Lots of things go viral, including seemingly harmless and also very cool charts involving woolly bear caterpillars! Some say it’s true - you can tell how harsh a winter will be by the width of a woolly bear’s bands - others say it isn’t. Let’s put it to the test!

Maine is known for its long and cold winters, so let’s see if woolly bears know all. Homeschoolers will collaborate on a research project by “hunting” woolly bear caterpillars and tracking their markings, and making hypotheses about the outcome. At the end of the year, once the weather reports are in, we will see if there is merit to the charts floating around, and discuss how tricky it can be to navigate everything that’s on the internet, plus ways you can, and should, dig around to find the truth.

This project will be lead by Jill Mango Day and is free to participate in. (To use art supplies in the studios while you’re visiting Rivertown that day, please buy a Day Pass for $5/child; studio access is free for Rivertown members.)

This is a drop-in program; registration not required. Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult guardian.