Junior Girl Scout/SCIENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE Complete the activities found within this packet while visiting the Huntington Gardens and

earn a badge!

Name: _______________________ Troop: ________________________

This badge will be earned after a relatively thorough science walk and tour through the Huntington Gardens. Get ready to burn some calories!

1) ‘Natural Geometry’ DESERT GARDEN

Let’s begin our tour by exploring the Desert Garden at the Huntington. Did you know that the Huntington Desert Garden has over 4000 plant species? What patterns do you see in the desert plants? Do you notice any design symmetry in the structure of the spines or leaves? Can you think of any other patterns in nature, such as the ones a spider spins in a web? Do you see any others? Write down your observations and thoughts. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

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2) ‘Forces of Nature’ LILY PONDS

Let’s continue on our walk by exploring the Lily Ponds, closest to the waterfall. How has the flow of water changed this landscape? How would it change if there was more water running? _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ What might this area look like in 100 years if the water flow increased? Draw a quick picture of what you think the pond area may look like below:

3) ‘Catch the Beat’

To begin our next activity, you need to learn how to take your pulse. Mimic the drawing; use your index and middle fingers to feel for the artery in your wrist that is located somewhere below your hand below your thumb.

Feel it? Now, while standing still, take your pulse:

count the number of beats in 15 seconds and then multiply that number by 4. That is your resting heart rate.

Record your resting heart rate here: _________________ Now you are going to find your active heart rate. In order to raise your heart rate, we

are going to walk quickly up the hill towards the Shakespeare Garden. Use the signs or the Huntington map to help you find the garden.

Can you feel a change in your heart rate? Take your pulse again once you reach the

Shakespeare Garden. If you don’t think that you raised your heart rate enough to make a noticeable difference, try doing some jumping jacks before you take your pulse again!

Record your active heart rate here: __________________

4) ‘How Much Time?’

Now that you are up near the Shakespeare Garden, find the timepiece that is located between the Shakespeare Garden and the Rose Garden.

Here’s a hint: It doesn’t really look like your typical sundial! Can you figure out how to tell time using this piece?

What time is it? __________________ Name some other simple ways to mark or tell the passage of time? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

5) ‘Techno-Adapter’

Take a moment and think about an item that you use everyday. Chances are, it has changed size and shape since it was first invented. Your clock back home doesn’t look much like the timepiece you just saw in the Shakespeare Garden, a type of clock used by much of the world for hundreds of years, does it? And you probably don’t use a record player since you have a CD player, right? Consider all of the different ways that it could change in the future or perhaps even come up with a replacement for its function. Use the space below to draw a model of your item, as you would design it in another 25 years. Label its parts, if you think it would help explain it!

6) ‘The Key, Please’

You’ve already seen a lot of the Huntington Gardens today, but there are more places to explore! Go and visit at least 3 different gardens. Find a tree and a flower, (or flowering plant), in each of the 3 gardens that you visit. Use the boxes below to sketch each one and use the blank lines to write down some observations about them. Afterwards, compare and contrast your findings. Consider this: Most of the plants at the Huntington don’t come from California. Take a guess as to where the plant is originally from. Check their labels for help! GARDEN #1: _________________________________ Plant: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Plant: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ GARDEN #2: _________________________________ Plant: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

GARDEN #2 (continued): _________________________________ Plant: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ GARDEN #3: _________________________________ Plant: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Plant: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU DID IT!

Science in Everyday Life A Scavenger Hunt

Look closely for these items or environmental changes when you are exploring the Huntington!

Crystals in stone or soil

Decaying plant life

Erosion of an object, planted area or art piece.

Evidence of changes brought about by people

A building with weathering

A statue with weathering

Loose rocks at the bottom of a hill

Water damage on an object, building or art piece.

Rocks smoothed by water, people or weather.

Water stains

Rusted objects