A lot of us are planning stay-cations this summer, but that doesn't mean no opportunities for science in our lives. Summer and science are made for each other!
Are you going to the beach? Where did all that sand come from? How do waves form, and what is an undertow? A rip current? Sand dunes? What lives in the water? On the shore? How are shore birds different from perching birds? Is sand a solid or a liquid? What kind of rocks are on the beach, and where did they come from? Are there shells? How did beach glass get that way?
Few, if any, urban areas are without a place to hike within an easy drive for a day trip. There is so much science to discover on a nature walk! Can you be quiet enough to see and hear different kinds of birds? How many different kinds of trees can you identify? Take a field guide with you. Or take notes and make sketches, then look up the species when you get home. Or use a digital camera and a notebook. What about wildflowers? Mushrooms(do not eat)? Insects? Are you stealthy enough to see mammals? Maybe their footprints? Does a walk in a park or preserve make you wonder about the human impact on these places? Maybe there is a naturalist program you'd like to hear, or a volunteer program you'd like to join? Contact your state Department of Natural Resources for more information.
Even closer to home, what's in your neighborhood? Go outside and see!
Put a little philanthropy in your summer.
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