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A pollinator is an animal that helps plants produce fruit or seeds. When pollinators such as bees, birds, bats, butterflies, and small mammals go to plants to eat their nectar, they get pollen grains stuck on them, which then rubs off onto the next plant they travel to. The pollen from one plant can fertilize the next plant that the pollinator gets nectar from. Only fertilized plants can make fruit and/or seeds, and without them, the plants cannot reproduce.
Pollinators are essential to plant propagation and our food production. As the earth warms and precipitation changes, pollinators and their plants are in trouble - we will learn more with the following activities.
hands-on science
DIY for Kids: Building a Home for Insects
Check out this simple DIY for kids to help our insects and pollinators. Build an insect home out of materials you can upcycle, recycle, and repurpose then track the bugs you find and learn about our local buggy populations.
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Wildlife, Climate Change, and You!
The Climate Science Alliance teamed up with local ecologists and climatologists to assess how climate change is impacting ecosystems and wildlife in Southern California and Northern Baja. Key points from this regional assessment, which informs California’s 4th Climate Change Assessment, are outlined in this pocket guide.
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¡La Vida Silvestre, el Cambio Climático, y Tú!
Climate Science Alliance se asoció con ecoogistas locales y climatólogos para evaluar cómo está afectando el cambio climático a los ecosistemas, flora y fauna en el sur de California y el norte de Baja California. Los puntos clave de esta evaluación regional, que informan la 4ta Evaluación del Cambio Climático de California, se describen en esta guía de bolsillo.
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art activities
Colors of Conservation Coloring Book
As you color these pages and learn more about these unique plants and animals, consider actions you can take to create a better world for them and for you. (Mientras que colorea estas páginas y aprende más sobre estas plantas y animales únicos, piensa en las acciones que puedes tomar para crear un mundo mejor para ellos y para ti.)
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How to Make a Pollinator Zine
Pollinators are an important part of the ecosystem. They make it possible for plants to reproduce and create fruits by spreading pollen from plant to plant. Learn how to help them in this fun project you can share with the community!
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Climate Kids Bingo (English)
Climate Science Alliance Affiliated Artist and Science, Media, and Art Intern Audrey Carver created this fun Climate Kids Bingo Card to challenge all the Climate Kids at home with different ways they could help reduce their impact on the earth.
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Climate Kids Bingo (Español)
Audrey Carver, artista afiliada y becaria de ciencias, medios y arte del Climate Science Alliance, creó este divertido cartón de bingo de Climate Kids para retar a todos los chicos de Climate Kids con diferentes maneras posibles de reducir su impacto en el planeta.
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storytelling
Climate Kids Scavenger Hunt
As Climate Kids, it's important to enjoy the natural spaces we are trying to protect. Use this Climate Kids Scavenger Hunt Card to take a hike and closely observe the nature all around us. Take your nature journal with you and draw or describe each of your observations.
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Climate Kids Búsqueda de Tesoros
Como parte de Climate Kids, es importante disfrutar de los espacios naturales que queremos proteger. Utilicen esta tarjeta Climate Kids Búsqueda de Tesoros para realizar una caminata y observar de cerca la naturaleza que nos rodea. Lleve su diario de la naturaleza y dibuje o describa cada una de sus observaciones.
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10 cosas que podemos hacer para darle una oportunidad a la vida silvestre
El cambio climático está creando un obstáculo para que la vida silvestre encuentre comida y refugio, y crie a sus bebés. Puedes ayudar a reducir la presión experimentada por la vida silvestre con la implementación de estás 10 cosas.
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additional resources
Climate Science & Pollinators Traveling Trunk
While participating in the Climate Kids activities of art, science, and storytelling, students will gain an understanding of what pollinators are, their important role in our lives, and how they will be affected by a changing climate and increased human activity.
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Climate Science + Pollinators Traveling Trunk Training
Learn how to use the Climate Science + Pollinators Traveling Trunk with your student group.
While participating in the Climate Kids activities of art, science, and storytelling, students will gain an understanding of what pollinators are, their important role in our lives, and how they will be affected by a changing climate and increased human activity.
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