In this activity, students make comparisons between unrelated objects through metaphors to learn the functions of a wetland.

This online lesson provides perspectives from Native American community members and their supporters, images, news footage, an interactive timeline, and other sources about an important campaign to secure the treaty rights and sovereignty of Native Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Explore the many actions Native Nations took to address injustices.

Use these six colorful natural history posters of different animal habitats for many fun activities at home or in the classroom!

Nature provides us with many unforgettable sounds. Breezes whistling through the leaves, birds singing early in the morning, and streams gurgling over rocks are just some of the sounds children recognize. In this activity, students use their sense of sound to created a sound map.

Become an expert explorer! Follow this step-by-step BirdSleuth Explorer’s Guidebook and use your senses to discover the birds in this park.

This activity allows students to compare the biodiversity of two separate areas: natural vs cultivated, burned vs unburned, the possibilities are endless!

This activity, especially when repeated many times over the course of a month or year, helps students connect with the ecosystem around them and observe changes to the natural world. Many different versions of this activity exist, but we love this one from Pacific Education Institute! https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Tc8KSJR-jmdfZFVaG_A06YXiqSI21Eoo2rqK4dKSRXo/edit?usp=sharing

“This Toolkit is an educational resource featuring important native foods in Salish Country and the rich cultural traditions that surround them. The foods were selected because of their high nutritional value, cultural significance, and reasonable availability. The toolkit includes: • A cedar bentwood box, cooking tongs, cooking rocks, display containers, teaching cards and preserved samples of 13 native foods. • Videos ...

Watch Dr.Virginia Beavert (Yakama) talk about the importance of thanking and talking to plants and medicines. https://www.confluenceproject.org/library-post/virginia-beavert-you-talk-to-the-plant-you-thank-it/

Billy Frank Jr Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge has a checklist for all the birds we might see at the Refuge, as well as times of the year we’re most likely to see them. A great tool before a field trip and for students to use when they visit again!