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Educational Programming Guide
Peanuts… Naturally
© 2010 Peanuts Worldwide LLC
Educational Programming Guide for Peanuts… Naturally
Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center
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Educational Programming Guide
Peanuts… Naturally
Table of Contents
About the Charles M. Schulz Museum
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Charles M. Schulz Biography
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Charles M. Schulz & Peanuts Timeline
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Charles M. Schulz & Peanuts Fun Facts
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Selected Bibliography about Charles M. Schulz & Peanuts
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Suggested Programming
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1) The Universe
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2) The Elements
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3) Trees
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4) Birds
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5) Gardening
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6) Web of Nature
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Sample School Tour Guide
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Cartooning in Nature
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Coloring Pages
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Additional Resources
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About the Charles M. Schulz Museum
The Schulz Museum and Research Center officially opened on August 17, 2002
when a dream became a reality. For many years, thousands of admirers flocked
to see Charles M. Schulz’s original comic strips at exhibitions outside of Santa
Rosa because his work didn’t have a proper home. As the 50th anniversary of
Peanuts drew closer, the idea that there ought to be a museum to hold all
Schulz’s precious work began to grow. Schulz didn’t think of himself as a
―museum piece‖ and was, therefore, understandably reluctant about accepting
the idea. That left the ―vision‖ work to local cartoon historian, Mark Cohen; wife,
Jeannie Schulz, and longtime friend, Edwin Anderson. Schulz’s enthusiasm for
the Museum was kindled in 1997 after seeing the inspired and playful creations
by artist and designer Yoshiteru Otani for the Snoopy Town shops in Japan.
From that point plans for the Museum moved steadily along. A Board of Directors
was established, a mission statement adopted, the architect and contractor hired.
The location of the Museum is particularly fitting—sited across the street from
Snoopy’s Home Ice, the ice arena and coffee shop that Schulz built in 1969, and
one block away from the studio where Schulz worked and created for 30 years.
Since its opening in 2002, thousands of visitors from throughout the world have
come to the Museum to see the enduring work of Charles M. Schulz which will be
enjoyed for generations to come.
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Charles M. Schulz Biography (1922–2000)
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on November 26, 1922, Charles
M. Schulz was the only child of Dena and Carl Schulz. From birth,
comics played an important role in Schulz’s life. At just two days
old, an uncle nicknamed him ―Sparky‖ after the horse Spark Plug
from the Barney Google comic strip, and throughout his youth he
and his father shared a Sunday morning ritual reading the funnies.
Schulz always knew he wanted to be a cartoonist and was very
proud when Ripley’s newspaper feature, Believe it or Not,
published his drawing of the family dog in 1937.
Schulz put his artistic ambitions on hold during World War II while serving as a
machine-gun squad leader, though he regularly sketched episodes of daily army
life in his sketchbook. Following his
discharge in 1945, Schulz returned to St.
Paul to pursue a cartooning career.
Between 1947 and 1950, he drew a weekly
comic panel for the St. Paul Pioneer Press
and also sold seventeen comic gags to The
Saturday Evening Post. After many rejection
slips, Schulz finally realized his dream of
creating a nationally-syndicated daily comic
strip when Peanuts debuted in seven
newspapers on October 2, 1950. By 1965,
Schulz was twice honored with the Reuben Award by the National Cartoonists
Society for his talents, and Peanuts was an
international success.
When Schulz announced his retirement for health
reasons in December 1999, Peanuts was published
in more than 2,600 newspapers worldwide; he died
shortly thereafter, on Saturday, February 12, 2000,
just hours before the final Peanuts Sunday strip
appeared in newspapers. The Charles M. Schulz
Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa,
California, opened in his honor in August 2002, with
the mission of preserving, displaying, and
interpreting the art of this legendary cartoonist.
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Charles M. Schulz & Peanuts Timeline
November 26, 1922 ♦Charles Monroe Schulz was born in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the only child of Dena and Carl Schulz,
a hard-working St. Paul barber ♦An uncle nicknamed him ―Sparky‖
after Sparkplug, a horse in the Barney Google comic strip
1920s ♦His kindergarten teacher at Mattocks School in St. Paul told
him, ―Some day, Charles, you are going to be an artist‖
1930s ♦As a boy, Schulz was interested in comics, especially
Popeye and the characters created by Walt Disney
1934 ♦The Schulz family was given a black and white dog that
was the inspiration for Snoopy; his name was Spike
1937 ♦Schulz’s first published drawing, a sketch of Spike, was
included in the newspaper comics feature Believe it or Not by
Robert Ripley
1939/40 ♦Schulz enrolled in a correspondence cartoon course
with Federal Schools (later known as Art Instruction Schools)
during his senior year in high school
1940 ♦Schulz graduated from high school ♦The drawings he contributed to the school
yearbook were not included in the publication
1943 ♦At age 20, Schulz was drafted into the Army. While in
basic training his mother died of cancer ♦Schulz served as a
machine-gun squad leader in Germany, France, and Austria. He
later wrote, ―The Army taught me all I needed to know about
loneliness‖
1945 ♦Discharged from the Army, Schulz returned to St. Paul
♦Schulz began working for his alma mater Art Instruction
Schools as an instructor
1947 ♦Schulz’s career as a cartoonist began with the
publication of his panel cartoon, Li’l Folks, in the local
newspaper, the St. Paul Pioneer Press
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1948–1950 ♦Schulz sold 17 panel cartoons to The Saturday Evening Post
1950 ♦After several rejections, Schulz sold his Li'l Folks strip to United Feature
Syndicate ♦They renamed his strip Peanuts, a title he never liked
October 2, 1950 ♦Peanuts debuted in seven newspapers ♦The syndicate paid Schulz
$90 for his first month of strips
First Peanuts strip ~ October 2, 1950
1951 ♦Schulz married Joyce Halverson ♦After a brief move to Colorado
Springs, Colorado, the young family returned to Minneapolis
1952 ♦The first Sunday Peanuts page was published; the strip was
then featured in over 40 U.S. newspapers
♦The first book collection, Peanuts, was
also published
1955 ♦Kodak became the first product sponsor for
Peanuts, using the characters in a camera handbook
♦Schulz won his first Reuben Award from the National
Cartoonists Society
1958 ♦Schulz left Minnesota and moved with his wife and five children to Sebastopol,
California ♦Peanuts appeared in 355 U.S. and 40 foreign newspapers ♦Hungerford
Plastics created the first plastic Peanuts figures, including Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus
& Lucy ♦Yale University named Schulz "Cartoonist of the Year"
1960 ♦Hallmark created the first Peanuts greeting cards ♦Peanuts art and animation
was used in a popular Ford Falcon advertising campaign
1962 ♦Determined Productions published Happiness is a Warm
Puppy, which made it to the New York Times best-seller list
♦Peanuts was named ―Best Humor Strip of the Year‖ by the
National Cartoonists Society
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1964 ♦Schulz became the first cartoonist to be awarded two
Reubens by the National Cartoonists Society
1965 ♦Peanuts featured on cover of Time magazine
♦The first animated television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas,
won a Peabody Award and an Emmy for outstanding children's
programming
1966 ♦Schulz’ father, Carl, died while visiting in California ♦A fire
later destroyed Schulz’s Sebastopol studio
Peanuts ~ September 19, 1966
1967 ♦The stage musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown opened off Broadway; it
has since become the most-produced musical in America
May 24, 1967 ♦California Governor Ronald Reagan greeted the cartoonist at the State
Capitol in observance of the legislature-proclaimed ―Charles Schulz Day‖
April 28, 1969 ♦Grand Opening of the Redwood Empire Ice
Arena in Santa Rosa, California, starring the 1968 Olympic
Gold Medallist Peggy Fleming and the Vince Guaraldi trio
May 1969 ♦Charlie Brown and Snoopy accompanied the
astronauts on Apollo X
Peanuts ~ March 14, 1969
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1972 ♦Charles and Joyce Schulz divorced
1973 ♦Schulz and Jean Forsyth Clyde married ♦Schulz received
an Emmy Award for writing his tenth television special, A
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1974 ♦Schulz presided as the Grand Marshal of the
Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California
Peanuts ~ January 1, 1974
1975 ♦Peanuts celebrated 25 years ♦It was carried in approximately 1,480 U.S. and 175
foreign newspapers with 90,000,000 readers ♦The television special You’re a Good
Sport, Charlie Brown won an Emmy Award
1978 ♦The International Pavilion of Humor in Montreal named Schulz "Cartoonist of the
Year"
1979 ♦Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown published by Lee Mendelson and Schulz
1980 ♦Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Me published by Schulz
and R. Smith Kiliper♦Television special Life Is a Circus, Charlie
Brown received an Emmy Award
January 1983 ♦Snoopy's Gallery & Gift Shop opened in Santa
Rosa, California
1983 ♦Television special What Have We Learned, Charlie
Brown? won a Peabody Award ♦Camp Snoopy opened at
Knott’s Berry Farm in California
1984 ♦Peanuts qualified for a place in the Guinness Book of World Records after being
sold to the 2,000th newspaper
1985 ♦You Don’t Look 35, Charlie Brown published ♦The Oakland Museum of California
opened the anniversary exhibit, The Graphic Art of Charles Schulz
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1986 ♦Schulz inducted into Cartoonist Hall of Fame by the Museum of Cartoon Art
1989 ♦Rheta Grimsley Johnson published the biography Good Grief: The Story of
Charles M. Schulz
1990 ♦The French government named Schulz ―Commander of Arts and Letters,‖ and the
Snoopy in Fashion exhibit opened at the Louvre ♦This Is Your Childhood, Charlie
Brown—Children in American Culture exhibit opened at The National Museum of History
in Washington, D.C.
1992 ♦Snoopy, The Masterpiece exhibit opened at the Montreal Museum of Fine Art
♦Schulz awarded the ―Order of Merit‖ from the Italian Minister
of Culture
1995 ♦The 45th anniversary of Peanuts was marked by
exhibit Around the Moon and Home Again: A Tribute to the
Art of Charles M. Schulz at the Space Center in Houston
June 28, 1996 ♦Schulz got his own star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame
October 16, 1997 ♦Schulz and wife Jeannie announced they
would give $1 million toward the construction of a D-Day
memorial to be built in Virginia ♦World premiere of Peanuts Gallery by composer Ellen
Taaffe Zwilich held at Carnegie Hall
Peanuts ~ March 16, 1997
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1999 ♦Schulz’s Peanuts: A Golden Celebration published ♦You’re a Good Man Charlie
Brown opened in a new production on Broadway ♦Peanuts appeared in more than
2,600 newspapers worldwide, and over 20,000 products had been developed to date
December 14, 1999 ♦Schulz announced his retirement due to health problems
January 3, 2000 ♦Charles Schulz bade a fond farewell to all his readers in the final daily
Peanuts newspaper strip
Peanuts ~ January 3, 2000
February 7, 2000 ♦California lawmakers declared Sunday, February 13, as
―Charles M. Schulz Day‖ to coincide with the final Peanuts Sunday strip
February 12, 2000 ♦Charles Schulz died Saturday evening in his home in Santa Rosa of
complications from colon cancer; he was 77 years old
February 13, 2000 ♦The final Sunday Peanuts strip appeared in newspapers around
the world
May 2000 ♦Posthumous awarding of the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award by
the National Cartoonists Society
June 2000 ♦Ground breaking of Charles M. Schulz Museum
and Research Center in Santa Rosa, across from Redwood
Empire Ice Arena (Snoopy's Home Ice)
AP photo/Santa Rosa
Press Democrat
May 17, 2001 ♦First Day of Issue of the U.S. Postal Service
Peanuts stamp at Charles Schulz’s Redwood Empire Ice
Arena in Santa Rosa, California
June 7, 2001 ♦Posthumous awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal by the United
States Congress to Schulz's family
August 17, 2002 ♦Grand Opening of the Schulz Museum!
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Charles M. Schulz & Peanuts Fun Facts
Charles Schulz drew 17,897 comic strips throughout his career.
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The first Peanuts strip was run by seven newspapers on October 2, 1950. By
1958, Peanuts appeared in 355 U.S. and 40 foreign newspapers.
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Schulz moved from Minnesota to Sebastopol, California, in 1958.
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Schulz was first published in Ripley’s newspaper feature, Believe it or Not, in
1937. Schulz was 15 years old and the drawing was of the family dog.

From birth, comics played a large role in Schulz’s life. At just two days old, an
uncle nicknamed Schulz ―Sparky‖ after the horse Spark Plug from the Barney
Google comic strip.
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In a bit of foreshadowing, Schulz’s kindergarten teacher told him, ―Someday,
Charles, you’re going to be an artist.‖
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In the 1930s, Schulz had a black-and-white dog who later became the
inspiration for Snoopy—the same dog that Schulz drew for Ripley’s Believe It
or Not; the dog’s name was Spike.
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Peanuts is not the name Schulz chose for his strip; in fact, he didn’t even like
the title. In 1950, when Schulz sold his strip, originally titled Li'l Folks, to
United Feature Syndicate, they renamed it Peanuts.
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The first Peanuts animated special, A Charlie Brown Christmas, aired in 1965
and won both a Peabody Award and an Emmy for outstanding children’s
programming.
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Charles Schulz earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996.
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The final Peanuts strip ran on February 13, 2000.
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Peanuts qualified for a place in the Guinness Book of World Records after
being sold to the 2,000th newspaper in 1984. Today, Peanuts is still
circulated in approximately 1,700 newspapers.
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Selected Bibliography of Books about
Charles M. Schulz and Peanuts
Fo r A du lt s
Bang, Derrick, and Victor Lee. 50 Years
of Happiness: A Tribute to Charles M.
Schulz. Santa Rosa, CA: Charles M.
Schulz Museum & Research Center, 2002.
(50th anniversary of Peanuts)
Bang, Derrick. Charles M. Schulz: Li'l Beginnings. Santa Rosa, CA: Charles M.
Schulz Museum & Research Center, 2004.
Inge, M. Thomas, ed. My Life with Charlie Brown. Jackson: University Press of
Mississippi, 2010.
Inge, M. Thomas, ed. Charles M. Schulz: Conversations. Jackson: University Press of
Mississippi, 2000.
Johnson, Rheta Grimsley. Good Grief! The Story of Charles M. Schulz. New York:
Pharos Books, 1989. ♦
Kidd, Chip, ed. and designed. Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz. New York:
Pantheon Books, 2001.
Liverett, David, ed, with illustrations by Charles Schulz. They Called Him Sparky:
Friends' Reminiscences of Charles Schulz. Anderson, IN: Chinaberry House, 2006.
Mendelson, Lee, with reminiscences by Bill Melendez. A Charlie Brown Christmas:
The Making of a Tradition. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2000.
Mendelson, Lee. Charlie Brown & Charlie Schulz. In association with Charles M.
Schulz. New York: The World Publishing Company, 1970. ♦
Mendelson, Lee. Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown. In association with Charles
M. Schulz. New York: Random House, 1979. ♦
(30th anniversary of Peanuts & 15th anniversary of television shows)
Mendelson, Lee, with reminiscences by Bill Melendez. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie
Brown: The Making of a Television Classic. New York: Harper, 2006.
Michaelis, David. Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography. New York: HarperCollins, 2007.
Schulz, Charles M. Celebrating Peanuts: 60 Years. Kansas City, Mo: Andrews
McMeel, 2009.
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Schulz, Charles M. Around the World in 45 Years: Charlie Brown's Anniversary
Celebration. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel, 1994.
Schulz, Charles M. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and
Me: And All the Other Peanuts Characters.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., Inc., 1980. ♦
Schulz, Charles M. Peanuts: A Golden
Celebration: The Art and the Story of the
World's Best-Loved Comic Strip. New York:
Harper Collins, 1999.
Schulz, Charles M. Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz, ed. Chip Kidd. With an
introduction by Jean Schulz. New York: Pantheon Books, 2001.
Schulz, Charles M. Peanuts Jubilee: My Life and Art with Charlie Brown and
Others. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1975. ♦
Schulz, Charles M. You Don't Look 35, Charlie Brown! New York: Holt, Rinehart
& Winston, 1985. ♦
Trimboli, Giovanni. Charles M. Schulz: 40 Years Life and Art. New York: Pharos
Books, 1990. ♦
Books marked with “♦” are currently out of print, but they can be found in libraries and used book
stores.
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Fo r Yo u ng A du lt s a nd C hil dr en
Carlson, Cheryl. Charles M. Schulz
(First Biographies). Mankato, MN: Pebble/
Capstone Press, 2005.
(suitable for ages 4-8)
Gherman, Beverly. Sparky: The Life and Art of
Charles Schulz. San Francisco: Chronicle
Books, 2010.
(suitable for ages 9 and up)
Klingel, Cynthia, and Robert B. Noyed. Charles Schulz (Wonder Books, Level 2
Reader). Chanhassen, MN: The Child's World, 2002.
(very basic information)
Schuman, Michael. Charles M. Schulz: Cartoonist and Creator of Peanuts (People
to Know). Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2002.
Whiting, Jim. Charles Schulz (Real-Life Reader Biography). Bear, DE:
Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc., 2003.
Woods, Mae. Charles Schulz (Children's Authors). Edina, MN: ABDO Publishing Co.,
2000.
(basic information)
Books marked with “♦” are currently out of print, but they can be found in libraries and used book
stores.
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Suggested Programming
The following pages include programming ideas related to each of the themes
explored in Peanuts… Naturally. You may want to group several of these ideas
together to create a Family Fun Day where parents and children can participate
in hands-on activities, including the creation of something to take home with
them. This exhibition also lends itself to a Boy Scout or Girl Scout Day where
local troops can enjoy the exhibition and earn nature and Earth-themed badges.
Also included is a sample School Tour Guide that can be used in conjunction
with the full-scale version of the exhibition: Peanuts... Naturally Version 1.
We hope the sample activities and additional resources that follow will help your
institution to develop programming around the exhibition.
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The Universe
Activity #1: Star Field Painting
Make your own custom star field. Dilute a mixture of white paint and water inside
of a spray bottle. Spray the mixture on black paper to create a star field painting.
Activity #2: Galaxy Mobile
Materials: Paper plate, galaxy print-outs, scissors, glue, construction paper,
glitter, yarn
More detailed instructions and galaxy templates can be found at:
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/galex_make2.shtml
Print-out the galaxy patterns. Cut the patterns apart on the dotted lines. Use the
pattern to cut the galaxy shapes out of construction paper. Decorate the galaxies
with glitter, imagining that each speck of glitter is a star! Use a paper plate as the
frame for your mobile. Make three holes around the edge of the paper plate.
String yarn through the holes to hang the mobile from the ceiling. Poke holes in
the center of the paper plate to hang the galaxies from. String your galaxies with
yarn. Hang them at different levels so they can turn and spin freely.
Sample of galaxy template.
Activity #3: Make a Star Clock
The position of the stars in the night sky can help us tell time just as the position
of the sun does during the day. As the Earth rotates on its axis the positions of
the stars change. To make a star clock, cut out both circles and cut a notch out of
the smaller circle. Place the small circle on top of the larger one and push a
paper fastener through the center holes of both circles and open the fastener so
the circles stay together. Color your clock with crayons and colored pencils as
desired. Use the directions on your clock to tell time outside at night. (See the
star clock template on page 18. This template can be printed from the Media
CD.)
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The Elements
Activity #1: Clouds
Clouds are formed when water vapor in the air rises, cools, and condenses onto
condensation nuclei (composed of dust, bacteria, salt, other tiny particulates
suspended in the air). There must be low pressure (which drops the
temperature) and condensation nuclei to form the cloud. You can make a cloud
in a bottle by adding a small quantity of water & some smoke from a blown out
match into a clear plastic liter soda bottle and sealing the bottle. You won’t see
anything at first, but if you shake the bottle to suspend some of the water in the
air and then squeeze the bottle, which temporarily increases air pressure, then
release, the release drops the pressure and the water vapor in the bottle
condenses onto the smoke particles and you see a ―cloud‖ (it looks foggy or
somewhat less transparent than normal inside the bottle).
Materials: Clear plastic liter soda bottle, water, match
Instructions:
1) Fill the soda bottle with just enough warm water to fill the bottom
2) Get a match and let it burn for a few seconds. Blow the match out and
immediately place the head of the match into the bottle. Let the smoke
from the match fill the bottle. After a few seconds, the smoke will seem to
disappear.
3) Slowly screw the cap onto the bottle. Do not squeeze the sides before the
bottle is tightly capped, you do not want any of the smoke or air to escape.
4) Squeeze the sides of the bottle hard. Do this three or four times. Then wait
a few seconds, and squeeze the bottle again, but hold the squeeze for a
few seconds and quickly release the squeeze.
5) Look at the formation of fog in the bottle. You should see your very own
cloud.
OR you can purchase vortex bottle connectors to make a ―tornado in a bottle.‖
Here is a link:
http://www.teachersource.com/AirPressure/AirPressure/VortexBottleConnectors.
aspx?gclid=CM_M3dbNjZwCFRFMagoduXHbXQ
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The Elements
Activity #2: Solar Bracelet
The ozone layer is a naturally formed layer within the stratosphere (2 nd layer of
the atmosphere) that blocks 99% of ultraviolet (UV) rays from reaching the
Earth’s surface. UV light is harmful to organisms, causing tissue burns,
cataracts, reduction in photosynthesis, cancers, and DNA damage/mutations
across a spectrum of different types of living things. It is important to our health
to protect ourselves from UV light on a daily basis and to work as a global society
to ensure we don’t deplete the ozone layer further through the use of ozone
depleting industrial chemicals (CFCs and others).
Use UV detecting beads to make a bracelet to take home. These UV sensitive
beads change color from clear/white to a rainbow of colors when exposed to
ultraviolet light from the sun. The beads can be used to make bracelets as take
away souvenirs. When you wear the beads outside they give you an idea of how
much UV exposure you are getting that day. The beads all appear to be the
same pale color when not exposed to the sun. In the sun, their colors will
change. Create patterns by exposing the beads to the sun before stringing them
on your bracelet.
(Beads can be purchased on-line. Search for ―UV beads.‖)
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The Elements
Activity #3: Make a Sun Print
Instead of buying a sun print paper kit, try making your own prints with
construction paper. Place construction paper outdoors on a flat surface in full
sunlight. Use black, dark blue or dark purple paper. Collect flat items with
interesting shapes, such as leaves, rocks, coins, twigs and shells. Arrange your
collected items on top of the paper so that they create an interesting-looking
silhouette. Allow the sunlight to fade the construction paper for at least an hour.
The longer you can leave the paper in the sun, the better the print! Remove your
collected items from the paper to reveal the sun print.
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Trees
Activity #1: Making a Tree Model
Materials: Construction paper, pipe cleaners, cardboard tubes, yarn, shoebox
Have visitors make a tree model that includes the trunk (cardboard tube),
branches (pipe cleaners), leaves (construction paper), and roots (yarn). Discuss
the different parts of a tree and how they help us.
Activity #2: Pine Cone Hygrometer
You can use a pine cone to predict the weather! All air has water, or moisture, in
it. A hygrometer measures humidity, the amount of moisture in the air. Choose a
mature pine cone that is not green or dried out. Attach string to the top of the
pine cone and hang it outside in full view from a window. On days when it is very
humid or rainy, the pine cone scales will close up. When it is dry and sunny, the
scales will open in order to release its seeds. Good weather gives the pine cone
seeds a chance to be carried by air or animals to a place where they can sprout
and grow.
Activity #3: Nature Bracelets
Use masking tape to make a bracelet band around your wrist. Be sure to put the
sticky side OUT. Go for a nature walk in the surrounding area or set out
containers of dirt, twigs, leaves, flowers, seeds etc. As you find something of
interest, touch your wrist/bracelet to the item and collect it on your bracelet!
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Birds
Activity #1: Navigation
Surprisingly, not much is known about bird migration. Scientists have verified that
some birds navigate using the position of the sun, the stars, and the Earth’s
magnetic field. They may use landmarks, sound, and create ―odor maps‖ as well.
Migrating birds probably use more than one of these methods. This topic is so
complex that scientists are still trying to figure out all of the ways that birds
navigate.
Have visitors try to navigate to a specified target by using different methodssight (normal walking around toward a target), magnetic (using a compass to
follow a magnetic field), and sound (blindfolded). Talk about how birds navigate
using a variety of methods depending on the situation and the species of bird.
Activity #2: Bird Beak Feast
Birds utilize their beaks in many ways. This includes building nests, defending
territory, grooming feathers, communication, and most importantly gathering and
capturing food! Over time, a wide assortment of bird beaks evolved. The size and
shape of a bird beak determines which specific foods can be collected. Using
everyday objects, visitors can try to gather and ―eat‖ food.
Place different samples of bird foods out on a table, along with an assortment of
beaks. Have visitors try to collect the food and place it in the bird’s stomach
(empty cup). Use one hand to hold and manipulate the beak while the other hand
is behind your back.
Suggested food: uncooked macaroni, seeds, acorns, goldfish crackers, M&M®
candies, gummy worms, chocolate sprinkles, peanuts, sunflower seeds, raisins,
mini-marshmallows, cereals, etc.
Suggested beaks: clothespin, toothpick, straw, spoon, small plastic scoop,
tweezers, kitchen tongs, chopsticks, ladle
Sample on-line resource:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-805/lessons/chpt2/act5.htm
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Birds
Activity #3: Bird Feeders
Recycled bottle feeder:
Use a recycled water bottle to make a bird feeder. Cut an opening in one side of
the bottle so you can fill it with bird seed. Use a popsicle stick or skewer as the
bird perch. Tie a ribbon on top as your hanger.
http://craftymamaof4.blogspot.com
―Green‖ bird feeder: You can also use bagels or pine cones as a bird feeder.
Spread peanut butter on the bagel or pine cone, roll it in bird seed, and hang
your feeder outside.
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Gardening
Activity #1: Plant a Seed
Plant a seed and take it home with you.
Materials: Paper egg carton cut up so that each egg container is an individual
planter pot; dirt; spray bottle with water; ziploc bags; seeds (dried bean seeds
from the grocery store work well and have large sprouts).
Instructions: Place dirt in the egg carton pot. Poke a hole in the dirt with your
finger. Pick a seed and plant it in the hole. Place the pot inside a greenhouse
(ziploc bag). Spray the pot with water. Close the ziploc bag and take it home.
Water your seed every few days. When your seed sprouts, plant it in the garden!
*You can also do this inside of a terrarium, or build an origami newspaper pot to
plant your seed inside of. Once it sprouts, this can be planted directly into the
ground!
Activity #2: Seed balls
These marble-sized balls contain seed, soil and clay. They are scattered on top
of the ground, and have no need to be watered. Nature does all the work! Seed
balls take care of problems that make it hard for most seeds to germinate. A
seed ball prevents wind from blowing the seed away, it keeps heat from lowering
the viability of the seed embryos, and the seeds are not exposed to rodents,
birds and insects.
Materials: Plastic tub or bucket to mix ingredients, red clay, soil, seeds (use only
native wildflowers and plants)
Instructions: Gather and mix the dry ingredients in a 3:2:1 ratio of clay to soil to
seeds. There should be no lumps in the dry ingredients. Add small amounts of
water at a time to the dry mix and continue to mix well. Add just enough water
until the mix is a tacky consistency, similar to pie dough. Roll little marble sized
balls (about one inch in diameter) with your hands; balls should be firm and not
crumbly. Place the seed balls in egg cartons or pizza boxes to dry out. Dry the
seed balls in a shady area for 24 hours before scattering them on top of the
ground in chosen spot; about one ball per square foot. These can be stored for
several years in paper or cardboard.
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Gardening
Activity #3: Grass Heads
Make and decorate your own Grass Head using recycled materials.
Materials: Pantyhose or sock (harder for hair to grow through the sock), grass or
alfalfa seeds, potting soil or sawdust, yogurt container, decorations (goggly eyes,
felt, markers, colored paper, fabric scraps, pipe cleaners), water-proof glue
Instructions:
1) Cut off an 8" section of stocking that includes the toe. (You can also use
the tube section - just tie a knot in one end to close it off, then turn it
inside-out to hide the knot.)
2) Stretch the stocking over a large cup or mug, and spoon in 2 teaspoons
full of grass seeds.
3) Pack sawdust or potting soil on top of the seeds. The head should be
roughly tennis ball sized.
4) Tie a knot to close the bottom. Don’t cut off the extra stocking bit!
5) You can make a bulbous nose or ears by grabbing a bit of stocking and
stuffing and then twisting. Fasten the base of the nose with a small rubber
band.
6) Decorate your head! Make sure that any glues or markers you use for the
head are water-proof.
7) When you are ready to grow your head, dunk it in a bowl of water to
moisten the sawdust/soil. Fill half of the yogurt container with water, and
put the head on top, with the excess stocking hanging down into the
water.
Put your head on a windowsill or somewhere with plenty of sunlight. Check every
day to make sure the head is moist. You can sprinkle a few drops of water onto
the head now and then. The hair takes about 1 week to sprout. Once the full
head of hair grows in 3-4 weeks, experiment with different haircuts!
www.thebishopscleevedirectory.co.uk
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Web of Nature
Activity #1: Nature in Balance
Use the stacking game Jenga to explore the delicate balance of an ecosystem.
The wooden blocks can represent one of the four elements found in an
ecosystem: air, water, animals and plants. What happens to an ecosystem when
key components are removed? The Jenga game can be purchased from most
retailers, second-hand stores or found in a friend’s closet. The blocks are painted
one of four colors: blue (water), red (animals), green (plants), yellow (air). Both
ends of each block are painted. Alternatively, you could stamp images on the end
of each block that represent these categories.
Visitors can learn how the Jenga model applies to a local ecosystem and
brainstorm what can be done to help protect fragile ecosystems. For more
complete game instructions search the web for ―Jenga ecosystem.‖
Biodiversity Jenga – By Kalense Kid
*A similar activity can be demonstrated using a group of visitors and a ball of
yarn to connect the group or ecosystem together. See the links below for
instructions:
http://www.umaine.edu/umext/earthconnections/activities/36.htm
http://www.riverventure.org/charleston/resources/pdf/food%20web%20game.pdf
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Web of Nature
Activity #2: Earth Flag
Using 4x5 squares of muslin fabric and crayons, have visitors make their own
personal Earth Flag. The finished flags can be displayed by hanging them from a
clothesline. For design inspiration ask visitors ―What is special about the Earth to
you?‖ or ―What are three things you can do to help the Earth?‖
Activity #3: Recycled Art
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Gather recycled materials, such as packing peanuts, string, cardboard,
and foil to create recycled art sculptures.
Make your own recycled paper
Make origami animals and flowers
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Sample School Tour Guide
(To be used with Version 1 of the exhibit)
*The School Tour Guide and Challenge Cards can be printed from the Media CD
The Charles M. Schulz Museum Presents: Peanuts…Naturally
Objectives:
After their museum visit students will be able to:
 Identify several elements of our environment
 State at least one action they can take to make a positive impact on our
environment.
I. Introduction to exhibit in front of Biographical Text Panel
Welcome to the __________ Museum. My name is ____________ and I will be
with you during your visit today. Has anyone been here before? Who is here for
the first time today? Well, whether you’ve been here before or this is your first
visit I hope you will discover something new and have fun too. The first question I
ask every group visiting this exhibit is, ―who is Charles Schulz?‖
This is Charles Schulz (point out his portraits on the biographical panel). Charles
Schulz was a cartoonist who created the comic strip Peanuts. Schulz published
Peanuts between 1950 and 2000—for fifty years. Who knows any of the
Peanuts characters? (Have the visitors look at The Universe panels for a few
examples.)
In this exhibit we’re going to look at some of the Peanuts comic strips. How
many comic strips are on this panel (The Sun panel in the Universe section of the
exhibit has seven strips on it)? That’s right—seven. Charles Schulz created
Peanuts on a daily basis, seven days a week. This one panel represents one
week of work. How many years did Charles Schulz create Peanuts for? That’s
right—fifty years. So if we wanted to see ALL of his comics, we would need 2500
panels this size, that’s about 18,000 comic strips.
Where do you think Charles Schulz got his ideas for all those comic strips? He
got ideas from his imagination, of course, but also from his own life, from things
he observed in the world and from things that interested him or that he cared
about. For example, he had a dog when he was a teenager and his dog gave him
the idea to create the comic strip character Snoopy. Schulz also loved sports
and, if you read the Peanuts comic strip, you’ll see that the Peanuts characters
love and play lots of sports too. Schulz also cared about issues like the
environment and our impact on the natural world around us. Let’s take a closer
look at how Charles Schulz and the Peanuts characters see the environment.
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II. Peanuts…Naturally
What is our environment? What kinds of things share our environment with us?
What makes up our natural environment? Schulz used his comic strip to explore
our environment all the way from the very large—the solar system and the sun—
to the very small—like birds and leaves. In these comic strips Snoopy’s brothers
are trying to decide if the Earth is round or flat (as seen in The Universe section
with the two framed daily strips.)What do you think? One way the characters
learn about their environment is by exploring it the way Olaf does in this comic
strip.
Right now I’m going to ask you to be the scientists to explore this exhibit and
learn a bit more about our environment. Everyone is going to get a color-coded
challenge card. Each cards lists something for you to do and something for you
to find out. At the top of each card it lists the place you need to start. For
example, this card says ―The Web of Nature.‖ Look on the walls and find the wall
that says ―Web of Nature‖. That’s where you will start. When you receive your
card, please start to explore the area listed on the card and answer your
challenge questions. Hopefully you will all have time to explore the entire exhibit.
[Hand out the Challenge Cards. If children are too young to read, hand the cards
to a chaperone that can help lead the group.]
(Circulate through the exhibit and make sure everyone knows what to do. As
students complete their challenge cards ask them to answer the ―To Know‖
question. Once they can answer the question, invite them to switch cards with
someone with a different colored card or to simply explore the rest of the exhibit
at their own pace.)
Okay, let’s get the whole group back together please. Who got to examine leaves
and tree rings? What kind of bird do you think Woodstock is? Can anyone tell me
one thing you can do to positively impact the environment? What else can you
do? These are great ideas. You can reduce, reuse, and recycle waste. You can
turn off lights when not in a room or during the day. You can turn off running
water. You can walk or bike or scooter or skateboard places. You can stop
drinking bottled water. Who here has a reusable water bottle? Good for you. Who
made a water cycle? Remember that the water on Earth gets recycled constantly
in the water cycle. There is no new water. So, what would happen if we made the
water we have on Earth so dirty that we couldn’t drink it?
III. Cartoon Workshop
(Ask students if they have any questions from the tour)
Are you ready to try to draw some of the Peanuts characters and maybe create
your own characters as well? In addition to exploring the environment in the
Peanuts comic strip, Charles Schulz created posters and even a bookmark
suggesting things you can do to help the environment. You will all get to make a
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poster or picture showing ideas of what you can do to help the environment. So,
remember what we learned in the exhibit!
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Start with a warm-up scribble exercise
Next draw Woodstock or another character with the group
Invite kids to place Woodstock in a nature-based environment and/or
doing something conservation oriented. Remind them that just enjoying
being outside and appreciating nature is something we can do to help the
environment. So, an environmental message could be ―Take a Hike.‖
Have kids include a message on their drawing like ―Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle.‖
Depending on time kids can color in their poster or add another Peanuts
character.
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Sample Challenge Cards
(To be used with Version 1 of the exhibit)
*The School Tour Guide and Challenge Cards can be printed from the Media CD
The Universe
Explore constellations, eclipses and our solar system.
To Do:
Line up the moon so it is directly between the Earth and Sun. Can you see
the moon’s shadow on Earth? This simulates a solar eclipse.
To Know:
Look for the computer program that invites you to learn about Deep Space.
How many galaxies are in the Universe?
The Elements
Read about Wind, Snow and Weather.
To Do:
Use wind power to produce electricity. See if you can make Snoopy’s town
light up!
To Know:
Water in our environment is recycled in a system called what?
Trees, Glorious Trees
Examine different tree leaves up close under a microscope and look for features
like veins and stems.
To Do:
Make rubbings of leaves to take home.
To Know:
Examine the cross sections of trees. Scientists count a tree’s rings to
determine how old it is. How old is the red willow tree shown in this
exhibit?
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Birds
What kind of bird is Woodstock? Read the comic strips and look at the pictures of
real birds.
To Do:
Squeeze each toy bird and listen to its call. Close your eyes and have a
friend squeeze each bird. Can you match each bird to its call?
To Know:
Look for the different types of beaks and bills that birds have to help them
find food. How many different types of bird beaks are there?
Gardening
Find the mini green house and garden plot. Read the Peanuts comic strips about
gardening.
To Do:
Pretend to plant and water seeds and then explore the vegetables growing
next door.
To Know:
Why is gardening important for the environment?
The Web of Nature
Everything in our environment depends upon everything else. Read the Peanuts
comic strips about the web of nature. Try to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle by
sorting Snoopy’s trash.
To Do:
Use the computer program and answer the questions about how your
choices affect our environment.
To Know:
Name one thing you can reuse. What can you do to help the environment?
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Cartooning in Nature
Phases of the Moon Flip Book
Movement and flow are important to the successful interpretation of a
comic strip. A comic artist must learn to emphasize some motions while
eliminating others. On the other hand, an animator must capture a broad range of
movements in order for a cartoon to look continuous. Film and animation are
possible because of a phenomenon called ―persistence of vision‖ (when a
sequence of images moves past the eye fast enough, the brain fills in the missing
parts so that the subject appears to be moving).
Visitors can make their own animated cartoon. Pre-cut strips of paper (you can
also use index cards or sticky-notes still stuck together). You should plan on
using at least 20 strips. They should be fastened together with a staple or a brad.
Use a phases of the moon template to draw your own moon phases on the strips
of paper. Here are two good websites with background information and templates
for this project:
http://www.uen.org/lessonplan/upload/10988-2-14754-flip_book.pdf
http://www.mysciencesite.com/Moon_Phase_Instructions.pdf
You can also pick your own subject matter--anything from a shooting star to a
flying butterfly or a growing tree. You should draw three key images first: the
beginning on page one, the middle on page ten, and the end on page twenty,
then fill in the strips between the key images.
Create your own Nature-themed cartoon
Make copies of the blank comic strip template (see page 35.) There are two
templates to a page. The pages can be cut in half, or one template can be used
as a rough draft. Choose a nature-themed story that you would like to tell about
planets, stars, trees, birds, etc. and draw it in four panels. The story must have a
beginning, middle and end. You are encouraged to use color in your drawings.
One suggestion is to compile the cartoon strips into a large binder near the
exhibition for all visitors to see.
Coloring Pages
Print these coloring pages out for visitors to enjoy. (See pages 36 through 39.
These can be printed off of the Media CD.)
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Additional Resources
…Related to Nature:
 Contact your local Astronomy Club or observatory to set up telescope
viewings of the moon, stars, and sky.
 Draw upon local science museums for additional resources and rentals,
such as a ―moveable planetarium.‖
 The Hubble website has a View Space Exhibition that can be rented for
free! http://hubblesource.stsci.edu/exhibits/self-update/viewspace/
 NASA’s Solar System Ambassadors Program is a public outreach
program with 500 volunteers in 50 states:
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/
 Schedule lectures with a local Junior College or University professor.
 Contact your local wildlife rescue or bird rescue for programming and live
animal visits.
 Plan a Hike or nature walk!
 Your local chapter of the Audubon society will often lead a birding walk.
 Book Resource: Sharing Nature with Children and Sharing Nature with
Children II, by Joseph Cornell. This book is a guide to outdoor activities,
games and experiences for children.
...Websites of interest:
 Earth Day Activities Book for kids, created by the EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/region5/publications/happy/happy.pdf
 KidsKnowIt Network is a free educational website for children, including
Animals, Astronomy, Biology, and Geology learning activities and games.
http://www.kidsknowit.com/
 Acorn Naturalists is a retail source for science and nature activity kits,
resources, and books to help facilitate learning about the natural world.
http://www.acornnaturalists.com/
 Powers of Ten. An Eames film that depicts the relative scale of the
Universe in factors of ten. http://www.powersof10.com/film
 Children & Nature network: www.childrenandnature.org. A comprehensive
on-line resource for families, organizations, teachers and communities to
reconnect children with nature.
…Related to Cartooning:
 National Cartoonists Society—Contact your regional chapter for speakers
and cartooning instructors: http://www.reuben.org/
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