Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids: Her Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities and Experiments
By Rowena Rae
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Carson's personal life and scientific career were rooted in the study of nature. Using examples from Carson's life and works, Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids will introduce readers to ecology concepts such as the components of ecosystems, adaptations by living things, energy cycles, food chains and food webs, and the balance of ecosystems. This lively biography includes a time line, resources, sidebars, and 21 hands-on activities that are sure to inspire the next generation of scientists, thinkers, leaders, agricultural producers, environmental activists, and world citizens. Kids will:
- Collect a seed bank of local plant species
- Chart bird migration through their region
- Make birdseed cookies
- Model bioaccumulation and biomagnification
- Build a worm farm
- And more!
Rowena Rae
Rowena Rae worked as a biologist in Canada and New Zealand before becoming a freelance writer, editor, trainer and children’s author. She is the author of Salmon: Swimming for Survival in the Orca Wild series and Upstream, Downstream: Exploring Watershed Connections and Chemical World: Science in our Daily Lives in the Orca Footprints series. She also wrote Rachel Carson and Ecology for Kids. Rowena writes both fiction and nonfiction from her home in Victoria, British Columbia.
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