Siskiyou Environmental Education Center
The Wetland Kit introduces students to the unique traits of wetland aquatic ecosystems. Students will become familiar with different types of wetlands and the plants and animals that inhabit them.
Activities:
- Many Kinds of a Wetland -Understanding what characteristics define a wetland
- How Wet is a Wetland?- comparing a temporary wetland to a year-round wetland
- What Color is Your Soil? –Identifying Wetland Soil
- Wetland Plants –learning about hydrophilic plants
- Wetland Wildlife –identifying signs of the presence of wildlife in wetlands
- Wetland Metaphors - game to explain the function of wetlands
- Ecosystem Webbing Game –learning about relationships of organisms in an ecosystem
Resources:
- 15 Student Study Kits
- Soil samples
- Plant & animal fact/natural history cards
- Other resources for activities
Books:
- Wetland Plants of OR & WA
- Wetlands
- Amphibians of WA & OR
- Guide to Pacific Northwest Aquatic Invertebrates
- Pacific Coast Mammals
- Environmental Education, Compendium for Water Resources
- The Young Scientist’s Introduction to Wetlands,
- Flood Preparedness and Riparian Ecology Education and Action Curriculum Guide
- Wetlands: Water, Wildlife, Plants and People
- Birds of the Pacific Northwest Coast
- Wading Into Wetlands, National Wildlife Week
- WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands: an Educator's Guide
- Wetlands – Wild Stickers
- Jackson County Habitat Guide