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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.

In this activity, learners explore how environmental engineers might approach solving the problem of an oil spill.

In this activity, learners explore the Great Plains.

In this activity, learners identify different plastics in a mystery bag. Learners discover that plastics are classified #1 through #7.

In this game, learners match descriptions of marine debris (shoes, batteries, paper towels, etc.) to images of these items.

In this activity, learners build one or more edible coral polyps and place them together to form a colony.

In this activity, learners conduct a waste audit and use their findings to implement a plan for reducing trash.

In this activity, learners practice the steps involved in a scientific investigation while learning why ice formations on land (not those on water) will cause a rise in sea level upon melting.

In this activity, learners explore the difference between compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and traditional incandescent bulbs.

In this activity, learners explore sensors and focus specifically on how to measure humidity using a sensor.

Have you noticed the plastic rings that are used to hold six-packs of soda? Those rings are great for carrying cans, but they're real trouble when they become trash that animals can get tangled in.

This is a virtual representation of a sound mixer containing pre-looped sounds of animal, insect, and environmental noises.

In this outdoor activity, learners explore how a surprising number of animals use human-made litter, such as cans and crumpled paper, to find food and shelter in their environment.

Learners build a wind turbine and test it to see how much energy is created.

In this activity, learners use whale count data from the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to compare whale counts in relation to environmental factors.

This activity introduces learners to Native Americans as people who depended upon nature in the past and continue to emphasize the importance of nature in the present.

This is an activity where learners will discover what types and how many insects live in their own backyard.

In this Bob the Builder(TM)-themed activity, learners go on a nature walk outside and describe what they observe using their senses.

In this activity about camouflage, learners create a model that shows how a flounder is able to blend into a variety of environments.

This activity has three story puzzles learners can solve to learn about life in the Arctic.