Grades K-2 Activity – Have Seeds, Will Travel

A plant is a biological system containing processes and components that enable it to grow and reproduce. By observing, collecting, and classifying seeds, students examine one aspect of a plant’s reproductive system.

For the complete activity and more like this, purchase the Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.

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Grades K-2 Activity – Birds and Bugs

Camouflage is an essential survival strategy in the natural world. Students discover the value of protective coloration as they pretend to be birds in search of colored bugs.

For the complete activity and more like this, purchase the Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide or the Together for Birds activity collection at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.

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Grades K-2 Activities – Backyard Naturalist & Neighborhood Naturalist

Every organism needs food, water, shelter, and space. A place that meets all these needs is called a habitat. Students will explore a nearby habitat—their backyard, schoolyard, or other outdoor setting—to look for signs of animals living there.

For the complete activity and more like this, purchase the Explore Your Environment: K-8 Activity Guide or the Together for Birds activity collection at Shop.PLT.org and/or attend a professional development training in your state.

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Grades 3-5 Activity – Web of Life

By conducting research and modeling a food web, students take a close look at a forest ecosystem and discover ways that plants and animals are connected to one another. Although this activity focuses on forests, you can also use it to study other ecosystems, such as oceans, deserts, marshes, or prairies, by substituting the appropriate information.

To get this activity, purchase it from Shop.PLT.org as part of the Biodiversity Blitz activity collection and/or find out about professional development opportunities in your state.

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Grades 3-5 Activity – Charting Biodiversity

Students explore the amazing diversity of life on Earth and discover how plants and animals are adapted for survival. This activity helps students understand why there are so many different species and teaches them the value of biodiversity.

To get this activity, purchase it from Shop.PLT.org as part of the Biodiversity Blitz activity collection and/or find out about professional development opportunities in your state.

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Grades 3-5 Activity – Discover Diversity

Students imagine that they are visitors from outer space, viewing life on Earth for the first time. By describing in minute detail all the life they find in a small plot of land, they will become more aware of the diversity and abundance of life on Earth and will better understand its importance.

To get this activity, purchase it from Shop.PLT.org as part of the Biodiversity Blitz activity collection and/or find out about professional development opportunities in your state.

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