Virtual Family Day: Water
Create and discover with your family! Activities are designed for all ages.
Explore water-themed activities, and watch a Collections Chat with museum experts!
Activities To Do At Home:
The links are all PDF documents.
- Design a Boat: Try designing, building, and testing your own model boat!
- Build a Model Fish Rack: One way to preserve fish is by drying them on racks. Make your own model fish rack!
- Create a Watershed: Explore how watersheds work by making a model.
- Water Habitat Collage: Create a collage of a water habitat, such as an ocean, river, lake, or wetland.
- Explore the Salmon Life Cycle: Discover the salmon life cycle with videos, articles, and games.
Model fish rack example. Water habitat collage example.
Collections Chat: Water
Explore the theme of water with museum experts!
Curator of Fishes Andrés López shared information on some of the fish species used by people across ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥'s different
watersheds. Ethnology & History Collections Manager Angela Linn discussed watercraft in ÀÖ»¢Ö±²¥, cultural objects related to water, and the connection
of rivers to where people live.
Museum Minute: Exploring Water
Watch a short video to discover more about the connections between water and life. Includes ideas for
at-home activities!
For more activities designed for kids ages 5 and under, go to our Virtual Early Explorers page.
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