Activities and Lesson Plans

Earth Day Activity Suggestions

Keep Texas Wild lesson plans

Suggested grade levels for activities are coded:
E = elementary level
M = intermediate/middle school
H = advanced/high school

Explorations

Grade Level			Lesson Plan/Activity
E	M		Nature Sleuths
E	M	H	Field Investigation Guide
E	M		Habitat Hunt
E			Taking Children Outdoors (Field trip tips)
E			Explore Outdoors (Ideas for kids)
E			Safe, Smart, Survival (Tips for kids)

Ecological Concepts

Grade Level			Lesson Plan/Activity
E	M	H	How Many Deer?
E	M		Pizza Supreme: Biodiversity
E	M		Keep Texas Wild: Predator vs. Prey
	M	H	The Lorax Activity

Terrestrial Ecology

Grade Level			Lesson Plan/Activity
E	M	H	Name That Bird
E	M	H	Making Seed Balls
E	M	H	How to Make a Plant Press
E	M		Bison Activity Pages
E	M		Texas Rare Species Activity Pages

Aquatic Activities

Grade Level			Lesson Plan/Activity
Background resources:
E	M	H	Coastal Ecology
Lesson Plans
E	M		Freddie the Fish
	M	H	Marsh Homes
	M	H	Wetlands Web
	M	H	What Lives in a Wetland
	M	H	Studying Wetland Plants
	M	H	Down Under Grasslands
E	M		Barrier Islands
	M		Essential Islands
E	M		Coastal Contraversy
E	M	H	"Bug Picking" Stream Health
	M		Oceans of Redfish
	M		Sea Turtle Strandings
	M		Swim Bladder
E	M		Texas Rare Species Activity Pages
E	M	H	The Web of Life
E	M		The Stream Game

 

Regions of Texas

Grade Level			Teacher Resource Page
E			Big Bend
E			Gulf Coast
E			Hill Country
E			Panhandle Plains
E			Pineywoods
E			Prairies and Lakes
E			South Texas

Archeology

Grade Level			Lesson Plan/Activity
E	M		Draw Your Own Rock Art
E			Pottery Reconstruction Puzzle

Journaling and Creative Writing

Grade Level			Lesson Plan/Activity
E			Create a Journal
E	M		Develop a Culture

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