Challenge #13: Worm Safari

Find as many worms as you can and measure them. You may find the longest worm in the history of Backyard Jungle!

Challenge #12: Forestation Exploration

Forests are the home to hundreds of living things and are a great place to watch nature. Take a walk in a forest near you and tell us about your favorite part.

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Challenge #11: Competition to Get Kids Moving!

Ruckus Nation is looking for new ideas for cool new products that will get kids moving. What outside games, gadgets or toys really get you moving? Do you have ideas for fun new products that will get kids outside and active?

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Challenge #10: Birds are Art!

During the early 1800s, John James Audubon explored America, painting the birds that he saw in his travels. Many of the birds that he painted were unknown to science. You can also be a bird artist; go outside and find some birds!

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Challenge #9: The GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD CAMPOUT™ (GABC)

The GREAT AMERICAN BACKYARD CAMPOUT™ (GABC) is held each year on the fourth Saturday of June.
This one-night event encourages families, youth and individuals to camp out in their backyards or local parks and to discover the fun of being in the great outdoors. Backyard Jungle is happy to partner with the National Wildlife Federation to promote this great summer event for the whole family!

Challenge #8: Ants Come Marching One by One

Ants communicate using chemical messages (scents) that biologists call pheromones. When one ant finds a bit of food, all the other ants follow the exact same path to get to the snack.
This activity, brought to you by The San Francisco Exploratorium, shows why.

Challenge #7: Moon Watch!

Want to know when the next full moon is? Keep a moon journal and you'll know.
This lunar activity is being brought to you by The San Francisco Exploratorium and Backyard Jungle.

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Challenge #6: Ocean Buddies!

The Ocean Foundation and Backyard Jungle are happy to present you with September's Ocean Buddies! challenge. Help your favorite marine animals even if you don't live near an ocean!

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Challenge #5

Test your memory with the new Memory Match game! Find matching discoveries, learn about other members, and win points.

Challenge #4

• Become an Ornithologist
  Join volunteers around the world in the great Backyard Bird Count! Find different kinds of birds, add them to your backyard, and see the birds other members find.

Challenge #3

• Put 10 different kinds of Discoveries in your Backyard. For example, put a mammal, a bird, an amphibian, a fish, an insect, a reptile, a mushroom, a worm, a tree, and a natural event. (There are 16 different kinds of Discoveries you can put in Backyard Jungle, so see if you can find 10 outside and take pictures or draw them and put them in!)

Challenge #2

• Use a series of 4 Discoveries to show something changing over time. For example, this can be something growing, or it can be a picture of the same thing in four different seasons of the year. Make sure you take pictures or draw things you really see changing or growing outside.

Challenge #1

• See if you can find another member in your State and send them a message!

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