Discovery Carts for Kids February 17, 2007

Three "discovery carts," located at the Lily Ponds, in the Desert Garden, and in the Japanese Garden, welcome budding young botanists with a variety of hands-on learning activities. Older children can examine plant cross-sections under a microscope, learn how plants and animals use camouflage, compare soil and water samples, or look for local wildlife using a field guide. Younger children can make leaf rubbings, examine seed pods, create origami, or paint a landscape.