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Mapping Your World

Activity

Create Personal Maps Using Campus Coordinates

Find the longitude/latitude of your school and draw a map of it, then do the same thing for your favorite place!

Science Seed

How do you find where you live on a map? You start with longitude and latitude! These are imaginary lines that help you find the location of anything on a map or globe. The sections running from top to bottom on a map or globe are called longitude (think LONG) and the sections running from side to side are called latitude (think Lat = FLAT). Longitudinal lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole, while latitudinal lines show if a place is north or south of the equator.

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earn Badges

Badges can be earned through hands-on experiences within each of the 16 branches of science, or “Science Slices.” You can earn a badge in each branch of science by doing four activities in these categories. We also encourage participants to keep a Nature Journal to record their memories, and to express themselves creatively through writing or drawing after each activity. We recommend that each child (and parent if they’d like) write or draw in a journal after each activity, with expectations of your children that match their age (the goal is self-expression, not perfection).

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join Families in Nature

It is our vision to inspire all families to fall in love with nature and foster the next generation of conservationists. Becoming a member of Families in Nature will give your family the opportunity to have adventures in nature, experience field science, develop as youth conservation leaders, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Memberships are free for everyone.

Who are we?

Families in Nature works to create opportunities for nature connection with the purpose of sparking a deep love and desire to protect, conserve and restore the environment. Our mission is to connect children and their families to nature and to each other through time spent learning, playing, and volunteering outdoors. It is our vision to inspire ALL families to fall in love with nature and foster the next generation of conservationists.

This project was made possible by HEB.