🚜 I provide ready to use lessons/materials that can be easily dropped off for your class- little prep needed. Please click the link below or scan the QR code to request a lesson. If you would like a complete list with picture examples of lessons/ programs, please email me.
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Dropoff/Pickup
👩🏻🏫 Classroom visits are also available by request. The District’s goal is to get great content into your hands to use when teaching about our natural resources. Please click the link or scan the QR code below to request a classroom visit.
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In Person Lesson
We are working to get all resources online. I can email you a copy of the pdf with picture examples. Please reach out if you have a question about a topic. We can customize your lesson/ lessons to your specific grade level & state standards.
GENERAL Example Programs: ( click down tab for specific lessons)
Critters in the Classroom: Animal Adaptation & Design, Chicken Embryology, Bee’s- Perfect Pollinator, Habitats/Food Web, Insects/ Spiders
Private Eye Curriculum: Animal Anatomy, Leaf Studies, Nature Observers, Palm Ponds-Microscopic World
Bottle Biology: Ecosystems, Nature’s Cycles, Water quality, Ecology
School & Container Gardens: Where my food comes from and how to grow it, Plant Life Cycle, Soil Studies Soil Painting, Healthy Lifestyle, Vegetables vs.Fruit
MS Wildlife: Wildlife Needs, Species Identification, Skulls & Hides, Endangered Animals
Plants (Trees / leaves / Flowers) Pollination, Photosynthesis, Dissecting Flowers
Free LESSONS & Resources FROM AFFILIATES for classrooms:
Hatch Out Program ( provided by MSU Extension Service)
http://extension.msstate.edu/news/feature-story/2013/msu-extension-service-offers-poultry-education
Soil Tunnel (provided by Soil and Water Conservation Commission)
http://www.mswcc.ms.gov/SitePages/The%20Soil%20Tunnel.aspx
Cotton Gin Demonstration ( provided by MS Farm Bureau- Ag in the Classroom)
https://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/matrix/lessonplan.cfm?lpid=111
Lilly Belle -Artificial Milking Cow Activity( Provided by MS Farm Bureau- Ag in the Classroom) http://incrediblemilkingcow.com/index.html
Smokey the Bear- Fire Prevention and Education (provided by Forestry Service)
https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/conservationeducation/smokey-woodsy/smokey-bear
Internet Resources:
Ag in the Classroom: https://msfb.org/teacher-resources/
Why worms? http://edibleschoolyard.org/node/3258
Composting: http://edibleschoolyard.org/library/composting-0
Bottle Ecosystems: http://www.bottlebiology.org/
Soil Studies: http://www.soils4kids.org/
http://soils4teachers.org/lessons-and-activities
http://www.thescienceofsoil.com/
Sammy Soils Coloring book https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_002325.pdf
Where does Food Come From http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/crops-1-where-does-food-come-from/? http://www.foodafactoflife.org.uk/Activity.aspx?contentId=174§ionId=63&siteId=14.
Conservation- Management of Natural Resources: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plans/teaching-content/lorax-dr-seuss-lesson-plan/
Endangered MS project–https://mswildlife.org/education/endangered-mississippi-species/
Water Quality – https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/water_filtration