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Here you can find all things PLUM LANDING!

Games

Play games about environmental science! Make sketches of nature!

Games Index Wild City Search Nature Changer Plum's Creature Connector Invaders! Break It Down Can You Dig It? Seed Racer Mangroovin' Explore the Outback
Feed the Dingo Water Safari Make a Mangrove Rocky Mountain Roundup Mountain Scramble Jungle Rangers Jungle Jeopardy Nature Sketchpad Outdoor Adventures

Apps

Outdoor Family Fun with PlumGet ready for some Outdoor Family Fun with Plum! This app offers daily activities that will get your family outside, exploring your neighborhood and learning about nature. Spending time outdoors has many benefits and nature is all around – you just have to look!

Plum's CreaturizerWith our free app for Apple and Android devices, you can build wild creatures, then head outdoors to photograph them right in your own backyard.

Plum's Photo HuntOur free iPhone app gets you outside to take photo missions. Save and organize your photos in the field journal.

Animations

Follow the earthly animated adventures of Plum, a visitor from Blorb. Meet her new friends and explore what they love about Planet Earth.

Videos Index Where's Plum From? The Hidden Alligator Mystery When Animals Are Thirsty… Squirrel for a Day The Haunted Shipyard Mystery Why We Live in the City! Wild, Wild Life The Brick-Eating Ivy Mystery Cities Vs. Plants Plant Your Socks! The Manta Ray Mystery Where Does All the Snow Go? Cook an Egg! The Lost Lake – Desert 1 The Search for Shrimp – Desert 2 Digging for Clues – Desert 3 Earth to Blorb: the Desert! Deserts Aren't Dead! Brad Befriends a Bilby River Rollercoaster – Mangrove 1 Mangrove Mystery – Mangrove 2
Ocean Odyssey – Mangrove 3 Earth to Blorb: Water! Clem Marvels at a Mangrove Oliver Takes out the Trash A Peek at the Peak – Mountain 1 Moose Mania! – Mountain 2 Bubble Wrap – Mountain 3 Earth to Blorb: Mountains! Gabi Notices a Nest What's that Sound?!! – Jungle 1 What's that Smell?!! – Jungle 2 Stinkarama! – Jungle 3 Earth to Blorb: the Jungle! Jungle Jam! Cooper Hunts for H2O Brad's Favorite Place in Nature Clementine's Favorite Place in Nature Cooper's Favorite Place in Nature Gabi and Oliver's Favorite Places in Nature All About Ants Zoom In

Live Action
Videos for Kids

Step into the real world with these awesome videos. These original films show families discovering the great outdoors and trying some of our exciting activities.

Videos Index Build a Rain Barrel Visit a Vernal Pool Race to Save Water Roots and Shoots Evaporation Station Build a Watershed Underwater Hiding Places Water Carries Everything Catch Me If You Can Follow the Water
Hiking Wachusett Hiking the Rockies Mountain Face-Off Habitat Sweet Habitat Pin the Moose on the Mountain A Forest in the City A City in the Forest Go Plant a Tree Sound Safari Biodiversity Bingo

Pictures

Draw nature with Plum's stickers, stamps, and sketching tools. Check out nearly 100 galleries of submissions from kids.

Picture Galleries Nature Sketchpad
Outdoor Adventures Plum's Photo Hunt

The Ship

Plum has crash landed on Earth, so her ship is now a home base for her adventures. Here you can find out more about Plum and her friends.

The Ship Plum's Page Cooper's Page Ollie's Page
Gabi's Page Brad's Page Clem's Page

Stickers

Explore beautiful animated stickers of plants and animals from around the world.

Stickers

Parents

Discover a world of family science activities and other materials for parents.

Parents Home Page Tips for Families Do a Science Activity

Parent Videos

Watch videos that offer tips and inspiration for getting outside with your family.

Video Index Getting Your Kids into Nature Finding Nature in Your Neighborhood Top 5 Reasons to Get Your Family Outdoors 3 Ways to Invite Nature into Your Life
How to Do Science Outdoors with Your Kids How to Stay Safe in the Outdoors Top 3 Myths about Getting Outside with Your Kids 5 Ways to Start Exploring the Outdoors

Parent Tips

These tips on exploring your world are great to print and photocopy.

Why Explore Nature Outdoors? How to Explore Nature Outdoors Citizen Science

Parent
Activities

Head outdoors to explore your world with these fun, family-friendly Plum Landing hands-on activities.

Waggle Dance Fly It and Spy It Animals Among Us Mission Water Splash and Dry Seed Blaster More Trees Rain Detective Wind Catcher Shady Race
Roots and Shoots Evaporation Station Catch Me If You Can Build a Watershed Habitat Sweet Habitat Pin the Moose on the Mountain Sound Safari Biodiversity Bingo

Spanish Materials

Find fun and educational science activities you can do with your kids as well as tips and inspiration for getting outside with your family.

Spanish Materials Index Los niños y la naturaleza Encontremos la naturaleza en el vecindario Las “Top 5” razones para sacar a la familia al aire libre Tres maneras de invitar a la naturaleza a su vida Cómo hacer ciencias al aire libre con los niños Cómo no correr peligros al aire libre Tres mitos sobre los niños y el aire libre Cinco maneras de comenzar a explorar el aire libre ¿Por qué explorar la naturaleza al aire libre? Al aire libre con toda la familia Ciencias para aficionados La danza del meneo Vuela y vuela y ¿qué encuentras?
Los animales que nos rodean Misión: ¡Agua! Chapotear y secar Lanzasemillas Más árboles, porfa Detective de la lluvia Cazavientos Carrera a la sombra Misión: evaporación Raíces y brotes Cuenca hecha en casa Atrápame si puedes Hábitat, dulce hábitat Ponerle el alce a la montaña Bingo de la biodiversidad Safari de sonidos

Educators

Check out our resources for educators.

Educators Home Page Teaching Science with Videos and Games Tips for Educators How to Prepare for an Outdoor Science Activity How to Manage Group Exploration of the Outdoors How to Adapt Outdoor Science Activities on the Fly
How to Use Digital Tools to Enhance Outdoor Science Exploration How to Help Families Feel Comfortable in the Outdoors How to Promote Science Skills While Exploring the Outdoors How to Keep Kids and Families Engaged in Outdoor Science Activities Viewing Guide

Explore Outdoors
Toolkit

Create an outdoor program with Plum! You can use the Explore Outdoors Toolkit to start an afterschool or family program that helps 6- to 9-year-olds kids and their families get outdoors, get moving, and get into nature – right in their own neighborhoods!

Create an Outdoor Program with PLUM!

Stand-Alone Hands-On
Activities

Not able to incorporate online videos and games into your programming? These hands-on activities can be used on their own to lead science activities with children and families.

Waggle Dance Fly It and Spy It Animals Among Us Water Ins and outs Hot Water Seed Toys Rain Detective Wild Wind (families) Signs of Life Hiding in Plain Sight Seed Travels Animal-ympics
Migration Challenge Wild Wind (kids) City Heat Island H20 on the Go Roots and Shoots Evaporation Station Catch Me If You Can Build a Watershed Habitat Sweet Habitat Pin the Moose on the Mountain Sound Safari Biodiversity Bingo

One-hour
Afterschool Sessions

Need a quick afternoon activity to do with children? Each of these sessions contains an animated video and a hands-on science activity, providing about one hour of programming.

City Livin’ Can You See Me Now? Mission: Seed Spot Animal Power! A Spot of Green Windy City! Sizzle Time! The Great Rain Drain
Evapo-rama! Mission: Survival! Magnificent Mangroves Follow That Water! Give Me A Home Mission: Mountains! What's in Your World? Chirp, Honk, Woof!

Week-long
Afterschool Clubs

Our clubs provide a thematically arranged sequence of videos, games, activities and more, providing about 5 total hours of programming.

City Life Weather Beat Deserts: Dive In! Operation Evaporation Stayin' Alive! Water in Your World
Hide and Seek Go with the Flow Hunting for Habitats Plant to Predator Mission: Biodiversity Forest Fun

Weeklong
Camps

Our themed camps are great for educators running vacation camps and other in-depth out-of-school programs for kids. Each camp provides about 15 hours of programming

City Safaris! Dive Into The Desert! Water, Water Everywhere
Mastering Mountains Jump into the Jungle!

Family
Events

Holding an outdoor family event? Each of these contains an animated video and a related hands-on activity, providing about one hour of programming for families.

Linked Lives Find Me, See Me Getting Closer Soak, Flood, or Flow?
Hot Enough? Seeds EVERYwhere! Wet Sky, Wet City Wind Chasers!

About
the Site

Find out more about the PLUM LANDING story, our partners and policies, and the people who work on the project.

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