Lesson Plans

Classroom in Boquillas Mexico Working hard Web of Life Gail in Action
2000 Biodiversity Workshop
Lesson Plans - Activities - Resources
2001 Cultural Diversity Workshop
Lesson Plans - Activities - Resources
¿Quién soy yo?
Who am I? A Great Icebreaker Activity
Culture Traits
Some Basics of Cultural Diversity
Human Knot
Working Together to save the environment
Family Glyph
Create a Unique Family Home
Caminata de 3 Metros
Discover Diversity in 3 meters!
Cultural Bag
Your own culture (in the bag)
Biodiversity Bingo
Identify Biodiversity
Sequencing of Events
What Came First?
Mountain Lion Game
Could YOU survive as a Lion?
Then and Now
Your Life vs. Pioneer Child
Adaptionary
Become "adept at adaptation" 
How Communities are Different
Make cultural Venn diagram
Habitat Lap Sit
Discover the components of all habitats
Archeological Thinking
Uncover Clues to the Past
Habitat Rummy
The Real Deal
Layers of the Past
Become an Archeologist
Conserving Big Bend NP Game
The Value of National Parks
Archeological Discovery
Discover a Lost Culture!
Mystery Box
Using your senses to describe nature
Shoe Box Archeology
Unlock the Past!
Big Bend Jeopardy
A fun review activity
Native American Amusements
Games of wit and coordination
Ecoterms
"Ecological Charades"
Native American Board Game
Invent your own board game
Follow Up
"Deep Thoughts" on Biodiversity
Big Bend Game
A Great Review Activity
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2002 Geology & Paleontology Workshop
Lesson Plans - Activities - Resources (all in PDF Format)

Basic Introduction to Geology
Earth's history revealed!
The Resourceful Detective 
Recognizing our geologic resources
Mule Ears by A. Bobulescu
What Comes From Rocks? 
Appreciating the earth
Hold That Water 
Determine permeability
Mineral Mosaics 
Create a colorful collage
Make Your Own Sandstone 
Creating Rocks
Chisos Mtns by A. Foster Inside The Earth 
Make a play doh earth model
Make an Isostatic Model 
Recreate the ICE AGE!
What is an Earthquake? 
Investigating wave energy
Deformation 
Get Stressed with Silly Putty
Wind and Water 
The Power of Erosion
Root Power 
Protecting Soils
Sierra del Carmen by J. Blaylock
Rain Towers 
Water, Water, Everywhere!
Ancient Times Travel Agency 
Learn the Earth's History
Finding Fossil Fuels 
Energy from the Earth
Making a Fossil 
Create your own prehistoric beast!
Additional Resources 
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