• Three Sisters Garden

  Students will explore the benefits of companion planting by investigating the traditional Native American planting of Three Sisters Gardens. Students will: Learn about the practice of planting beans, corn, and squash together in the same plot that has...

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• Butterfly Life Cycle

  This resource consists of a series of lessons designed to teach students about the life cycle of a butterfly as well as the range of current threats facing this creature.  Students will: create a butterfly craft. match colors in nature...

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• Migrant

  This book describes the difficult life of migrant workers in a manner that fosters empathy and understanding in young children.  A Mennonite girl and her family leave their home in Mexico heading north to work on farms in Canada.  As they travel, ...

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• Migration Headache

  Migration Headache is a highly entertaining game that simulates the spring and fall migration of many of our shorebird and waterfowl species. Students become migrating birds, travelling between their nesting habitats and wintering grounds. Along the...

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• Back to Nature: Invasive Species

  This outdoor activity takes a look at the impacts of humans introducing invasive species such as dandelions into local environments. The lesson involves creating and examining study plots. Students will organize and draw their own conclusions from the...

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• Nesting, Nests and Building a Home for Birds

  The nesting habits of birds are examined in this inquiry-based lesson that cultivates curiosity and promotes respect for the natural world.   As students explore the unique features of bird nests they actively participate in the learning process...

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• Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: Saving Migratory Animals

  The objective of Here Today, Gone Tomorrow:Saving Migratory Animals is to determine the migratory path for a bird species and investigate whether the habitats in its summer and winter location are similar or different. Based on this information, students...

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• Budburst Buddies

  Students identify a near-by flowering tree or shrub to observe throughout the year.  Easy to follow instructions and colorful journals (provided) allow young learners to become citizen scientists as they monitor and record key changes in plants at...

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• Migration Challenge

  In Migration Challenge, students role-play migrating birds during three outdoor games. Students will model a flock of migrating birds, identify and communicate the advantages and disadvantages of travelling in groups and cities, and discuss solutions...

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• Fly Away Home!

  Bird migration is explored in this lesson that has students creating paper airplane "birds" that must navigate their way through a fragmented landscape as they fly to their breeding grounds. A dynamic approach supports action as learners recognize how...

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• The Monarch Butterfly

  This multi-lesson unit has students explore concepts including butterfly’s life cycle, pollination, plant growth, and migration. They will recognize that people have complex relationships with Monarchs and the plants which sustain them. Students...

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• Sit Spot Activity

  In this outdoor activity, students will use their senses to explore the natural environment and make a connection to nature in their community. In an outdoor space, each student will find a comfortable spot away from others. A timer can be set and the...

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• Bursting Buds

  Seasonal changes are examined in this outdoor lesson that studies tree and shrub growth in the Spring. Learners observe structural features of twigs to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between adaptations and the physical environment. This...

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• Nature Memory Game

  A walk in a local green space becomes a lesson in concentration as students use their senses to recognize specific natural objects. Critical thinking skills are used to sort and identify leaves using characteristics like texture, smell and shape. This...

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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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• The Great Monarch Migration

  The annual migration of Monarch Butterflies between Mexico and Canada is an amazing adaptation strategy. What makes this event even more remarkable is that the butterflies that arrive in Mexico are not the same individuals that departed the Canadian breeding...

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• Be a Plant Detective

  Students go outdoors to be plant detectives by observing closely and gathering clues about common plants. In doing so, students develop a greater awareness about the features and characteristics of plants, including invasive species. This activity may...

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