Kid's PageThis page is for kid's and parents. Check out our activities to further investigate the history of life on Earth. Also check our Events page to read about upcoming kid-friendly events and activities!
Visiting the park? Discovery Pack Create and use your own to explore the fossil beds. Kid's Photo Page Take a photo at the Falls of the Ohio and send it in! Kid's Journal Have a fun time at the Falls of the Ohio? Tell us about it! Collecting Piles - Pick up and keep fossils and minerals here (behind the Interpretive Center). Collecting is not allowed anywhere else in the park.
Activities for home What do you know about fossils? Take this True-False Quiz and learn about paleontology.
Can you identify a fossil by its description?
What do birds found at the Falls eat?
Preschooler Bird Matching Game
Can you identify seven freshwater mussels by their common names?
Can you match the tool to its description?
Print out and color fossils from the Devonian period, a red-tail hawk & a cabin.
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Native American craft - Link away from our website
Puzzle out these activities (as we develop them).
Activities to learn more about how fossils lived From our "Educator Information" section
Stories for Young Scientists! Stories for elementary level children - with questions for further learning. Discover the life of a Devonian trilobite!
Explore the Devonian Sea Floor
Tentacles: The Story of a Devonian Nautilus NEW! A day in the young life of an ancient carnivore
2013 Events that kids will enjoy! Free Fishing Day - June 1 George Rogers Clark Days - June 22 & 23 Family Fun Fair - August 3 Earth Discovery Day - August 24 Archaeology Day - September 14 Charlestown Under the Stars - October 12 Go to our special events page (link in the upper left) for details of these and other events & programs.
Summer Camps for Kids The Falls of the Ohio Foundation offers day camps for children June and July. Most are half-day. There are two career camps offered for older children. Young Paleontologist Camp (age 10 - 15) and Teen Archaeology Camp (age 12 - 16) allow budding fossil and archaeology enthusiasts the opportunity to learn about careers through activities and field work. Click here for more details.
July 11 - 13 July 16 - 18 Careers in the Great Outdoors What type of schooling and classes do you need to become a naturalist, forester, paleontologistwildlife biologist, or other exciting career? This page has suggestions and links to career information from organizations, universities and government agencies. Click on the photo to learn more!
Links
Indiana Young Birders (Part of the Indiana Audubon Society)
An inexpensive way to keep birds happy around your home.
A fun home-made bird feeder that can be hung on the porch or in a tree.
Updated May 14, 2013 |
Fossil Quiz
Match This Fossil game
Match Birds With Their Food
Match the Bird Color With Its Name
Match the River Mussels
Match the Prehistoric Tool
Coloring Pages
Make a paper trilobite
Make a cattail duck
Puzzles
Tiny: A Trilobite's Tail
Nature Rocks
Make a pinecone bird feeder
