• Stewardship and Human Impact SB13 Core Lesson

• Fire ecology SB13 Core Lesson

• Tree Communities (Native Plants and Foods Curriculum) SB13 Core Lesson

CORE LESSON: Who Lives Here

• "Exploring Nature with Magnifiers" Flipbook Microhike activity (expanded)

• Microhike activity (short version)

CORE LESSON: Beach Exploration

CORE LESSON: I Notice, I Wonder, It Reminds Me Of

Additional Lessons, Games, & Activities

• Bird Languages lesson

• Spider Exploration lesson

• Photographer & Camera Activity

• Animal Communication Telephone Game

• YES Game

• Whacky Adapty Game

• Producer, Consumer, Decomposer Tag Game

• Build a Shelter Activity

SB13 CORE LESSON: Tree Communities (Native Plants and Foods Curriculum)

• Meet a Tree activity

• Forest Succession (rock, paper, scissors evolution) game

• "Exploring Leaves Plant Scavenger Hunt" Flipbook Lesson

Additional Plant Resources

• English/Español leaf guide

• NOSS-specific ID Cards (WIP, contact sputnik if you have plant requests or if you make your own that you'd like to add to the all-sites version, please only request/add common plants at your site)

  • • The idea is to use these in tandem with SEL Plant Teachings from our friends at GRUB; please don't just teach about plants while ignoring Indigenous histories & lifeways surrounding our native plants

CORE LESSON: Decomposition Mission

• SL Cue Cards 

• FIB Scavenger Hunt

Fungi Exploration Lesson

Lichen Exploration Lesson

CORE LESSON: Critter Catch Lesson

• practice testable question version WIP

• Rainy Day Scavenger Hunt Activity

• Rainy Day Waterproof Critter Activity

• Catch the Rain Activity

• Building a Natural Dam Activity

• Draw a River Activity

• Discovery Day Investigation Template   >> Print as a 11x17 Front and Back Document 

• Student Leader Investigation Discovery Day Template