students participate in hands-on activities to discover the different types of fossils. Using teacher-provided materials, they make models of cast and trace fossils. After writing essays describing how traces are formed, students plan a...

Fifth graders explore the concept of how the more diverse an ecosystem is, the more interdependence of species exists within that system. The complex relationships among diverse species are difficult to identify. As species disappear or...

Fourth graders are read a story and answer the comprehension questions about sound and wind. In groups, they make their own wind vane and how to determine the direction of the wind. To end the lesson, they make their own Anemometer to...

Students identify the sea turtle management documentary and complete an activity for each slide. They plot the location of nests laid on the island they patrol and discuss their rationale for management decisions. Finally, students...

Students research the History of Pigeon Creek (or any watershed in your area). In this environmental science lesson, students conduct field tests such as pH and nitrates. They collect data and compare what they collected with other groups.

Students record bibliographic information for their research paper. In this english instructional activity, students practice gathering and organizing information properly.

Students engage in a series of loco-motor activities based on shapes. In this loco-motor lesson, students demonstrate physical skills through races, jumping, hopping, galloping in circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.

Try to guess which animal left tracks on the ground. Includes audio narration in English, Spanish and Turkish, with text in English.

Nature Cat, Daisy, Squeeks, and Hal had to track Sir Gallahad in Heartthrob Hamster. Animals leave clues behind that allow people to find out about where they've been. Learn about these clues tell you what kind of creatures have come by...

This learning game has students follow different animal tracks and collect berries along the way.

This interactive Geostory illustrates how animal tracking data helps us understand how individuals and populations move within local areas and migrate across oceans and continents.

Use these animal-themed activity sheets to allow children to choose their own learning adventures while investigating animals.

This is an outdoor activity where learners look for animal tracks and try to identify the animal. They can also make plaster casts of tracks and collect other evidence of an animal's presence.

Engage students in the outdoors by searching for fresh animal tracks and making molds of them. Then investigate which animal might have been there.

A detailed lesson plan outlining how learners are introduced to the topic of animal tracking, and how their knowledge and vocabulary are carefully expanded. Students are shown 'evidence' of an animal having been present, and must...

Rainforest at the Crossroads: Simulate the motion of an animal using a rectangular object placed at different positions on the floor. Then measure and graph the animal's coordinates, and examine its path.

This short simulation shows you how to track a Fossa. Activities include tuning the radio (receiver) and positioning the antenna to get the strongest signal.

Venture through the winter woods with ecologist Sue Morris and learn how to find clues to identify signs of wildlife. See tracks and markings from moose, bear, and coyote.

Ever wonder where marine animals go? How fast they swim? How deep they dive? Electronic tagging has opened a new window into the world of the open ocean. Ocean Tracks gives you access to data collected by tags on real live migrating...

This lesson will allow students to explain or interpret possible scenarios from a single set of observations. Emphasis should be on supporting interpretations with concrete observations.

Use this website to learn how to identify animal tracks and view pictures of the tracks left by sixteen different animals.

Have you ever investigated all of those foot prints in the snow? Learn how to track the various creatures in your back yard with this guide.

In this video segment from WILD TV, meet a group of trackers and learn how they track animals.

Article reports on seals who have learned how to use tracking devices that monitor fish migration to hunt for fish.