#scienceeducation

This camper is getting a closer look at a scorpion, an important member of our local ecosystems. Always a cool find!
#nochildleftinside #treefrogtreks #scorpion #outdooreducation #scienceeducation #stemeducation #stem #summercamp #sanfrancisco

Monty the Ball #Python always brings a smile to our campers’ faces! Check out his amazing periscoping posture, which helps him see above the grass!

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How many drops can YOU fit on a penny? This camper is learning the important water properties of cohesion and adhesion with this simple experiment!
#goldengatepark #treefrogtreks #stem #stemeducation #sf #sfkids #sanfrancisco #scienceeducation

Our campers leaned in for some #STEM #education this week! By holding each other up this way, they demonstrate the power of compression, used in many structures!

#treefrogtreks #goldengatepark #stemeducation #outdooreducation #sf #sanfrancisco #sfkids #summercamp #summercamps #science #engineering #scienceeducation #nochildleftinside

#itsnomagicitsscience Our Half-Day Campers learn about chemistry by making their own “lava lamps”!

#treefrogtreks #goldengatepark #stem #stemeducation #scienceeducation #outdooreducation #summercamps #sf #sfkids #sanfrancisco #fun

Monkey around this Saturday night at Kids Play Night! Kids will learn about all of our primate relatives, as well as meet animals, eat pizza, watch a movie and more! Only $35 for the first child, $25 for siblings, and they’ll have a great and enriching experience!

#treefrogtreks #sfkids #sf #sanfrancisco #primates #treeclimbing #monkeybusiness #datenight #scienceeducation #stem #stemeducation #fun #kids

We’re not called Tree Frog Treks for nothing! Learn about #frogs and #tadpoles at Kids Play Night this Saturday, like our namesake native Sierran Tree Frogs!

Kids will also meet animals, eat pizza, watch a movie and more! Kids Play Night runs form 5:30 - 9pm every Saturday and is only $35 for the first child, $25 for each sibling. Drop-ins are welcome but pre-register to guarantee a spot!

http://www.treefrogtreks.com/kidsplaynight/

#frogsofinstagram #pseudacris #pseudacrissierra #sf #sanfrancisco #sfkids #datenight #babysitting #kids #scienceeducation #stemeducation #stem #pizza #saturdaynight

It’s a #reptile-themed #saturdaynight at Kids Play Night! Kids will meet and learn all about our scaly friends as well as eat pizza, watch a movie and so much more! Kids Play Night is from 5:30 - 9:00pm and is only $35 for the first child, $25 for each sibling. Better than a babysitter!

http://www.treefrogtreks.com/kidsplaynight/

#sfkids #sanfrancisco #treefrogtreks #python #snakes #snakesofinstagram #herps #pythonbivittatus #burmesepython #stemeducation #datenight #stem #scienceeducation

Mr. Science showing off the eggs of a pregnant Purple Shore Crab #mother! Female crabs have a wide pleon (sort of like a tucked-under tail) to hold her eggs. A male will have a narrow one, which makes it very easy to tell the difference, even for kids! #stemeducation #scienceeducation #nochildleftinside #motherhood #crabs #ggnra #crissyfield #sanfrancisco #thepresidio #stem

Great article In Defense of the #Cockroach! We’ve successfully helped many many kids understand that cockroaches can be cute, sweet creatures - of the thousands of cockroach species, only about five are considered pests! They’re also incredibly important animals, serving as both decomposers and food sources throughout the world!

What do you think, can adults also learn to appreciate this oft-maligned animal, or are only kids open-minded enough? This Tree Frog Trekker agrees with Bob Pyle that the Madagascar Hissing Cockroach can be “quite delightful—sort of like a mouse with a roach suit on.”

http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/in-defense-of-the-cockroach

#treefrogtreks #insects #SF #sfkids #sanfrancisco #cockroaches #thenewyorker #madagascarhissingcockroach #stem #stemeducation #biology #entomology #scienceeducation

Mentos + Diet Coke = volcanic eruption and smiling campers who are learning science and having fun! #sanfrancisco #scienceeducation #stemeducation #stem #nochildleftinside #goldengatepark #sfkids #summercamp #treefrogtreks

Last week Audubon reported hundreds of dead and dying songbirds who had struck buildings in NYC. Looking at the pictures makes my heart hurt. Unfortunately, this isn’t a rare event–window strikes of all kinds are thought to kill up to a billion birds a year (Loss, 2014) all over the country. NYC has a lot of windows, a lot of lights, and is smack in the path of the Atlantic Flyway–and so every migration birds get disoriented and die from striking windows that look (to them) like just more sky.

These facts about birds and buildings are why we included window strikes in NYC in the first few pages of Winged Heroes. Mya and I wanted this book to be a fun read (and it is!), but it was important to us to confront real issues that birds face in today’s world. In this scene, I took care to depict the real species (a LOT of warblers) that die needlessly every year from these events.

Real birds do not have Avian Superheroes there to redirect their flight paths away from danger–so it is up to us humans to help mitigate window strikes, as individuals and as organizations. Treating windows to make them more apparent to birds (many, many ways to do this!) and turning off lights at night are ways to minimize window strikes–and if you are planning a building, taking the possibility of strikes into account when designing windows.
For more information, check out both Audubon’s and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s resources on window strikes.

#art #illu #illustration #drawing #painting #digital #comic #cartoon #artist #bird #birdartist #artistsoninstagram #graphicnovel #wingedheroes #warblers #windowstrike
#clientwork #kidart #educuation #scienceeducation
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Today is the first day of fall!
Bring on the cooler weather, crunchy leaves, crisp mornings, sweaters, rich smells of damp earth and autumn mushrooms, hot drinks, riotous oranges and reds across the mountains, scruffy new birds and scruffy old birds, and the anticipation of hunkering down to rest, to reflect, to rejoice in our friends and loved ones. I will sing the praises of Fall as long as I have a voice, and I hope this annual turning of the season brings you great joy as well.

#fall #love #refreshed #renewed #rest #throwback #turkeys #wildturkey #autumn #leaves #orange #red #oak #art #illu #illustration #drawing #painting #artist #nature #natureartist #bird #birdartist #artistsoninstagram
#clientwork #rangerrickjr #kidart #educuation #scienceeducation

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Just WHO are you looking at??
You’re looking at the final illustration for Ranger Rick Jr. from the owl sketch a while back! Keep an eye out for the next issue to see the whole thing! :)

#greathornedowl #owl #art #illu #illustration #drawing #painting #artist #sketchbook #nature #natureart #natureartist #bird #birdartist #birdart #digitalart #digitalpainting #digital #artistsoninstagram #clientwork #rangerrickjr #kidart #educuation #scienceeducation
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Where do frogs go in winter?… Check out Ranger Rick Jr.’s Dec/Jan issue to find out!

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