Exploring Iowa's Natural Resources

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” ~Frank Lloyd Wright~

Monday, March 14, 2016

Get wild with National Wildlife Week


Celebrate this wild week with us by learning about Iowa’s wildlife! Check out these cool Iowa wildlife facts, fun classroom activities and MORE.

Cool Things You Should Know about:
Bald Eagles
Bats in Iowa
Bobcats in Iowa
Coyotes
Crayfish
Foxes
Golden Eagles
Iowa's Turtles
Opossums
Otters
Raccoons
Snakes
Spiders

Lesson Plans
And the Wolf Wore Shoes
Animal Adaptations
Animal Habitats
Deer Dilemma
Deer Populations
Fish Populations
Monarch Butterfly Habitat
Monarch Research
Population Biology
Who Lives Here?
Wildlife in National Symbols

Activity Sheets
Bass Connect the Dot Sheet
Design Your Own Aquatic Habitat
Draw a Raccoon
Iowa Fish Families Word Search
Iowa Fish Matching Sheet
Iowa Fish Word Search
Iowa Fish Word Scramble
Predator Matching Sheet
Turtle Nest Maze

Iowa Wildlife Facts

Four Animals You Didn’t Know Lived In Iowa
Iowa’s Land Before Time: Prehistoric Life Still Around Today
6 Animals You Might Not Know are Protected in Iowa
11 Extinct Animals You Didn’t Know Were Iowan
14 Iowa Wildlife Tracks to Look For
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IDNR Links

  • IDNR - Aquatic WILD & Project WILD
  • IDNR - Education
  • IDNR - Fish Iowa!
  • IDNR - Project Learning Tree
  • Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Iowa Resources

  • IDNR - Iowa's Wildlife
  • Iowa Herp Net
  • Iowa State University Extension Natural Resources Publications

Education Resources

  • Project WILD
  • KinderNature
  • Project Learning Tree
  • Flying WILD
  • WET in the City
  • Top Ten Tips for Teaching Outside - Elementary
  • Top Ten Tips for Teaching Outside - Secondary

Environmental Education Blogs

  • American Forest Foundation Blog (PLT)
  • Inside Outside Nature (Dawn Publications blog)
  • Outdoor Explorations for Early Learners
  • Take It Outside: Fish Iowa!
  • The New Nature Movement (Children & Nature blog)

Children and Nature

  • Children & Nature Network
  • National Wildlife Federation: Be Out There
  • Nature Explore
  • Nature Find
  • Nature Rocks
  • Outdoor Games for Kids
  • PLT: Family Activity Pages
  • USDA Forest Service NatureWatch

Supplies

  • Modern Woodmen of America - Ecology Kits
  • Acorn Naturalist

Resource Books

  • 15 Minutes Outside: 365 ways to get out of the house and connect with your kids
  • Awakening Inquiry: Observing and Recording Nature, Lesson Plans for Grade K-8
  • Beyond Ecophobia by David Sobel
  • Eco-tracking: On the Trail of Habitat Change
  • I Love Dirt! 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature by Jennifer Ward
  • Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv
  • Sharing Nature with Children by Joseph Cornell

Studies & Articles

  • 10 reasons why we should let children play in the mud
  • Babies Know: A Little Dirt is Good For You
  • Changing Times of American Youth 1981-2003
  • GROW OUTSIDE! Richard Louv's Keynote Address to the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference
  • Natinal Wildlife Federation: Health Benefits & Studies
  • Promoting the Development of Scientific Thinking
  • Special Reports about Children and Nature
  • Tranquil Scenes Have Positive Impact on Brain

Children's Books

  • IDNR Teacher Resources - Children's Book Lists

Webcams

  • Cool osprey videos!
  • Decorah Eagles
  • Dickinson County Osprey Camera

Facebook

  • Iowa Department of Natural Resources
  • KinderNature
  • Flying WILD
  • Project WILD
  • Project Learning Tree
  • AEA PD Online

Pinterest

  • IDNR Pinterest
  • AEA PD Online Pinterest

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