INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

JUNIOR RANGERS PROGRAM (JOAQUIN MILLER PARK)

 

INSECTS:

Bees and Plant Pollination (Grades 2-6)

Bee Habitat Observation Worksheet (Grades 2-6)

Insect and Critter Cards

Butterfly Lifecycle (Grades 2-4)

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FISH:

Rainbow Trout Fact Sheet

Life Stages of the Rainbow Trout

Salmon Source Educator's Guide (Grades 3-8)

Project Wild Aquatic Guide

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HIKING ACTIVITIES/HABITAT LESSONS:

Scavenger Hunt Hike

Various Outdoor Activities (Grades 4-7)

Habitat Detectives (Grades 3-12)

Habitat Survey (Grades 9-12)

Opening the World Through Nature Journaling

 

TRASH/HUMAN IMPACTS:

Trash Decomposition Timeline

Recycle Relay (Grades 6-12)

 

TEAM BUILDING GAMES:

Red Planet, Blue Planet

Habitat Resources Game

 

GEOLOGY/SOILS:

Soil Texture Hand Test

An Introduction to Soil

Soil Horizons

Serpentinite (California state rock)

Pangaea Puzzle (Grades 3-5)

Moving Mountains, Shifting Sands (Grade 4)

 

PLANTS:

Plants of the Sausal Creek Watershed (native and non-native)

Botany Bouquet (Grades 1-12)
Taxonomy Field Guide Warm-up (Grades 2-12)
Taxonomy Treasure Hunt
Construct a Plant Key (Grades 6-12)
Plant Families
Invasion of the Nonnative Plants (Grades K-12)

Trees of California

Seed Dispersal by Animals (Grades 3-5)

How Seeds Travel (Grades 1-3)

Plant Diversity (Grades 4-6)

Plant Observation Exercise (Grades 2-12)

Leaves and Photosynthesis (Grades 3-5)

Botany Info and Quiz (Grades 5-6)

Biodiversity Fact Sheet

Flower Anatomy

Native American Uses of California Native Plants

 

CLASSROOM LESSONS:

Scientific Method (Grades 4-6)

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MAPS:

OMCA Creek and Watershed Maps

My Sausal Creek Watershed Map

 

SAVE THE BAY'S CURRICULUM:

Lessons Sorted by Grade 

Watershed Journal

Native Plant ID Cards

Invasive Plant ID Cards

Saving The Bay Documentary

 

BEETLES OUTDOOR AND CLASSROOM LESSONS

 

PROJECT WET LESSONS

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VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS

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Looking for other watershed related educational resources? Email kate@sausalcreek.org.

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