexico, Texas, Southern California, and Colorado. He wrote a “Plant of the Month” column for New Mexico Magazine and is former president of the Albuquerque chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, where he still conducts workshops and programs on how to create your own backyard pollinator oasis.

Summary

This region-specific workbook introduces children to nature in the Rocky Mountains through fun activities and hands-on science projects.

Product details

• Authors: George Miller, George Oxford Miller
• Publisher: Adventure Publications
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.2021
• EAN: 9781647551728
• ISBN: 978-1-64755-172-8
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 211 mm x 277 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 381 g
• Series: Nature Science Workbooks for K; Nature Science Workbooks for Kids
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Montana, Idaho, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Activity Books / General