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Games and Activities for Kids (all ages)
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Educational
Opportunities:
- Internal and external fish anatomy through fish dissection or gyotaku (the
Japanese art of fish printing
- Water quality testing and monitoring programs including macroinvertebrate
collection and identification
- Classroom presentations
- Videos, books, and other activities available for checkout
- Enviroscape non-point source/watershed model
Education Trunks and other
activities available for educators
-"Animal Tracks Literacy Project" presents the basics of animal track identification
and interpretation in a simple, fun, hands-on format where participants use
stencils to draw life-size animal tracks, learn about the natural history
of local wildlife and become engaged in creating their own animal track stories.
-"Bat Education Trunk" - Learn everything about bats from around the world including habitats, adaptations, and their importance to the ecosystem. Lots of fun activities incorporating math, science, and conservation.
-"The Salmon Life Cycle Game", a board game which follows the adventures
of a salmon as it grows and travels from freshwater to the ocean, then back
to its' birthplace stream. Each fish encounters dangers growing to adulthood.
layers learn how few salmn actually return to their birthplace to spawn and
reproduce, and some toht many hazards they face as they complete their life
cycle. Up to six individuals may play the game, or two to six teams with two
players or more per team.
- "Fin Bin", a salmon education trunk
- "Of People and Fish" Trunk, an educational trunk and curriculum
designed to introduce students to the complex cultural and scientific history
leading to the "salmon crisis". Includes a trunk with reusable equipment,
preserved specimens, books, videos, and replicas of equipment used by Native
Americans to catch and process fish.
- "Lewis and Clark Trunk", a trunk of activities and materials to
introduce your students to some of the central themes and contributions of
the Lewis and Clark expedition. The four main activities include plants, animals,
maps, and trading.
- "Cargo for Conservation", an information kit designed to increase awareness
and understanding of the effects of illegal wildlife trade on protected plants
and animals and to encourage actions to reduce that trade's harmful effects.
-"Macroinvertebrates as Indicators of Water Quality"
Designed to introduce students to macroinvertebrates, or stream bugs. Six
activities are arranged in order from pre-assessment to identification, biomonitoring,
non-point source pollution, and finally, reflection and post-assessment. These
activities can be can be used as stand alone activities if desired. Templates
are included to make copies of student handouts and worksheets. The additional
teacher resources can be used to enhance discussion of these concepts, as
well as, take the next step and do the actual stream monitoring. A household
survey is included for students to complete with their parents to assess their
impact on stream health.
Links
- Teacher Created Resources
North American Association for Environmental
Education
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Educating
for Conservation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Kid's
Page
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 'Let's Go Outside' Helping Families Connect with Nature
Contact
Donna Allard
360-604-2500
or email Donna @ donna_allard@fws.gov
