USDA Forest Service Celebrating Wildflowers

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From the National Gardening Association’s Kidsgardening.org

Ethnobotany

Children involved in a seed-gathering activity.

Pollinators

Activities

Gardening

Other Resources

Exploring Classroom Hydroponics
Harvest of History
Interactive 4th grade program
National Gardening Association School Greenhouse Guide
Nature's Partners - Pollinators, Plants, and You
A comprehensive pollinator curriculum for grades 3-6.
Teacher's Room
Safety, Lesson Ideas, What's New

From Celebrating Wildflowers

Just for Kids
Games, Coloring Pages, and Activities
Wildflower Coloring Pages
Check out the Color Wildflowers, Color of Flowers, Coloring Books, and Coloring Noxious Weeds pages!
Pollinators Fact Sheets
The Simple Truth: We Can’t Live Without Them! (PDF, 1.0 MB)
Monarch Butterfly Teacher and Student Resources
NatureWatch Resources for Teachers, Kids, and Planners: Celebrating Wildflowers
Examples, ideas, and inspiration for Celebrating Wildflowers

From the U.S. Forest Service

From the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign

These posters are made available by the USDA Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service), US Botanical Gardens, and NAPPC (North American Pollinator Protection Campaign).

Visit the CoEvolution Institute's website or contact the the CoEvolution Institute at their email address, info@coevolution.org.

Provided by the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum

	What’s the buzz on native bees? (PDF) Native Bee Student Handout (PDF) Teacher Answer Sheet (PDF) Bee Model (PDF)
	Bat game: Need Nectar, Will Travel (PDF) Bat Model (PDF)
	Flower Dissection (PDF) Flower Parts Student Handout (PDF)
	Bats, Birds, Bees & Blossoms (PDF) Bats, Birds, Bees & Blossoms Handout (PDF) Adaptation Cards Student Handout (PDF)
	Butterfly Model (PDF) Hummingbird Model (PDF)

Others

Montana Wildflowers 2010 (PDF, 2.4 MB)
The Helena National Forest, in cooperation with the partners of the Montana Discovery Foundation and the Kelsey Chapter of the Montana Native Plant Society, working with area teachers, developed this publication to encourage students to read the myths and legends regarding native plants.
PollinatorLIVE
The goal of PollinatorLIVE: A Distance Learning Adventure is to meet national science education standards and promote conservation action through education and awareness.
Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, Ferns and Trees

U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/teacher/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 17-Aug-2011 13:11:04 EDT