Have people discovered every species of plant on Earth? Not even close!   Scientists estimate that only 10% of all species on the planet have been described, leaving many more species of plants to be discovered.   Scientists have not even identified all of the plant…

Activity – create a monster movie poster from the perspective of a plant or animal of your choice Have you ever seen a poster for a movie that you liked, either at a movie theater or online? Imagine if your favorite animal or plant made…

Spiders get a bad rap in the media. Many news articles about spiders contain factual errors. And they often exaggerate how dangerous and scary spiders are to humans. You can read more about this here. It also appears that movies might make us scared of…

We’ve recently featured several fact-filled coloring pages: beaver, tiger, pangolin. Create your own color & learn page! You could create one about your favorite animal. Or, you could choose an animal, plant, fungus, or even an ecosystem that you’d like to learn more about. Creating…

By Lisa Algee This article is part of a four-part series on biodiversity consisting of the following articles: Biodiversity (this article) Deforestation Palm Oil Conservation Each has been taken from the Mongabay main site and adapted to meet 3rd grade educational standards. Ideally, they are…

By Lisa Algee This article is part of a four-part series on biodiversity consisting of the following articles: Biodiversity Deforestation Palm Oil (this article) Conservation Each has been taken from the Mongabay main site and adapted to meet 3rd grade educational standards. Ideally, they are…

Conservation aims to protect nature for the benefit of all people. How can we save nature and use it at the same time?

Note: this activity is associated with the lesson on exploring ecosystems. Flamingo Haiku – Student sample Haiku poems Purpose:  To understand haikus and how to construct them. Materials:  Recycled paper, pencil, colored pencils, crayons, marker, watercolor paper, watercolors, and water cups. Common Core Standards: English Language Arts…