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In this activity, learners capture and observe planaria, which are worms that eat tiny pond critters.

This guide outlines how to plant a garden even if you don't have a yard!

In this activity (p.6-10 of PDF), learners use different methods for hunting minibeasts (bugs). Learners can either make traps or simply look for minibeasts under stones and logs.

In this activity, learners use Styrofoam to collect organisms from a pond, estuary or marine environment and then examine what they have caught with a microscope.

In this activity, learners compare plant and animal life in different habitats including a sidewalk crack and lawn. Learners sort human-made materials and natural materials found in each habitat.

In this activity, learners examine the different materials gardeners add to their soil, and discuss how these materials are important for plant growth.

In this biology/ecology activity, learners construct a terrarium out of a tennis ball container. This terrarium is unique because it never has to be watered.

En esta tira cómica, Mateo y Cientina observan unas hormigas para contestar algunas preguntas: ¿Qué comen las hormigas?

In this activity, learners build an instrument for catching and observing flies. Learners act as entomologists, attract flies into a jar using a slice of apple, and then observe the flies' behavior.

In this activity, learners model a population of deer and see how the number of deer changes over time.

This is a tape and glue activity in which learners make binoculars that they can decorate and then use to go bird watching.

In this activity (located in the middle of the page), learners start a garden by planting their socks!

In this activity, learners create colorful bead bracelets to wear outside while searching for matching colors in plants. Learners will be surprised by the variety of colors in nature.

In this environmental science activity (page 3 of the PDF), leaners will identify and explain the causes of erosion.

In this activity, learners start their own field journal to better understand the wildlife in their area.

Learners construct a bird feeder from re-used materials. After hanging their feeder, they keep a journal about what birds visit the feeder.

In this activity on page 24, learners perform experiments to examine whether or not trash can float, blow around, or wash away.

This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Animal Scent Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into animal behavior.

In this activity, learners simulate a wolf and its habitat and observe what happens when the limiting factors change over time.