Environmental Kits
Arctic Tundra
This kit has been designed as a supplementary tool for teaching students
about the Arctic and Antarctica regions. It contains a teacher’s
guide providing background information and a plethora of activities,
as well as the necessary materials to implement them. Topics covered
include a history of each region, a survey of the natural resources,
a history of exploration in each region, the environment, animals, and
native peoples. This kit was developed with funding from an EPA grant.
Sci 21 5/4 6/4
Coral Reefs: The Rainforest of the Sea
If you can’t take your students to visit a coral reef then this
is the next best thing! Contained in this kit are videos, slides, CD
Roms, samples, transparencies, books, games, and activities. Also included
is a teacher’s guide containing extensive background information,
resources, and activity suggestions. This kit was developed with funding
from an EPA grant. Sci 21 5/4 6/4
Desert Ecosystem
This kit has been designed as a supplementary tool for teaching students
about deserts. The kit contains a teacher’s guide providing background
information and a plethora of activities, as well as the necessary materials
to implement them. Kit materials include: coyote and red fox pelts,
black widow and scorpion specimens, audio and video tapes, books, posters,
games, magazines, and a segment on the people of the deserts. The activities
are designed to be hands-on and integrate the curriculum area. This
kit was developed with funding from an EPA grant. Sci 21 5/4 6/4
Environmental Shopping Tour
This kit provides teachers with the information and materials necessary
to teach about the environmental effects of packaging, the importance
of precycling, and how to set up an environmental shopping tour. This
kit is an excellent follow-up to the school site program, I’m
Only One Person, What Can I Do?
Sci 21 6/4
Endangered Species
This kit provides teachers with a range of information on endangered
species including current laws, location and range, human impact, as
well as things we can do to help. Special effort has been made to include
endangered animals from every ecosystem studied in grades 2-6. It contains
a teacher’s guide with activities and background information,
games, posters, globes, children's books, video tapes, a slide show,
and toys.
Native American
The Native American kit has been developed by Hudson Valley Native American
consultant, Peggy Turco. It contains genuine artifacts made by Native
Americans, a cassette tape of Indian flute music, an introduction booklet
to the Lenape, and 50 color slides of the Lenape people, ceremonies
and old pictures complete with a script. Finally, it contains a teacher's
guide on how to use the kit.
There are 3 Native American kits available. Please understand that
most classes study Native Americans in the fall and it is the most requested
time. Although we try to accommodate your time request, it is not always
possible.
Trees
This kit has been designed as a supplementary tool for teaching students
about trees. It includes a teacher’s guide containing activities
and lessons as well as many materials necessary to implement them. The
manual is divided into several sections, each focusing on a different
element in the study of trees. These include tree identification, measurement
of trees, ecosystems, environmental issues, and the tree as a system.
Kit materials include: posters, books, videos, display material, and
tree samples. The activities are designed to be hands-on and integrate
science, language arts, social studies, art, music, and physical education.
This kit was developed with support from Save-a-Tree in Bedford Hills.
Tropical Rainforests
This updated kit contains a teacher's guide with background information
on the rainforest along with suggested activities. Many of the activities
integrate science with other curriculum areas. The kit contains games,
posters, plant samples, children's books, audio and video tapes, slide
shows, a computer game, and toys, and products from the rainforest.
Some materials have come directly from the rainforest! This kit was
developed with funding from an EPA grant. Sci 21 5/4 6/4
Wetlands
This kit contains a teacher’s guide with background information
and suggested activities. Some of the topics covered are salt and fresh
water wetlands, laws and regulations, flora and fauna, and the importance
and preservation of wetlands. The kit includes books, magazines, audio
and videotapes, posters, puzzles, a wetlands play that can be acted
out, and many activity guides. This kit was developed with funding from
an EPA grant. Sci 21 5/4 6/4
Whales
This kit has been designed as a supplementary tool for teaching students
about this magnificant marine mammal. It includes a teacher’s
guide containing activities, lessons and the necessary materials to
implement them. The materials include baleen, posters, books, videos,
display materials, and models. The activities are designed to be "hands-on"
and integrate science, language arts, social studies, art, music, and
physical education.
