Quick & Easy Habitat Education Activities - Washington Native Plant ...

Card SizeActivity sheets aredesigned to be cut in half andlaminated front to back, creatingan easy-to-handle reference cardfor use in the fieldDecoding A Quick & Easy Activity CardLogo & CopyrightStarflower retainsintellectual rights, but allowsfree use for educationalpurposes.Title BarIncludes the seriestitle (whose acronym isQ&E Cards), activity title,and credit to the activitydeveloper or source.Time & PlaceTime estimates are guidelinesfor planning. Teachingstyle, class size, and other factorsinfluence actual times. We recommendthat activities be implementedoutdoors wheneverpossible .Grade LevelIndicates the gradelevel at which this activityhas been developed and tested.Note: Teachers have successfullyadapted these activities to awide range of grades.CodeIndicates the gradelevel and suggestedactivity sequence.PrintMaterialsPrinted supportmaterials such as;additional informationfor project planning, printmaterials to use as props forstudents, or masters for copyingmultiples. Print materialsare available in digitalform. Note: See ‘MaterialsRequired for the Quick &Easy Activities’ (CoverPage 5) for suggestions onorganizing and storingthese materials.TeacherSuppliedMaterials that are usuallycommon classroomsupplies and need tobe replenished.Kit Code MaterialsResources This indicates that, the once as-grade sembled, level can and be suggestedactivity use sequence for other Q&Eand activities, is included or for for futureease implementation.stored forrepeated organization.Lesson PlanSuggested framework for implementing the activity,organized and based on field tested experience.VocabularyIncludes key wordsreferenced in the activityand incorporates wordson the WASL sciencevocabulary list.AcademicLearningRequirementsEach activity has beenaligned with learning requirementsfor the target age group.Considering these prior to theactivity can add additionaldepth to the activity’s academicvalue. Included are key alignmentswith the WashingtonState Essential AcademicLearning Requirements(EALR’s), Seattle SchoolDistrict Standards, andNTS Science Kits.