september blog entries
"What we see depends mainly on what we look for." - John Lubbock
9/29/2020 Frog Eat Frog World
Using maps and Frogwatch data, students explore the natural and invasive range of the American bullfrog. Use the premade Google Doc worksheet with your Google Classroom for a fun way to incorporate nature into your students asynchronous learning experience. Click on the frog to the left to open the activity.
9/24/2020 Leave no Trace with Legos
Learn about Leave No Trace by doing the challenges they have listed on their site with LEGOS, blocks, or other materials you have at home. Click on the image to the left to open the full activity!
9/18/20 Cornell Bird Cams
Tune in to one of Cornell Lab's live feeder cams. Have students make observation, id, or even participate in citizen science offered by Cornell. Click on the video to the left to see the FeederWatch cam live. It is located in the Treman Bird Feeding Garden at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, New York.
09/17/20 Hidden worlds of national parks
Absolutely visually stunning 360 degree guided tours of National Parks with actual U.S. Park Rangers. This series includes five National Parks that showcase an assortment of different landscapes and ecosystems from Alaska's Kenai Fjords to Hawai'i Volcanoes to the Dry Tortugas. You will not be dissappointed in this expertly done National Park series.
09/16/2020 Study Jams
In need of some additional asynchronous content related science and math? Check out this awesome resource by Scholastic called Study Jam. Study Jam provides over 200 short videos and informal quizzes covering a wide array of topics. Some of our favorites include Ecosystems, Weather and Climate, and the Solar System.
09/15/2020 Every Tree For Itself Simulation
Teachers can use this with online learners to teach about the different essential resources a tree needs to grow. Explore the underlying concepts like what happens when a tree doesn't get enough water? Click on the picture on the left to access the simulation created and shared by Project Learning Tree!
09/4/2020 Virtual Tour Guys
Check out the Virtual Tour Guys out of Rockford, Michigan. They have multiple tours you can share with your class. Anything from exploring the capital to a view from a lighthouse in Ludington (link on the left) to exploring a nature preserve!