The Science Mouse » Science Links http://www.sciencemouse.com a science e-zine for children Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 John James Audubon http://www.sciencemouse.com/2009/06/john-james-audubon/ http://www.sciencemouse.com/2009/06/john-james-audubon/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:21:27 +0000 Mouse http://www.sciencemouse.com/?p=453 In my article about studying migration, I mentioned John James Audubon.  Garden of Praise has more information about this man, his work and even has games you can play.  Here is an example of one of his paintings, the Carolina Pigeon (now known as the mourning dove.)

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]]> http://www.sciencemouse.com/2009/06/john-james-audubon/feed/ 1 The Great American Backyard Campout http://www.sciencemouse.com/2009/05/the-great-american-backyard-campout/ http://www.sciencemouse.com/2009/05/the-great-american-backyard-campout/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 22:44:02 +0000 Mouse http://www.sciencemouse.com/?p=462 Camp with the Great American Backyard Campout

June is Great Outdoors Month.  You can celebrate with the Great American Backyard Campout on June 27, 2009. If you can’t camp out that day, you can always camp out a different day.

The Great American Backyard Campout provides an opportunity for everyone to relive — or to experience for the first time — how much fun it is to spend a night sleeping under the stars and enjoying the sounds of nature.

It is hosted by the National Wildlife Federation.  You can register on the website, choose your own name for your campsite, your own motto and a place on the map.  You can also keep all that information private.  It doesn’t cost any money.  You also don’t have to register to camp, but it is fun to see how many people are participating and to see your own camp.

If you would like, you may send me pictures of your camp out to post in my Reader Gallery.

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