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Indian Village Scavenger Hunt

Activity Plan
December 9, 2021

This is a scavenger hunt developed based on the interpretative signs at the Indian Village behind the Indian Cultural Museum. This is a great way for students to be active participants in taking in the information in the village, and it's helpful to...

Fungal Speed Dating

Activity Plan
December 9, 2021

This game is a fun way to introduce students to some of the world's different fungal relationships. Students will come up with a quick "speed dating" advertisement for either a mushroom or a partnering organism.

Investigating Biodiversity in Vinca Plots

Activity Plan
February 28, 2020

In this canned investigation, students will learn what invasive plants are and how they can impact the balance of an ecosystem.

Terracycling Stewardship Lesson Plan

Activity Plan
February 28, 2020

At NatureBridge we serve a lot of food packaged and stored in plastic that cannot be recycled within the local Mariposa County system. We are able to clean, box, and ship salty snack bags to a company called TerraCycle®.

Cast Ripples and Rock Symphony

Activity Plan
June 5, 2019

This reflection activity is well suited for the last day of an environmental science trip. Students will use three stones to represent their plans for positive change in themselves, their home communities, and the environment.

Rock Cycle Relay

Activity Plan
June 5, 2019

This is a thirty minute movement-based activity that models the rock cycle. Students move through the rock cycle, learning the various pathways a rock can take to become sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic.

Hand Lens Introduction

Activity Plan
February 4, 2019

Teaching students how to properly use a hand lens to explore in either the skins and skulls lab (GOGA) or out in the field. 

Experiments that Fail

Activity Plan
December 19, 2018

This activity gives students the opportunity to learn or re-emphasize the scientific process from observation to conclusion in a fun and silly way.

I am a Tree

Activity Plan
August 30, 2018

“I am a Tree” invites students to think fluently and work together to create a simple scene that “makes sense” AND embraces the spirit of collaborative and creative problem solving to transform what we think and see into a new insight, or clever ah-...

Tree Necessities

Activity Plan
August 30, 2018

Students represent a tree’s resources in this active game. This lesson is a fun way for students to see how important food, water, sun, and space are for a tree and discuss the impact we have on ecosystems.

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