Life & Environment
Time to complete: 2 hours
Create a food web to model an ecosystem.
Time to complete: 2 hours
Create a food web to model an ecosystem.
SciGirls in Puerto Rico explore the benefits that big trees bring to their ecosystem.
SciGirls explore their local parks to identify and record animal and plant species in Alaska.
SciGirls use math and mapping to help a colony of bees.
Time to complete: 1 hour
Watch and ID birds in your neighborhood.
SciGirls build their own miniature wind farm.
Time to complete: 1 hour
Build a windmill that lifts weight.
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Determine which material holds the most water.
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Test leaf toughness with your own penetrometer.
SciGirls help scientists track the monarch butterfly population and raise caterpillars.
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Explore what happens when you try to complete two simple tasks at the same time.
Time to complete: 1 hour
Use your imagination to design a fictional animal that has defenses against predators and/or their environment.
SciGirls study bottlenose dolphin behavior.
SciGirls visit Indiana Dunes National Park and investigate how dragonflies help the park scientists monitor its water quality.
SciGirls investigate what makes a good bird habitat in an urban environment.
SciGirls visit Congaree National Park and learn about its unique fireflies that flash in sync!
Friends compare frog and toad calls in rural and urban sites to evaluate the population.
SciGirls put a lid on school trash.
Time to complete: 2 hours
Make a plan to reduce waste in your area.
SciGirls compare palms to native trees in Southern California.
SciGirls select the best horse for a riding competition.
Put the light bulbs in your house to the test.
Time to complete: 2 hours
Collect and compare data in your neighborhood using iNaturalist.
Time to complete: 1 hour
Create your own field guide.
Time to complete: 2 hours
Put on a naturalist’s hat and explore the world around you.
SciGirls face down pollution on the Mississippi River, and collect data to track plastic pollution in the watershed.
SciGirls observe salamanders and collect data to help rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park study the health of the park’s ecosystem.
Time to complete: 2 hours
Create a scavenger hunt for your friends to find items around the room or outside.
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Identify the different plastics in a mystery bag.
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Get stepping and measure your way around town.
SoCal SciGirls help scientists collect data on the health of the Pacific Ocean.
Time to complete: 2 hours
How do your local trees measure up?
SciGirls make a local wetland more attractive to turtles.
SciGirls dive to protect their favorite reefs.
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Learn frog calls in this citizen science practice activity.