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Family science backpacks

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6 different backpacks, each containing equipment to allow you to explore a different theme: Birding, Hiking, Bugs & Butterflies, Water Wonder, Rock Hounding, Star Gazing.
Note
  • The loan period for the backpacks is one week
  • Family Science Backpacks highlight Phenology: learning about the changes in the world around us, seasonally, climatically, and biologically. Borrowers can choose from a variety of activities that are both fun and educational, and can be used for all levels of scientific inquiry into the world around us. Family Science Backpacks can be used anywhere--locally, in your backyard, or at a specific location like the beach or on a hiking trail. All of the backpacks contain activities that can be tailored to suit your chosen location, whether a city park, an island hike, a window to an urban backyard, or a trip to the beach
  • Families should read, view, and play with these items together. Not intended for youth under 6 years of age
Contents
  • Backpack #1: Birding. Pack includes 9 items: 1) binoculars, 2) bird call, 3) bird call ID CD, 4) magnifiying glass, 5) clipboard, 6) Field Guide to New England, 7) Folding Pocket Guide to Maine Birds, 8) Maine Birding Trail, 9) Bird Watching for Kids
  • Backpack #2 and Riverton Backpack #2: Hiking. Pack includes 12 items: 1) clipboard, 2) compass, 3) magnifying glass, 4) binoculars, 5) 6 x 9 inch plant press, 6) head lamp, 7&8) 2 maps, 9) Maine Wildlife pocket naturalist guide, 10) Maine Trees and Wildflowers pocket naturalist guide, 11) Critters of Maine pocket guide, and 12) AMC's Best Day Hikes along the Maine Coast
  • Backpack #3 and Riverton Backpack #3: Bugs & Butterflies. Pack includes 10 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) binoculars, 4) butterfly net, 5) 2-way bug viewer, 6) insect habitat, 7) New England Butterflies & Moth pocket naturalist guide, 8) Insects of New England & New York, 9) Butterflies of the World fandex field guide, 10) Bugs Fandex field guide
  • Backpack #4: Water Wonder. Pack includes 11 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) shovel, 4) binoculars, 5) 3 ziplock bags in front pocket, 6) aquatic dip net, 7) aquascope with instruction guide, 8) Pond Life pocket naturalist guide, 9) Seashells pocket naturalist guide, 10) Seashells in my Pocket, 11) Atlantic Seashore
  • Backpack #5: Rock Hounding: Pack includes 12 items: 1) clipboard, 2) gold panning bowl & tweezers, 3) hammer, 4) hardness scale and specimen box, 5) magnifying glass, 6) safety glasses, 7) sand scoop, 8) flashlight, 9) Ziploc bags, 10) Geology pocket naturalist guide, 11) Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals, 12) Rocks Gems & Minerals
  • Backpack #6: Star Gazing. Pack includes 9 items : 1) clipboard, 2) binoculars, 3) magnifying glass, 4) redbeam mini flashlight, 5) Orion Deep Map 600 folding start chart, 6) Orion Moon Map 260, 7) The Night Sky pocket naturalist guide, 8) space blanket, 9) Night Sky Watcher book
  • Riverton Backpack #1: Rock Hounding. Pack includes 11 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) safety glasses, 4) archeology trowel, 5) hammer (child), 6) hammer (adult), 7) ziploc bags, 8) scale of hardness list & box of specimens, 9) Geology pocket naturalist guide, 10) Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals, 11) Rocks Gems & Minerals
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Family science backpacks
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Family science backpacks
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  • Science backpack
  • Science backpacks
  • Backpack
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  • Science
  • Outdoor recreation for children
  • Nature study
  • Natural history
  • Natural history
  • Phenology
  • Ecology
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Forest ecology
  • Soil ecology
  • Family recreation
  • Bird watching
  • Bird watching
  • Animals
  • Plants
  • Hiking
  • Butterflies
  • Entomology
  • Insects
  • Insects
  • Water
  • Hydrology
  • Ponds
  • Rocks
  • Minerals
  • Geology
  • Astronomy
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Family science backpacks
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Publication
Note
  • The loan period for the backpacks is one week
  • Family Science Backpacks highlight Phenology: learning about the changes in the world around us, seasonally, climatically, and biologically. Borrowers can choose from a variety of activities that are both fun and educational, and can be used for all levels of scientific inquiry into the world around us. Family Science Backpacks can be used anywhere--locally, in your backyard, or at a specific location like the beach or on a hiking trail. All of the backpacks contain activities that can be tailored to suit your chosen location, whether a city park, an island hike, a window to an urban backyard, or a trip to the beach
  • Families should read, view, and play with these items together. Not intended for youth under 6 years of age
Contents
  • Backpack #1: Birding. Pack includes 9 items: 1) binoculars, 2) bird call, 3) bird call ID CD, 4) magnifiying glass, 5) clipboard, 6) Field Guide to New England, 7) Folding Pocket Guide to Maine Birds, 8) Maine Birding Trail, 9) Bird Watching for Kids
  • Backpack #2 and Riverton Backpack #2: Hiking. Pack includes 12 items: 1) clipboard, 2) compass, 3) magnifying glass, 4) binoculars, 5) 6 x 9 inch plant press, 6) head lamp, 7&8) 2 maps, 9) Maine Wildlife pocket naturalist guide, 10) Maine Trees and Wildflowers pocket naturalist guide, 11) Critters of Maine pocket guide, and 12) AMC's Best Day Hikes along the Maine Coast
  • Backpack #3 and Riverton Backpack #3: Bugs & Butterflies. Pack includes 10 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) binoculars, 4) butterfly net, 5) 2-way bug viewer, 6) insect habitat, 7) New England Butterflies & Moth pocket naturalist guide, 8) Insects of New England & New York, 9) Butterflies of the World fandex field guide, 10) Bugs Fandex field guide
  • Backpack #4: Water Wonder. Pack includes 11 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) shovel, 4) binoculars, 5) 3 ziplock bags in front pocket, 6) aquatic dip net, 7) aquascope with instruction guide, 8) Pond Life pocket naturalist guide, 9) Seashells pocket naturalist guide, 10) Seashells in my Pocket, 11) Atlantic Seashore
  • Backpack #5: Rock Hounding: Pack includes 12 items: 1) clipboard, 2) gold panning bowl & tweezers, 3) hammer, 4) hardness scale and specimen box, 5) magnifying glass, 6) safety glasses, 7) sand scoop, 8) flashlight, 9) Ziploc bags, 10) Geology pocket naturalist guide, 11) Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals, 12) Rocks Gems & Minerals
  • Backpack #6: Star Gazing. Pack includes 9 items : 1) clipboard, 2) binoculars, 3) magnifying glass, 4) redbeam mini flashlight, 5) Orion Deep Map 600 folding start chart, 6) Orion Moon Map 260, 7) The Night Sky pocket naturalist guide, 8) space blanket, 9) Night Sky Watcher book
  • Riverton Backpack #1: Rock Hounding. Pack includes 11 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) safety glasses, 4) archeology trowel, 5) hammer (child), 6) hammer (adult), 7) ziploc bags, 8) scale of hardness list & box of specimens, 9) Geology pocket naturalist guide, 10) Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals, 11) Rocks Gems & Minerals
Extent
6 different backpacks, each containing equipment to allow you to explore a different theme: Birding, Hiking, Bugs & Butterflies, Water Wonder, Rock Hounding, Star Gazing.
Label
Family science backpacks
Publication
Note
  • The loan period for the backpacks is one week
  • Family Science Backpacks highlight Phenology: learning about the changes in the world around us, seasonally, climatically, and biologically. Borrowers can choose from a variety of activities that are both fun and educational, and can be used for all levels of scientific inquiry into the world around us. Family Science Backpacks can be used anywhere--locally, in your backyard, or at a specific location like the beach or on a hiking trail. All of the backpacks contain activities that can be tailored to suit your chosen location, whether a city park, an island hike, a window to an urban backyard, or a trip to the beach
  • Families should read, view, and play with these items together. Not intended for youth under 6 years of age
Contents
  • Backpack #1: Birding. Pack includes 9 items: 1) binoculars, 2) bird call, 3) bird call ID CD, 4) magnifiying glass, 5) clipboard, 6) Field Guide to New England, 7) Folding Pocket Guide to Maine Birds, 8) Maine Birding Trail, 9) Bird Watching for Kids
  • Backpack #2 and Riverton Backpack #2: Hiking. Pack includes 12 items: 1) clipboard, 2) compass, 3) magnifying glass, 4) binoculars, 5) 6 x 9 inch plant press, 6) head lamp, 7&8) 2 maps, 9) Maine Wildlife pocket naturalist guide, 10) Maine Trees and Wildflowers pocket naturalist guide, 11) Critters of Maine pocket guide, and 12) AMC's Best Day Hikes along the Maine Coast
  • Backpack #3 and Riverton Backpack #3: Bugs & Butterflies. Pack includes 10 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) binoculars, 4) butterfly net, 5) 2-way bug viewer, 6) insect habitat, 7) New England Butterflies & Moth pocket naturalist guide, 8) Insects of New England & New York, 9) Butterflies of the World fandex field guide, 10) Bugs Fandex field guide
  • Backpack #4: Water Wonder. Pack includes 11 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) shovel, 4) binoculars, 5) 3 ziplock bags in front pocket, 6) aquatic dip net, 7) aquascope with instruction guide, 8) Pond Life pocket naturalist guide, 9) Seashells pocket naturalist guide, 10) Seashells in my Pocket, 11) Atlantic Seashore
  • Backpack #5: Rock Hounding: Pack includes 12 items: 1) clipboard, 2) gold panning bowl & tweezers, 3) hammer, 4) hardness scale and specimen box, 5) magnifying glass, 6) safety glasses, 7) sand scoop, 8) flashlight, 9) Ziploc bags, 10) Geology pocket naturalist guide, 11) Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals, 12) Rocks Gems & Minerals
  • Backpack #6: Star Gazing. Pack includes 9 items : 1) clipboard, 2) binoculars, 3) magnifying glass, 4) redbeam mini flashlight, 5) Orion Deep Map 600 folding start chart, 6) Orion Moon Map 260, 7) The Night Sky pocket naturalist guide, 8) space blanket, 9) Night Sky Watcher book
  • Riverton Backpack #1: Rock Hounding. Pack includes 11 items: 1) clipboard, 2) magnifying glass, 3) safety glasses, 4) archeology trowel, 5) hammer (child), 6) hammer (adult), 7) ziploc bags, 8) scale of hardness list & box of specimens, 9) Geology pocket naturalist guide, 10) Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Minerals, 11) Rocks Gems & Minerals
Extent
6 different backpacks, each containing equipment to allow you to explore a different theme: Birding, Hiking, Bugs & Butterflies, Water Wonder, Rock Hounding, Star Gazing.

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    • Portland Public LibraryBorrow it
      5 Monument Square, Portland, ME, 04101, US
      43.657680 -70.258550
    • Riverton BranchBorrow it
      1600 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME, 04103, US
      43.695810 -70.309770

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