Activity lesson plan for teaching youth this active version of freeze tag based on predator/prey relationships. (1 page, 39 KB) Keywords – shelter, adaptation, species, survival Details Publication Number: ACTas143 Category: Natural Resources Sub-Category: Exploring Environment Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links Natural Science: Quick Frozen Critters
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Activity lesson plan for teaching youth how to simulate animal food chains in a game environment. This is part of the 4-H Afterschool Natural Science Curriculum. (7 pages, 201 KB) Keywords- plants, meat eaters Details Publication Number: ACTas147 Category: Natural Resources Sub-Category: Exploring Environment Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links Natural Science: Whatta Web
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Are you an outdoor enthusiast who would like another hobby related to the outdoors? This activity will help you explore nature carving. This activity introduces you to carving for beginners using soap, simple patterns and additional resources. Keywords: animals, model, drawing, pattern, shooting sports Details Publication Number: ACTpa035 Category: Natural Resources Sub-Category: Exploring Environment Type: […]
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Do you know which animal is a predator or which is prey? This activity helps you in identifying many of the differences. Using diagrams of different skulls you will learn the physical make up of these animals. Keywords: adaptations, mammal, shooting sports Details Publication Number: ACTpa033 Category: Natural Resources Sub-Category: Exploring Environment Type: Activity Plan […]
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This activity is designed to help youth in grades 3-5 to understand the effects of invasive species on the environment. An invasive species is one that puts an ecosystem out of balance because it has a competitive advantage (usually a lack of natural enemies) in its new location. The addition of an invasive species to […]
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Introduction on teaching science to kids by stimulating their curiosity and provoking wonder through hands-on investigations. Supplement to science series on water: ACTpa020 – ACTpa025. (6 pages, 455 KB) Key words – science, water, inquiry, experiment, hypothesis Details Publication Number: ACTpa026 Category: Natural Resources Sub-Category: Water Type: Introduction Audience: Volunteer Links Science with Kids, Science by […]
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Aldo Leopold was a Wisconsin scientist who grew to understand the world and the environment around us. One of his concerns related to predator eradication. This activity will take youth through a discussion of whether or not predators should be eradicated. Keywords: Predator, Prey, Shooting Sports, wildlife management, wolves Details Publication Number: ACTpa036 Category: Natural […]
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Science can be fun as kids learn science skills along with exploring the natural world of water. This lesson is about the cohesive and adhesive properties of water and why water molecules are attracted to each other. (2 pages, 73 KB) Key words – science, water, repel, absorb, environment Details Publication Number: ACTpa022 Category: Natural […]
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Instrument to evaluate the “What’s So Special About Water” activity series. Included in this evaluation is a board game, observation worksheet, and summary of evaluation data. (6 pages, 85 KB) Key words – science, water, experiment, evaluation, observation, analysis Details Publication Number: ACTpa021 Category: Natural Resources Sub-Category: Water Type: Activity Plan Audience: Volunteer Links What’s […]
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Science can be fun as kids learn science skills along with exploring the natural world of water. This lesson is about water and its different forms. Water is one of the few substances on earth that can be easily found in all three states — solid, liquid and gas. (3 pages, 74 KB) Key words – […]
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