• Five Minute Fieldtrips

  The activities in Five Minute Field Trips are grouped into three sections: Awareness, Understanding and Action. The Awareness section consists of outdoor activities that are sensory and experiential giving kids a chance to reconnect with the...

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• The Big Picture on Biodiversity and Climate Change

  This is a highly experiential learning resource that explores the relationship among biodiversity, climate change and human health. In addition to drawing attention to the importance of species diversity the resource provides both ideas and support ...

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• Come Out Muskrats!

  This picture book with its simple text fosters an appreciation for nature and wetlands.  The muskrats are urged to come out of their house and spend time in the marsh.  They finally emerge to eat cattails, dry their fur and swim around, all...

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• School Nest Watch Program Guide

  This resource was developed in support of School Nest Watch, a monitoring program designed to give students first-hand experience with many of our local birds. The March and April nature guides draw attention to a number of interesting bird species....

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• A Guide to Growing a School Butterfly Garden

  For teachers interested in a habitat conservation project that will provide students with a wide range of outdoor learning opportunities, butterfly gardening is definitely something to consider.  In addition to being among our most beautiful and...

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• Bird Banquets

  The bird-watching activity is a great first step toward getting students outside observing and learning. Students erect a platform birdfeeder and create a viewing center to be able to observe the birds without disturbing them. They watch and identify...

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• Flutter By: Designing a Butterfly Habitat

  This learning activity provides students with the opportunity to explore the life cycle of a monarch butterfly by viewing online photo galleries and a shared class reading of an informational text about the monarchs.  They will create their own visual...

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• Bird Migration Game

  This activity brings home the concept of how far and how arduous this annual migration is for birds. It is a role play activity of sorts where the participants are specific bird species that must leave their breeding ground get to their wintering ground...

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