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K to 3 – Evergreens in Winter
This activity provides students with the opportunity to personally experience the world of a conifer tree in winter. As they look for animal signs, feel the sheltering effects of branches and listen to the sounds of the evergreen, students will develop an understanding of the interdependence between humans and trees while connecting with nature.
Grades 3 to 7 – Tracking Winter Animals! - Students participate in a series of engaging outdoor activities to learn the different methods by which animals move and how to identify local animals and wildlife from the tracks they leave behind.
Grades 4 to 7 – Arctic Survivor - The resource offers a fun and interactive activity to introduce students to the impacts of climate change on animal populations. Using a game format, students role-play polar bears and their interactions with the habitat components of food, water, shelter and space. The result is a better understanding of how polar bear populations are affected by changes to their habitat especially those caused by climate change.
Grades 8 to 12 – Deer in the Yard - This engaging outdoor activity will allow students to experience first hand the stress that winter places on many of our iconic animal species. Students become white-tailed deer and measure the physiological stress that navigating deep snow has on their bodies. Analysis and discussion of the data students collect, presents a clear picture of the importance of deer yards. This simulation allows students to further investigate some of the species' key adaptations for winter survival.
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