Explore Summer!

Archimedes Notebook is taking a break from book reviews for a few weeks so I can spend this summer being a curious naturalist. I'll be counting bees, watching bugs, and searching out cool fungi ~ indulging in non-digital exploration of my world. I invite you to turn off your computer for a few hours each week so you can explore the world around you.

Need ideas? Check out the "things to do" list, revisit Wednesday explorer posts, or find a citizen science project to help out with (links in the "Get Involved in Real Science" list to the right). Write haiku, draw pictures, paint, put that sidewalk chalk to use, make slime, watch the stars - and remember to make s'mores. 

See you in August!

Explore Summer!

Archimedes Notebook is taking a break from book reviews for a few weeks so I can spend this summer being a curious naturalist. I'll be counting bees, watching bugs, and searching out cool fungi ~ indulging in non-digital exploration of my world. I invite you to turn off your computer for a few hours each week so you can explore the world around you.

Need ideas? Check out the "things to do" list, revisit Wednesday explorer posts, or find a citizen science project to help out with (links in the "Get Involved in Real Science" list to the right). Write haiku, draw pictures, paint, put that sidewalk chalk to use, make slime, watch the stars - and remember to make s'mores. 

See you in August!

Explore Summer!

Archimedes Notebook is taking a break from book reviews for a few weeks so I can spend this summer being a curious naturalist. I'll be counting bees, watching bugs, and searching out cool fungi ~ indulging in non-digital exploration of my world. I invite you to turn off your computer for a few hours each week so you can explore the world around you.

Need ideas? Check out the "things to do" list, revisit Wednesday explorer posts, or find a citizen science project to help out with (links in the "Get Involved in Real Science" list to the right). Write haiku, draw pictures, paint, put that sidewalk chalk to use, make slime, watch the stars - and remember to make s'mores. 

See you in August!

Explore Summer!

Archimedes Notebook is taking a break from book reviews for a few weeks so I can spend this summer being a curious naturalist. I'll be counting bees, watching bugs, and searching out cool fungi ~ indulging in non-digital exploration of my world. I invite you to turn off your computer for a few hours each week so you can explore the world around you.

Need ideas? Check out the "things to do" list, revisit Wednesday explorer posts, or find a citizen science project to help out with (links in the "Get Involved in Real Science" list to the right). Write haiku, draw pictures, paint, put that sidewalk chalk to use, make slime, watch the stars - and remember to make s'mores. 

See you in August!

Explore Summer ~ book reviews return in August

Archimedes is taking the month of July off to count bees and explore fungi. And to snack on the black-capped raspberries growing in and around the day lilies.

Join me to Explore Summer this month. Want to count bees? Then check out the Great Sunflower Project to see how you can get involved. Or maybe you'd rather get involved with Bumble Bee Watch. If you're looking for more things to do, check out the list of summer activities to the right.

Explore Outdoors and Friday Book reviews will return in early August! So pack some sandwiches, grab your nature journal, and head outside for some summer fun.

Explore Outdoors ~ Flies

I'm ending our month of bugs - I mean, insects! - with one last post. So slip on your garden boots and grab a magnifying glass and head out to look for FLIES!

 

You'll find flies just about anywhere: lazing about on a sunny porch railing, buzzing around a pile of trash, and even collecting pollen from flowers. So head outside to check out the flies in your backyard and neighborhood. Flies are a diverse group, as you can see here. Find flies that:

• look like a wasp
• are metallic
• have long legs
• are as big as a bumble bee
• hang out on fruit
• are tiny
• look like giant mosquitoes

If you have a camera, capture them in photos. Or draw some pictures and share them with your friends.