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Hills to Bridges

Activity

Learning Through Landscapes

Walk around the Park and look for different types of landmarks: hills, rivers, lakes, bridges, or even structures like statues and buildings. How do different landmarks help us navigate and understand the geography of an area? For example, what do the geographic features of Houston tell us?

Science Seed

Landmarks help us understand the geography of a place and make it easier to find our way. In Memorial Park, features like hills, bridges, and lakes are key markers that tell us about the land’s shape and how people have used it. Rivers and lakes show how water moves through the landscape, while structures like statues and buildings tell us about human activity and history in the area. In a big city like Houston, landmarks help us navigate by showing us the natural and man-made features that define the city’s layout.

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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).

Explore the Memorial Park Conservancy

The mission of Memorial Park Conservancy is to preserve, restore, and enhance Memorial Park for the enjoyment of all Houstonians, today and tomorrow.

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.

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