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Animal Diversity
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In this outdoor activity, learners find, count and compare as many different kinds of animals as they can find in two different areas: a managed lawn and a weedy area.
Hunting Minibeasts
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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.
Biodiversity of Feet
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This activity (on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Biodiversity Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity.
Wetland Bioblitz
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This activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under GPS: Temperate Rain Forest Activity) is a full inquiry investigation into biodiversity of a given habitat.
Wolf Limiting Factors
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In this activity, learners simulate a wolf and its habitat and observe what happens when the limiting factors change over time.
Introduction to Ocean Zones
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In this activity, learners will create a diagram of the ocean zones and determine what organisms live in each zone.
The Blue Crab's Chesapeake Journey
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In this data collection activity about crabs, learners use data from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) trawl survey to determine the areas of the Chesapeake Bay that are being used by bl
Water Walk
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Learners take a field trip along a local body of water and conduct a visual survey to discover information about local land use and water quality.
Sensory Hi-Lo Hunt
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In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.
An Interdisciplinary Deer and Human Population Study
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This activity helps the learner answer the question: "What environmental problems arise due to animal and human overpopulation and what might need to be done to combat these problems?" Learners play a
Zoo Calendar
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Use the Zoo Calendar (page 1 of PDF) to involve learners in interdisciplinary, whole language, and writing activities about ecological concepts.
Butterflies in Space
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The Butterflies in Space Teacher's Guide uses "life in space" to encourage learners to conduct their own open-ended scientific investigations.
Without An Ark: The Effects of Storms and Floods
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April showers bring May flowers, but what do coastal storms bring?
Amphipods: More than Mud
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In this data analysis and environmental science activity, learners examine the effects of pollution on amphipods using data from the Chesapeake Ecotox Research Program.
Plants Count
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In this activity, learners put on their naturalist hats and explore the world around them.