May is 'Outdoor Science Learning Month' in N.H.

New Hampshire Governor John Lynch has proclaimed the month of May as "Outdoor Science Learning Month" and is encouraging parents and educators to get children outside and learning about their environments.

As part of this, the N.H. Children in Nature Coalition, with involvement from the N.H. Department of Education, N.H. Environmental Educators, N.H. Fish and Game Department, N.H. Department of Environmental Services and other science educators, has launched the "May We Do Science" project. This initiative encourages taking students and children outdoors for at least 20 minutes a day.

Teaching children about science this month is particularly important in New England, as May is when the New England Common Assessment Program Science Testing is held for students in grades 4, 8, and 11.

For information about science activities you can do with your children, visit the N.H. Children In Nature Coalition website.

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