NACD Pollinator Field Day Curriculum Guide Whats Inside

NACD Pollinator Field Day Curriculum Guide

What’s Inside? Introduction Plan and Implement a Field Day Pre-field Day Lessons Pollinators Field Day Stations Post-field Day Lessons Supplementary Content Field Day Extension Activities Appendices

Ø What is a pollinator field day Introduction Ø What is a conservation district Ø Who is NACD Ø How to use the guide Ø Correlation to education standards

Plan and Implement a Field Day Ø Pre-event Planning Ø Conservation Partnerships (Conservation District, State Natural Resource Agency, NRCS, other partners) Ø Organization and Set-up (logistics, location, building community relationships and facilitator training) Ø Day of Event (tips and pointers to help ensure your event runs smoothly) Ø Back-up Planning (scenarios that you may run into ways to solve them)

Pre-field Day Lessons The Pre-Pollinator Field Day Lessons are designed to provide background information on pollinators and activities for the following grade levels: § K – 2 grade § 3 -5 grade § 6 – 8 grade While a grade level is indicated for each activity, they can be adapted for use with a variety of ages and settings.

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Pollinators Field Day Stations Pollinator Match! Bee-ing a Bee! The Pollinating Proboscis Flower Dissection Bee Dance Party Plant Pigments Pollinator Thaumatrope Additional Station Ideas Pollinator Picnic Design a Flower Each station provides a list of needed materials, background information, station instructions and evaluation.

Post-field Day Lessons After your Pollinator Field Day, take a few moments to find out what students discovered. You can record responses and reflect on the responses collected during the Pre. Evaluation. Lessons: § K - 2 Lessons: Field Day Reflections; Friendly Neighborhood Pollinator § 3 – 5 Lessons: We’re buzzing about Pollinators; We care about Pollinators § 6 – 8 Lessons: Design a Pollinators Garden; Write a Letter to the Editor

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Supplementary Content • Crossword Puzzle • Spelling Challenge • Word Search • Coloring Pages

Field Day Extension Activities There are multiple ways to extend the learning from your Pollinator Field Day. Consider the following activities: • Planting a pollinator garden • Participating in a citizen or community science project • Field trips • Building bat boxes or bee homes

Appendices ◦ Sample Letter to Parents and Guardians ◦ Sample Letter to Community Group ◦ Vocabulary ◦ Resources

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