Environmental Ed

In this Lesson I have tried to introduce students into the unique characteristics of birds and how those characteristics aid the birds survival in their natural habitat. We discuss different kinds of bills, feet, legs and tails. The Lesson includes a Teachers Page, Student Resource Pages and a Student Activity Page. Please take a minute to become a follower of my offerings and please comment on your use of this activity, especially any comments you have that would improve it for teachers and

Most children are familiar with the term “pollution.” However, they may not consciously have experienced its effects. This Lesson will give them direct experience with a type of pollution. Please take a moment to check out my other site on TpT - "The Birding Guy" also take time to become a follower Thank you

In this lesson (good for Classroom or Homeschool) we study a little about Game Birds. Game birds are birds the humans hunt for food or sport. Humans have used these birds since way back when (Cave man time). In this lesson I emphasize three game birds and touch on six others Game Birds. There are: A Teachers page, Drawings, Resource pages, a Vocabulary sheets and Task cards, All designed to give students a full and interesting lesson. Please take a moment to become a "follower" and if yo

This project has two soil investigations within it. 1-What makes up a unit of soil and 2. At what rate will water penatrade different kinds of soil. It also has two worksheets to record data. What I like about this Model is the worksheet on what makes up a unit of soil requires it be developed by members of the student group. First they need to propose a series of questions. Then they need to provide the information they collected that will help answer those questions. Then it asks the que

Here are the directions for a student or homeschooler project. It is directions for making a bird house out of a milk carton. I first introduced it when I ran a small museum in Connecticut - It was originally offered as a premium by the PurPac company back in 1915 and folks are still making them today. Because the bird house is only good for one season it is an annual winter project. Enjoy. If you are interested in Birds - visit my other TPT site "The Birding Guy"

Anyone who attempts to recognize birds by sight alone misses one of the pleasures that comes to those who have taken the time to learn bird songs. Anyone interested in birds can learn to identify the songs of the most common birds. This can be done by listening or making tapes of bird songs. It can also be done by using a method called Mnemonics. In this lesson students will learn about mnemonics and will try their hand at creating mnemonics for common songbirds in the school yard

Following is a project for your students at school or at home - a brush pile which will provide food and shelter for local wildlife.

In this lesson students learn about something about butterflies. Plus about the history of making butterfly collections. Please take minute to become a "follower" so you are kept up to date on my offerings Thanks

Here us one of the old favorites for both math and science teachers. In this packet I have included a teacher's page with ideas and suggestion for the activity, but also included three student worksheets. One for elementary students and two for middle school students. A bonus is a resource sheet with examples of bird feeders that students can make at school or at home Please take a minute to become a follower of my offering and please comment on your use of this activity, especially any comment

Here are seven (7) projects that are for your students at home or in wood shop. They include: Bird Houses and Feeding stations from a few years ago - Making bird cakes - Making a bird feeder from a plastic bottle - Winter project to help wildlife neighbors - Making a grasshopper pull toy and How to make a hummingbird feeder using a test tube. - Enjoy Please take a moment to become a "Follower" (see insert on right)and if your class is into bird watching visit my other TPT site "Quick Bites"

Here are some common woodpeckers for your students to ccolor during their science class

Another four page for elementary class to color as a science project.