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On a winter's night a young girl accompanies her father into the woods to go on an owling adventure. She patiently waits as her father tries to attract a great-horned owl with his calls. Just when the girl thinks she has had enough and is...
As Canadians we know winter is tough, but imagine what our native wildlife must go through! This lesson uses appealing activities to develop an understanding of winter survival mechanisms in animals. An active outdoor component also engages...
Lila the groundhog is curious about the early awakening of her Uncle Wilbur each year. As she snuggles into her cozy bed for her long winter sleep Lila is determined to solve the mystery by being the first one up. Sure enough she rises before...
This easy to implement activity provides students and teachers with a blueprint for building a winter bird-feeding station. Using readily available and inexpensive materials, students create different types of feeders to attract a variety of over-wintering...
Maple Trees and Marmots is a role playing game for younger elementary students where students learn the effects of climate change on animals and plants. There are two activities in the resource: the first focuses on animals and is intended for K-2...
Investigating Bat Adaptations leads students to learn about the adaptations that increase a bat's chances of finding food and surviving in a particular habitat while also increasing the student's knowledge of the different species of bats in the world. In...
In Wildlife Burrows, students will create models of different wildlife burrows and examine and contrast the functions. In groups, students will research an animal that makes a burrow or den. Each team will gather information about their species, where...
Birds fly south, human bundle up, but what do insects do to survive the winter? From creating antifreeze-like alcohols to burrowing in the ground, insects have a few solutions of their own. Learn more about diapause, natural antifreeze and those that...
The fascinating world of bats is explored in this engaging set of activities that teaches students about the remarkable features of these flying mammals that are uniquely adapted to their environment. The interactive hands-on activities investigate how...
Vectors of Spread is a hands-on, outdoor activity that creatively teaches the students the four common ways that invasive species spread to other areas and how to prevent the spread with simple actions. It consists of four challenge stations at which...
"Squirrels" is an easy-to-use resource that helps introduce students to animal behavior and the skills need for making wildlife observations. Through the activities included, the students are introduced to the terms of "caching" and "cache". In the preliminary...