Resources

• Bats are Brilliant

  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...

  Full curriculum match
  Available for download
• Movers, Sleepers, and Tough Guys: Wildlife in Winter

  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...

  Full curriculum match
  Available for download
• Little Brown Bat

  This interesting resource teaches students about bats in an effort to dispel negative myths and demonstrate the important contributions these animals make.  It offers both a teacher's guide and a student booklet.  The teacher's guide includes...

  Full curriculum match
  Available for download
• Investigating Bat Adaptations

  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...

  Full curriculum match
  Available for download
• Wildlife Burrows

  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...

  Full curriculum match
  Available for download
• Providing a Backyard Feeding Station for Birds

  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...

  Full curriculum match
  Available for download
• Vectors of Spread

  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...

  Full curriculum match
  Available for download

• Owl Moon

  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...

  Available to Order
• The Secret of the First One Up

  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...

  Available to Order

Include partial curriculum matches