Why do leaves turn red, orange and yellow? 

What's hiding underneath all that green? 

Become a Leaf Detective and investigate the chemistry, biology and engineering behind one of nature's most colorful transformations!

By the end of the workshop, students should be able to:

• Identify the basic parts of a leaf.
• Explain why leaves are green.
• Describe the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis.
• Explain why leaves change color in the fall.
• Identify some of the pigments found in leaves.
• Investigate how different leaves vary.
• Collect and interpret simple data.
• Explain how trees prepare for winter.

Engineering Challenge: Build-a-leaf

When: Tuesday, October 20th

2 sessions: 9:30-11:30 AM or 1:00-3:00 PM

Where: Buffal County Extension

Ages: 5-14

Cost: 8.00

Rethink • Reuse • Recreate

A 2-Hour Homeschool Environmental STEM Workshop

Students become environmental engineers and transform clean discarded materials into useful, creative, or problem-solving prototypes.

Waste reduction is more than recycling. We can refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle materials—and engineers can design new uses for materials that might otherwise be discarded.

Youth will be compete as team to complete the Trash to Treasure Challenge!

When: Tuesday, September 22nd

2 sessions: 9:30-11:30 AM or 1:00-3:00 PM

Where: Buffal County Extension, In the A room.

Ages: 5-15

Cost: 8.00