What happens to plants and animals after they die? Or the banana peel you aren’t going to eat? They become a tasty buffet for some vital critters in the food chain. Decomposers act as nature’s “clean-up crew”—they consume dead animal carcasses, decaying plant material and waste products from other members of the ecosystem. At home you can search for, observe, and study the work of decomposers, and together we’ll explore why these small critters play such a big role.

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We’re excited to announce that Saturday Family Science is back!!! Each week in this five part virtual series, we will explore a different topic and focus on how young learners can think scientifically. In each session we’ll highlight one of “The Tools of a Scientist” which include; observation, hypothesizing, experimentation, and data recording. We’ll practice these science skills and investigate the world we live in by studying plants, animals, water, and air. While there will be activities to serve different ages, this series will focus on younger learners from ages five to eight.

• Live half-hour interactive Zoom class for young children ages 5–8
• Every Saturday at 10am, May 9 – June 6, 2020 with Aemelia Thompson, Hitchcock Environmental Educator
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  Saturday Family Science programs are generously sponsored by Pelham Auto Service.

  Please pre-register prior to each class using links below to receive your Zoom invitation and recommended at-home activities to explore prior to each class

• Free, donations always welcome