Curated OER
Social Studies: People in the Rocks
Students discover characteristics of Native Americans as depicted in their rock art. By examining the rocks from the Human Figures Photo Gallery, they make inferences about the activities and purposes of the people drawn on them.
Curated OER
Who Am I? Famous Scientists
In this scientists worksheet, students read a brief synopsis of a scientist, then try to identify the person, 12 total. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
Curated OER
Plate Tectonics: Recycling the Seafloor
Students classify earth's layers and plates using Ocean Seismicity data. In this plate tectonics instructional activity, students outline where the plate boundaries are on the world map. They then compare these predicted boundaries with...
Curated OER
Scientists and Inventors
Fourth graders investigate scientists and inventors. In this science lesson plan, 4th graders discuss inventors and scientists. Students research their chosen inventor or scientists and write a report about that person.
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Park Naturalist
This EEK! site (Environment Education for Kids) provides a great article on exactly what a park naturalist does.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Country Walks of a Naturalist With His Children by W. Houghton
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by W. Houghton [1870], an illustrated novel describing ten country walks and what can be seen along the way.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Sea Side Walks of a Naturalist by Rev. W. Houghton
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Seaside Walks of a Naturalist with His Children by Rev. W. Houghton [1870], a book about marine natural history.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Old Bones, Or, Notes for Young Naturalists by W. S. Symonds
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Old Bones, or, Notes for Young Naturalists by W. S. Symonds (1861), includes information and illustrations about vertebrates and their fossils.
Other
Samuel Hearne: Explorer and Naturalist
Though he "has not always been thought well of," Samuel Hearne is the first--and one of the best--naturalists in Canadian history. This article lists some of the reasons he has been perceived as a failure and highlights the first-class...
Other
Darwin: A Naturalist's Voyage Around the World
Climb aboard the Beagle and relive the 14 stages of Charles Darwin's odyssey through this outstanding virtual tour of his nearly five-year journey. See sketches from the journey, hear readings from Darwin's journals, and learn about the...
Other
I Naturalist
Community-sharing site lets all the world's sharp-eyed naturalists, including school-age students, record their observations of the outdoor world.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: African Game Trials by Theodore Roosevelt [Pdf]
This is an 18-page PDF of an except from African Game Trials: An Account of the Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist by Theodore Roosevelt, the story of Roosevelt's trip to collect specimens for the Smithsonian in 1908. This...
Environmental Education for Kids
Eek!: Get a Job (Environmental Jobs)
Here is a site to explore and learn about park rangers, wardens, biologists, hydro geologists, and park naturalists.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Swan and Her Crew by G. Christopher Davies
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Swan and Her Crew by G. Christopher Davies (1890) an illustrated children's novel about the adventures of three young naturalists and sportsmen on the broads and...
Other
Sierra Club: John Muir Exhibit
One of Wisconsin's most famous residents was naturalist John Muir, who lived in Wisconsin for a number of years after coming to the U.S. from Scotland as a child. The Sierra Club features the life and legacy of John Muir.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Song of the Cardinal by Gene Stratton Porter
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is the early 1900s novel, The Song of the Cardinal. This work was written by the noted author and naturalist, Gene Stratton-Porter.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Abbott Handerson Thayer
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Abbott Handerson Thayer is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his naturalist themes and his paintings of women as angels and madonnas.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Kingdom of Ife: Sculptures From West Africa
Ife ( pronounced ee-feh) is today regarded as the spiritual heartland of the Yoruba people living in Nigeria, the Republic of Benin and their many descendants around the world. It is rightly regarded as the birthplace of some of the...
Other
The Assateague Naturalist: The Lightning Whelk
This site contains a brief description and some pertinent facts about lightning whelks. A picture of a lightning whelk is provided.
Other
The Assateague Naturalist: Eastern Mud Whelk
Just a brief description of where to find an eastern mud whelk and how they look. Has pictures of a Eastern Mud Whelk.
Other
The Assateague Naturalist: Knobbed Whelk
This site explains how to identify a knobbed whelk and includes a few interesting facts about knobbed whelks. A picture is also included.
Other
The Assateague Naturalist: Channeled Whelk
This site describes what the channeled whelk looks like and provides a couple pictures. It also provides a few interesting facts about the channeled whelk.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: The Frontiers Decade: Wonders of the World
Emulate the work of a naturalist by making observations of wildlife in local parks. Record field notes, including drawings, photographs and observations of behavior, on a particular animal or habitat.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific Breakthroughs in Germany: Flight of the Dragonfly
Emulate the work of a naturalist by making observations of wildlife in local parks. Record field notes, including drawings, photographs, and observations of behavior, on a particular animal or habitat.