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The Self-Watering Terrarium
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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.
Sticklers
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In this outdoor simulation game, learners search for pretend animals called "sticklers" to determine and map where they live (habitat) and how spread out they are in that area (distribution).
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.
Bugs, Worms & Others
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In this creative outdoor activity, learners invent populations of make-believe organisms and then investigate real populations living in the activity site.
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.
The Legend of the Flying Frog
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In this activity, learners listen to a story about a made-up endangered species--a flying frog! Learners print out six story pages and then draw the pictures and write the captions.
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
Conservation Island
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In this lesson, learners will understand the concepts behind endangered and extinct animals and develop their own conservation plan to save three endangered species.
Scram or Freeze
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In this outdoor activity and animal-role-play game, learners discover and uncover the hidden world of "cryptozoa"—organisms such as spiders, salamanders and slugs that live under objects, like rocks a
Design-a-Fish
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In this science and language arts activity, learners study fish anatomy and make their very own 3D paper fish.
Lupine and Butterflies
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In this two-part activity about the connection between the lupine plant and butterflies, learners first read "Miss Rumphius," a storybook about lupine by Barbara Cooney.
Nature Walk
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In this activity, learners take an indoor nature walk and discover various objects that have been brought in from the outdoor environment.
Litter Critters
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In this outdoor activity, learners use a "litter-critter" wheel to help them identify different animals they find living in a natural litter habitat.
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.
Endangered!
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While playing a game, learners discover how the Endangered Species Act works in the United States. Learners move along a game board by answering questions correctly.
Habitable Worlds
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In this group activity, learners consider environmental conditions—temperature, presence of water, atmosphere, sunlight, and chemical composition—on planets and moons in our solar system to determine
Create a Mangrove Tree
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In this group activity, learners will explore the characteristics, functions and uniqueness of the mangrove tree.
Fishy Observations
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Rabbits), learners will visit a zoo, aquarium, or pet store to view a variety of fish.
Small Habitats
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In this activity, learners build a model of a self-sustaining habitat (growing grass and beans from seeds).
Marine Ecosystems
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In the wild, small crustaceans known as brine shrimp live in marine habitats such as saltwater lakes.