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Outdoor Play: Learn About Conservation!
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Outdoor Play

Where Would we BEE Without Pollinators?

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2020 NACD Pollinator Education Guide

Soil to Spoon

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For activities click below.

Jeopardy Game

Where Does Your Water Shed?

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For activities and education guide, click below.

NACD Watershed Education Guide
Jeopardy Questions
Healthy Water Hopscotch Instructions
Hopscotch Signs
What in the World is a Watershed?

Edible Aquifer

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                   Photo from Idaho DEQ

​Layer ingredients in clear plastic cup. Smooth out ice cream layer to seal edges. Drop food coloring on top for pollution.Use a drinking straw to "drill" down for well and deplete aquifer (soda).  Can also top with coconut (dyed with green food coloring) for grass and a gummy worm.

Watch a video of the edible aquifer demonstration - ​https://youtu.be/bTFWy6ur_Pg 


Dig Deeper Mysteries in the Soil

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For activities click below.

Worm and Soil Facts
Soil Painting Activity
Mysteries in the Soil Poster
K-1 Worksheet #2
K-1 Worksheet # 1
GR 2-3 Worksheet
GR 2-3 Worksheet2
GR 4-5 Worksheet
GR 4-5 Worksheet2
Gr 6+ worksheet

Edible Soil Profile

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Top Soil-crushed chocolate sandwich cookies (with gummy worm)


Subsoil-chocolate pudding



Parent Material-crushed graham crackers



Bedrock-m&m's





Layer in clear plastic cup and top with gummy worm.

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  • Home
    • History
    • About Us
  • District Documents
  • Landowner Programs
    • Landowner Programs
    • Seasonal High Tunnel Information
  • Education Programs
    • Stewardship Programs
    • Envirothon
    • 6th Grade Natural Resources Tour
    • 6th Grade Poster Contest
    • Natural Resource Camp
    • Natural Resource Education Materials
    • Conservation Tours
    • Public Education Workshops
  • Stockmanship Manual
  • Grant Awards