Starting April 6th 2020, environmental educators from all over New Mexico are getting together to create free nature-based lessons for teachers and parents for all school aged students. New
lessons will be added here every week. Check back often!
Nature Story Activity Students will create a multiple page story of different plants or animals in the ecosystem Nature Story Activity.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [294.9 KB]
Migration Adaptation Activity by B.E.M.P. Learn about bird migration while tracking data while learning how to use phenology tracking databases Migration Adaption Activity half sheet.B[...] Adobe Acrobat document [443.8 KB]
How To Make a Cloud By Albuquerque Bernallilo County Water Utility Authority Learn all about how you can make clouds in your very own home! ABCWUA.make a cloud activity1. pdf.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [79.2 KB]
Daily Nature Activities by Nature Matters Academy Daily nature activities that help students relate to their surroundings every day. Nature Matters.Daily Nature Activities.N[...] Adobe Acrobat document [3.0 MB]
The Producer, Consumer and Decomposer Learn all about how these are all connected in the chain of life. They all need one another for survival, but one is the most important. Which one is it? The Producer .pdf Adobe Acrobat document [304.1 KB]
Bird Feather Basics by Talking Talons Youth Leadership In this lessen students will learn all about how parts of a feather function to help a bird fly and survive in the environment. TTYL.BirdBasics1 Feathers .pdf Adobe Acrobat document [3.6 MB]
Grow Your Own Food by East Valencia Urban Gardens Program Learn how to start a garden and grow food from home! EVUGP grab n go_ gardens 2020.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [787.0 KB]
Surface Tension and Water by NM MESA Inc Learn about some of the awesome things about water in this activity! Surface Tension.nk.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [1.2 MB]
Backyard Pollinators by Desert Oasis Teaching Garden Enjoy a backyard scavenger hunt and learn about the pollinators along the way! DOTG.Backyard Pollinator Scavenger Hunt.[...] Adobe Acrobat document [352.6 KB]
Backyard Plants What is growing in your backyard? Find out why they are important in the ecosystem! Backyard Plants.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [240.2 KB]
Don't Trash Our Rio by Cuidad Soil and Water Conservation District Learn all about how quickly trash builds up and how we can use recycled materials to build new things. Don’t Trash Our Rio- STEM distribution ([...] Adobe Acrobat document [154.1 KB]
Speed of Light by UNM School of Engineering Understanding the speed of light and microwaves UNM.Speed of Light.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [1.4 MB]
Mud Play by Pajarito Environmental Education Center Playing in the mud and learning with pre school aged students! Mud Play.PEEC pre-school age.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [1.1 MB]
Bird Basics by Talking Talons Youth Leadership Looking at specific features to help compare birds from each other. Get the binoculars out! TTYL.BirdBasics2 Hawks.vs.Falcons.pdf Adobe Acrobat document [4.5 MB]