Youth and Family Programs

SEEK ACTIVITY FOR KIDS

Seek is a great alternative app to iNaturalist. Seek is an app created by iNaturalist that can still identify 20,000 species just by scanning the plant, animal, or insect with your camara, but it has a few key differences.
  • You don’t have to have an account; just download and start taking pictures?
  • Kids can use it safely! On iNaturalist you can share information with others but when you make an observation on Seek, the information does not leave your tablet or phone.
  • It works without internet.
  • You can use Seek to identify wild and cultivated species. iNaturalist is meant for wild species so it is better to use Seek for cultivated plants such as tulips.
  • Earn badges for observing different types of species and participating in challenges.
  • You cannot use Seek to participate in the City Nature Challenge taking place this weekend as you are not sharing your observations, but it is still a fantastic way to get out and learn about the natural world around you.
Click here to download the free Seek app https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app

FACEBOOK LIVE LEARNING

 You can view previously recorded videos.

Amazing Plant Adaptation learn about amazing plant adaptations and a fun follow up activity for kids.

Tree and Leaf ID Learn to ID several Kentucky native trees and some fun facts about them. Follow up this video with a printable leaf ID worksheet for kids.

Facebook Live Leaf and Tree ID Worksheet

Tree Appreciation Activities Learn fun facts about trees and how to use an app that tells you about the benefits you receive from the trees in your neighborhood. 

Scat (a.k.a. Poop) See some Kentucky native animal scat and how to identify the poop you come upon while hiking in the woods. Print and draw your own scat for each of the animals we learn about in the video. 

Facebook Live Animal Scat Worksheet

Conifer Trees of Kentucky Take a tour of three Kentucky native conifer trees. Learn about their adaptations and how to identify them. 

Facebook Live Leaf and Tree ID Worksheet

Bird Beaks, Wings, and Feet Learn about some bird adaptations by looking at preserved specimens from the UK Biology Department. 

Flower Adaptations See some common houseplants and native Kentucky flowers and the amazing adaptations that make them successful survivors.

Tour a Beehive Live virtual Tour of a Beehive.

Gardening Activities See some easy at-home gardening activities you can do with materials you probably already have. 

Reptiles Join guest Kathryn Greene from the UK Herpetology Lab to learn about reptiles. Also included are live reptile guests!

Amphibians Join guest Kathryn Greene from the UK Herpetology Lab and some amphibian friends.

Facebook Live Pitfall Data Log Worksheet