| Title/Item/No. |
Ages |
Media |
Subjects |
Description |
| Animal Tracks and Signs Critter Crate |
EL JH HS C A HE
|
Resource Kit |
1. Tracking and trailing
2. Mammals – North America
3. Birds – North America |
Contains: Mammal, bird, and reptile tracks; backyard wildlife activities; beaver-chewed stick and animal scat; animal signs lesson plans; Peterson's Field Guide; Tracks in the Wild. |
|
Aquatic Adventures Critter Crate
|
EL JH HS |
Resource Kit & 4 pairs of waders |
1. Aquatic Studies
2. Aquatic ecosystems |
This kit is designed to take students to a stream or pond and perform basic sampling of the water and aquatic invertebrates in the area. Contains: Supplies to conduct scientific wetlands research—wading boots; Golden Guide to Pond Life; thermometers; 'Wetland Metaphors' bag; flower and plant press; nets; oxygen and ph test kits. |
| The Bat Crate |
P EL JH HS C A |
Kit |
1. Bats – United State
2. Bats – Colorado |
Contains: Bat specimen mount and see-through model; Discover Bats video; Bat Chat audio tape and transcript ; Kids Love Bats poster; "Where's My Baby?" role playing activity; the Bat House Builder's Handbook; The Good Guys publication; America's Neighborhood Bats; Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats; and Stellaluna books. |
| Bear Critter Crate |
P EL JH
|
Kit |
1. Bears – Colorado
2. Black Bear – Colorado
3. Colorado – Media
4. Human-animal relationships – Colorado |
This kit is designed specifically for younger audiences. Contains: Black bear puppet; bear hide and skull; Living with Wildlife in Bear Country brochure; slide show; The Wonder Series: Everywhere Bear; Project WILD activities; Be Bear Aware coloring book; activity materials for 3 great games! |
| The Bird Crate |
P EL JH
|
Kit |
1. Bird Nests – N. America
2. Birds – N. America |
Contains: Bird nests and eggs; barn owl and hummingbird puppets; talons and tracks; birds of prey chart; Wonders on the Wing video; favorite birds coloring pages; Peterson's Bird Calls CD and tape; How Birds Fly and Inside an Egg books. |
| Bug Box (Insects and Spiders, Too!) |
P EL |
Kit |
1. Insects, spiders, and bugs
2. Metamorphosis |
Contains: Insect sweep nets; magnifying bug boxes; plastic insect replicas; insect/spider stamps and ink pads; Creepy Crawlies book; insect stencils; The Big Bug Search book. |
The Elk Trunk
Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation |
EL JH HS C HE A |
Kit |
1. Elk – Rocky Mountains |
Books and activities for teaching students about elk. Contains: tape of elk sounds and calls; elk hide, antler, and tracks; Wild About Elk educator's guide; Wild About Elk video; A Year at Elk Meadow book. Good resource for many audiences. |
| The Fire Box |
EL JH HS C A |
Kit |
1. Learn about the role of fire in nature
2.Fire ecology and mitigation |
Contains: "Fire’s Role in Nature" poster; tree and bark samples; items that create & extinguish fires; fire prevention CDs; six dioramas; Fire: Friend or Foe book. |
| Mammal Hides & Skulls Critter Crate |
EL JH HS A HE |
Kit |
1. Mammals – Colorado |
Contains: Mammal hides, antlers, and skulls; mammal lesson plans binder; Season of the Red Fox and Bears for Kids (books); Amazing Mammals activity guide; "Woods and Mountains Mammals" posters. |
| Mountain Lion Teacher's Box |
EL JH A |
Kit |
1. Mountain lion – Colorado
2. Human-animal relationships – Colorado
3. Colorado – Media |
Materials for teaching students about mountain lions and their place in Colorado. Contains: Mountain lion slide show; mountain lion activity game; hides, skulls and tracks; coloring pages; The Puma and Great Cats books; "Colorado Predator" poster. |
| Prairie Crate |
EL JH HS A |
Kit |
1. Animals of Colorado’s prairie ecosystem |
Contains hides, skulls and tracks of prairie animals, including pronghorn, prairie dog and badger, as well as prairie related books and activities. |
| Reptiles and Amphibians Critter Crate |
EL JH HS A |
Kit |
1. Reptiles and Amphibians – Colorado |
Contains: Amphibians and reptiles slide show; books, guides and publications; turtle shells, skulls, and specimen; snakes poster; bull snake skin. |
|
Safari in a Box
Sponsored by SCIF Sables |
EL JH HS A |
Kit |
1. Mammals – Colorado
2. Reptiles and Amphibians – Colorado |
Contains: Animal hides and skulls; wildlife classroom activity guides; track and scat replicas; Education in Environmental Outdoors booklet; animal tracks poster. |
| T.E.N. Box (Teaching Environmental Science Naturally) |
EL JH HS C |
Kit |
1. Hands-on learning in the field
2. Watching wildlife |
Binoculars, field glasses, field microscopes, and other items to take a class outdoors to learn. |
| Urban Wildlife Critter Crate |
P EL JH A |
Kit |
1. Urban mammals and birds – Colorado
2. Co-existence with urban wildlife
3. Habitat |
Contains: Molds & replicas; skulls and scat; backyard wildlife guides; urban slide show; hides. |
| Urban Wildlife Puppet Show |
P EL |
Kit and Script |
1. Watching wildlife
2. Coexistence |
Puppets, script, and props to learn and perform show at your school. |
| Wildlife Forensics Kit |
JH HS C |
Kit |
1. Investigate wildlife tracks, hair, and skulls to figure out a "whodunnit" mystery. |
Plastic molds and tracks, skulls, fur samples, antlers, and activity. |