Home-School Science Clubs

Watkins Nature Center offers Home-School Science Clubs for ages 5-14. These clubs meet once a month during September-December and February-May. On the scheduled class dates, participants explore various nature topics through hikes, hands-on activities, and presentations. Registration is available only through SMARTlink, and usually begins one month prior to the first date of class. For information on how to set up a SMARTlink account please call Watkins Nature Center at 301-218-6702.

Winter/ Spring 2013 Home School Science Clubs

Nature Friends (Ages 5-6), Thursdays, 10-11 am 

• February 7 - Exploring Camouflage
• March 7 - Hungry Herbivores
• April 11 - Wonderful Web of Life 
• May 9 - Sinking Into Soil
  Fee: Resident $14; Non-Resident $17 (covers all 4 dates) 
  SMARTlink  #1003880

Nature Rangers (Ages 7-9), Thursdays, 1-3 pm

• February 14 - Sharing Our Shores
• March 14 - Be a Friend to Birds
• April 18 - World of the Forest
• May 16 - Grasslands: A Prairie Tale

Fee: Resident $20; Non-Resident $24 (covers all 4 dates) 
SMARTlink  #1003881

• February 13 - Sharing Our Shores
• March 13 - Be a Friend to Birds
• April 17 - World of the Forest
• May 15 - Grasslands: A Prairie Tale

Fee: Resident $20; Non-Resident $24 (covers all 4 dates) 
SMARTlink  #1003879