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Season Art

Activity

Observe Seasonal Changes

Visit the same location once in each season. Record your observations using your senses, noting any noises, the temperature, plant growth, etc. Using those observations, draw a picture, make a recording, or tell a story. Then compare your creation to the same place in different times of the year. Notice water, plants, animals, light, weather, etc.

a graphic of a circle made from four curved arrows containing pictures of the four seasons - pink flower, green trees, trees with yellow leaves and snow covered trees

a group of four pictures of a pebbled road in all four seasons

Science Seed

The Earth’s tilted axis causes different seasons. As the Earth orbits around the Sun, the amount of sunlight each location on the planet gets slowly changes every day. Visiting the same location each season helps us notice how nature changes throughout the year, and this change is influenced by the Earth’s tilt. The Earth is tilted on its axis, which affects how sunlight hits different parts of the planet at different times of the year. For example, in summer, the part of earth you are on is tilted towards the sun, so the days are longer, and the sunlight is stronger, making it warmer and leading to more plant growth. In winter, when this part of the eath is tilted away from the sun, the days are shorter, and the sunlight is weaker, so it is colder, and there might be less plant growth.

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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 Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The Ecologist School Pocket Guide: TSBVI edition is a collaboration between Families in Nature and the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired as an effort to help our community learn more about the TSBVI campus, while getting outside into nature together! This booklet has 80 lessons across 16 different branches of science to help you play, learn, and volunteer on campus!

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.