Better Kid Care Penn State Home Page

Distance Education for Caregiver

Exciting Backyard Science Activities

Introduction

Would you like to learn more about helping children become backyard scientists? This lesson covers children’s activities for insect-shy child care providers, how to plant kid sized gardens, and easy ideas for making bird feeders.

This lesson is available as a Mail-based or Web-based Learning Unit. Please specify which version you would like when you register.

Learn more about doing lessons online

Print Materials

Workbook

Print workbook materials using Adobe Reader
(Download free software at the Adobe Web site).


Video

Exciting Backyard Science Activities video - Part 1

Exciting Backyard Science Activities video - Part 2

Preview video using QuickTime (Download free software)


Top of Page