Field Trip Funding Opportunities
Michigan Nature Association
https://www.michigannature.org/menus/education.html and
Application deadlines: Fall (Sept. 8, 2017) & Spring (Feb. 23, 2018) and annually thereafter.
Field Trip Grants K-12
https://www.michigannature.org/menus/education.html and
Application deadlines: Fall (Sept. 8, 2017) & Spring (Feb. 23, 2018) and annually thereafter.
Field Trip Grants K-12
Wheels to Woods (coordinated by MI Dept. of Natural Resources and American Tree Farm System)
https://www.treefarmsystem.org/wheels-to-woods
Reimburses actual transportation costs up to $10/student, or $350/bus, or $1,000/school per academic year for field trips that provide education about forest ecosystems or forest management in a forest for PreK-12 students. See also a useful guide to creating an educational walk in the woods
Field Trip Grants PreK-12 students
https://www.treefarmsystem.org/wheels-to-woods
Reimburses actual transportation costs up to $10/student, or $350/bus, or $1,000/school per academic year for field trips that provide education about forest ecosystems or forest management in a forest for PreK-12 students. See also a useful guide to creating an educational walk in the woods
Field Trip Grants PreK-12 students
Lessons and other educational reference material
Lesson Plans from Michigan teachers
https://www.biaquariumstem.org/lesson-plans1.html
Lesson plans on a range of topics for science and cross-curricular teaching about WATER, BIOLOGY, AQUATIC ORGANISMS, INVASIVE ANIMALS AND PLANTS, AND ECOSYSTEMS. These lesson plans have been gathered by Belle Isle Aquarium and university educators with the support of the State of Michigan and the National Science Foundation. K-12 educators
https://www.biaquariumstem.org/lesson-plans1.html
Lesson plans on a range of topics for science and cross-curricular teaching about WATER, BIOLOGY, AQUATIC ORGANISMS, INVASIVE ANIMALS AND PLANTS, AND ECOSYSTEMS. These lesson plans have been gathered by Belle Isle Aquarium and university educators with the support of the State of Michigan and the National Science Foundation. K-12 educators
USDA Forest Service: Non-native Invasive Species (NNIS) Learning Kits
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r9/forest-grasslandhealth/?cid=fsm91_054684
Interactive Invasive Species learning kits are available to educate pre-school to adult groups about non-native invasive plants and animals.
Kit 1: Get a grip on biodiversity; Kit 2: Meet the Invaders; Kit 3: Close the Doors
Lessons. preK-Adult
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r9/forest-grasslandhealth/?cid=fsm91_054684
Interactive Invasive Species learning kits are available to educate pre-school to adult groups about non-native invasive plants and animals.
Kit 1: Get a grip on biodiversity; Kit 2: Meet the Invaders; Kit 3: Close the Doors
Lessons. preK-Adult
Aquatic Invasive Species Interactive Quiz for L.Superior
http://seagrant.umn.edu/ais/quiz/
Interactive quiz on aquatic invasive species in Lake Superior
Quiz. Gr. 4-8 & Public
http://seagrant.umn.edu/ais/quiz/
Interactive quiz on aquatic invasive species in Lake Superior
Quiz. Gr. 4-8 & Public
Aquatic Invasive Species Materials for Educators
http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/educators/
Nab the Aquatic Invader, Attack Packs, travelling trunks,community stewardship projects, lessons
Lessons Trunk K-12
http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/educators/
Nab the Aquatic Invader, Attack Packs, travelling trunks,community stewardship projects, lessons
Lessons Trunk K-12
Invasive Species Education at the Belle Isle Aquarium
https://www.biaquariumstem.org/educating-about-invasive-species.html and
https://www.biaquariumstem.org/k-12-curriculum-assistance.html
Aquarium website has guides, games, videos, lesson plans, etc. to assist teachers in creating their own invasive species activities. A field trip to the Belle Isle Aquarium is an extension of your classroom, supporting numerous science, social studies, language arts and other areas of study.
Lesson plans, activities and more Gr.3-12 and Public
https://www.biaquariumstem.org/educating-about-invasive-species.html and
https://www.biaquariumstem.org/k-12-curriculum-assistance.html
Aquarium website has guides, games, videos, lesson plans, etc. to assist teachers in creating their own invasive species activities. A field trip to the Belle Isle Aquarium is an extension of your classroom, supporting numerous science, social studies, language arts and other areas of study.
Lesson plans, activities and more Gr.3-12 and Public
Examining Cause and Effect: Aquatic Invasive Species Lesson
https://glaquarium.org/resources/mussel-mania-cause-and-effect/
Students become native mussels, invasive mussels, perch, walleye, or “plankton movers” in a game to help them understand how invasive species affect aquatic ecosystems. Addresses Impacts of Invasive Species and Cause and Effect in Human and Natural Systems Interactions
Lesson Grades 3 - 8
https://glaquarium.org/resources/mussel-mania-cause-and-effect/
Students become native mussels, invasive mussels, perch, walleye, or “plankton movers” in a game to help them understand how invasive species affect aquatic ecosystems. Addresses Impacts of Invasive Species and Cause and Effect in Human and Natural Systems Interactions
Lesson Grades 3 - 8
Invasive Species Video (6 min.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIgysZ5Hho8&t=11s
Michigan DEQ video produced in 2016 provides an overview about Invasive Species in Michigan. Also, look at MDEQ's "1 minute" spots, like this one on red swamp crayfish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgcgS9-anZI Find out more information at: http://www.michigan.gov/invasives/
Video Grades 3 - 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIgysZ5Hho8&t=11s
Michigan DEQ video produced in 2016 provides an overview about Invasive Species in Michigan. Also, look at MDEQ's "1 minute" spots, like this one on red swamp crayfish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgcgS9-anZI Find out more information at: http://www.michigan.gov/invasives/
Video Grades 3 - 8
Michigan Invasive Species Program
http://www.michigan.gov/invasives/
Michigan's Invasive Species Program is cooperatively implemented by the Departments of Agriculture & Rural Development, Environmental Quality and Natural Resources Information
General public
http://www.michigan.gov/invasives/
Michigan's Invasive Species Program is cooperatively implemented by the Departments of Agriculture & Rural Development, Environmental Quality and Natural Resources Information
General public
Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN)
http://www.misin.msu.edu
Provides info on invasive species identification. A smartphone app is available that can enable teachers and their students to become active “citizen science” participants in preventing the spread of invasive species by reporting new sightings.
Citizen Science App Gr.3-12 and General Public
http://www.misin.msu.edu
Provides info on invasive species identification. A smartphone app is available that can enable teachers and their students to become active “citizen science” participants in preventing the spread of invasive species by reporting new sightings.
Citizen Science App Gr.3-12 and General Public
The above links are a partial list. To see more links, check out our more comprehensive resource list spreadsheet.
Creation of the above page of educational resources was funded in part by the Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program through the Departments of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality, and Agricultural and Rural Development.
This material is also based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1614187.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
