Nature

Gatherings leaves from the yard or nature walks is a nice way to bring a bit of nature home. Leaves can be saved to use for crafts and home décor if they are preserved correctly. Pressing...

Paper like magazines and newspaper is separated from corrugated cardboard. It is then shipped to recycling mills and is reprocessed to make newsprint and cardboard. Cardboard is shipped to...

Calculating the exact area of an irregular shape can be difficult, depending on just how irregular its boundaries are. Shapes that are made up of a conglomeration of right-angle forms are actually...

Pressing flowers and leaves is a great way to preserve the beauty of nature, but unfortunately, the plants are very brittle once they are fully dry after being pressed. In this article, you'll...

Litmus paper is one of the best known indicators used in chemistry. It is inexpensive and is used widely in all school grades to demonstrate pH concepts to students from elementary school to...

By putting your paper into your recycling bin and not your trash, you help create a valuable resource that can be used over and over in new products. Recycling not only diverts the amount of solid...

Recycling paper products keeps reusable resources out of the landfills and helps prevent deforestation by reducing the need to cut trees for paper and cardboard products. Before tossing all paper...

Rain forests, the Earth's oldest living ecosystems, are disappearing at an alarming rate. Each second, an area the size of two football fields is destroyed. Because rain forests rejuvenate the air...

Recycling paper is important for many reasons. Our energy supply and space are not unlimited, so recycling paper increases the sustainability of both these and many other important aspects of our...

Rainforests are some of the most important features of Earth's biosphere. They are a habitat for millions of plants and animals, including many that haven't been discovered yet. They are a source...

do you want to sleep under the stars and have a great time camping outdoors in the woods???

Acidity of a solution is expressed using a pH scale with a pH of 7 corresponding to a neutral media. Lower pH values are indicative of acidic solution. Natural rainwater is slightly acidic with a...

Tropical rain sticks are traditionally made from cactus or bamboo but you can make one at home from a heavy cardboard mailing tube and other common household items. This will make a fun science...

Bee balm (Monarda didyma L.) and Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa L.) are basically the same herb. Bee balm is the garden variety while the wild bergamot is the wild version. The tips for drying...

Everyone has a carbon footprint. It is generated when we use fossil fuels that emit greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. We can generate green house gases directly by doing things like driving....

You can easily grow orange trees with the paper towel method. In about 10 to 14 days, the seed grown with this method will develop a root, stem and a couple of tiny first leaves, or cotyledons....

Now that it is fall, the leaves are starting to change colors. Here are some ways that you and your family can enjoy this spectacular display of color.

Looking for something to do with the kids? A Nature Walk can take care of several things at once. Teach, exercise, healthy and creative. I'm going to tell how to make a Nature Walk Collage.

Many people dread the end of Summer, but there is plenty of fun to be had in the gorgeous season we call Autumn. This article will provide you with some easy to follow tips for doing fun Fall...

There are many different hobbies out there, and leaf framing is one that is becoming more popular. Many people go to bed and bath stores and spend up to $100 and more on beautiful framed leaf...

Spiders are a very necessary part of our environment, and their webs are silk spun masterpieces. Watching a web being carefully created by a spider can be a worthwhile experience. Looking around...

Autumn leaves are so strikingly beautiful that people who live in areas not blessed by fall colors will pay good money to tour areas that do enjoy the purples, reds, golds and oranges. Whether you...

Most of us tend to think of mixed-media painting as constructs of artificial materials. Adding natural objects, such as pressed leaves, puts a new spin on an old technique. Whether you intent is...

These days we're all well aware that we need to take some major steps towards ensuring the continuing health of our planet. One way we can all do this is to make some wise choices regarding our...

Mushroom spores are the tiny particles that mushrooms use to reproduce. Although spores are too small to be seen with the naked eye, making a spore print allows you to see the color of the spores....

Are you looking for a fun summer project? Want to find new uses for the sun's energy? Try making a photogram. A photogram is a picture that is made by exposing photographic paper to sunlight. Be...