Wetlands for Kids:

   Missouri Botanical Gardens  - Wetlands and Ponds

   What's a Wetland?  - https://kids.kiddle.co/Wetland

     Marsh and Shrub Wetlands - https://extension.unh.edu/resource/marsh-and-shrub-wetlands

   EPA:
     About Wetlands - https://www.epa.gov/wetlands
      Fact Sheets - https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/what-wetland
      Types of Wetlands - https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/classification-and-types-wetlands#marshes
                  Activities and Lessons - https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/wetlands-education-students-and-teachers
                   Wetlands Month - https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/may-american-wetlands-month
         Wetlands Crossword Puzzle - http://water.epa.gov/learn/resources/upload/2008_12_08_learn_crossword.pdf
         Word Search - http://water.epa.gov/type/wetlands/outreach/upload/2004_10_25_wetlands_pdf_wrdsrch.pdf
        
   What Makes a Wetland A Wetland? - https://www.nwf.org/~/media/PDFs/Eco-schools/WhatMakesaWetlandaWetland-2.ashx
    Wetlands for Teachers and Students - https://wetlandslive.fsnaturelive.org/resource/wetland_ecology.php

    Types of Wetlands - https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-wetlands-definition-types-quiz.html
                      https://arattlinblog.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/science-discussion-types-of-wetlands/                  
 
   Idaho Public TV - https://sciencetrek.org/sciencetrek/topics/wetlands/
   Wetlands info and games from Iowa - http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/iawetlands/About.html
   Download Wetlands, Wildlife, and You (free) https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/Wetlands-Wildlife-and-You

Learn about wetland vocabulary:
    https://utmsi.utexas.edu/images/MSI/station_04_wetland_vocabulary.pdf
   https://www.teachstarter.com/us/teaching-resource/wetland-word-wall-vocabulary-us/
   https://gradefive.mrpolsky.com/ewExternalFiles/Wetland%20Ecosystems%20Vocabulary.pdf
    http://www.mrsoshouse.com/enviro02/ecologywetland.html
   https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/36162
   https://medwet.org/aboutwetlands/wetland-terminology/

Wetlands Scavenger Hunts      
      http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/education/pdfs/DiscoverWetlandsIIII.pdf
      https://kathimitchell.org/wetlandsscavengerhunt.htm
           https://heckrodtnaturecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Discover-Wetland-Scavenger-Hunt.pdf

Wetland Plants - https://newp.com/catalog/herbaceous/
       https://www.des.nh.gov/resource-center/publications?keys=wetland+plants&purpose=&subcategory=
       https://www.eekwi.org/wetland-plants
       https://amongthestatelytrees.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/the-top-75-wetland-plants/  

Wetlands 101 - https://wetland.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Test-Your-Wetland-Knowledge.pdf

Indiana office of Water Quality info about wetlands 
   What Are - https://www.in.gov/idem/wetlands/what-are-wetlands/
   Importance of - https://www.in.gov/idem/wetlands/importance-of-wetlands/                  

Wetlands Data Mapper - https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/mapper.html

Wetlands for Teachers: 


Background info about the Everglades for teachers - https://www.evergladesrestoration.gov/
Everglades curriculum materials for teachers -https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/education/curriculummaterials.htm

Learn about wetlands
https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/sites/default/files/store_products/exploringwetlands_teachers.pdf
 http://agen521.www.ecn.purdue.edu/AGEN521/epadir/wetlands/menu.html
https://wetlandslive.fsnaturelive.org/resource/wetland_ecology.php

Teaching About Wetlands
https://www.teacherplanet.com/content/wetlands
EPA Teaching About Wetlands
http://www.nps.gov/jela/learn/education/wetlands-lesson-plans-from-louisiana-state-university.htm
https://ecosystems.psu.edu/outreach/youth/sftrc/lesson-plans/water/6-8/wetland
https://www.waterrocks.org/wetlands

Importance of wetlands - https://www.mbgnet.net/fresh/wetlands/why.htm
                          https://www.epa.gov/wetlands/why-are-wetlands-important
                          https://www.ramsar.org/about/our-mission/importance-wetlands
                          https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-are-wetlands-so-important-to-preserve/
                          https://water.unl.edu/wetlands/importance

  Vanishing Wetlands US Fish & Wildlife
  https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2024-03/continued-decline-wetlands-documented-new-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-report

  Waves, Wetlands, and Watersheds from California - Grades 3-8
  https://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/waves/waves_entire.pdf
  Why Worry About Wetlands? https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1998/of98-805/lessons/chpt2/index.htm

Lessons:
         Wonderful, Waterful Wetlands - http://dnr.mo.gov/education/bigriver/lesson-plans/lesson-wonderful-wetlands.pdf
        Create a Wetland Scene (grades 3-5)
         http://education.nationalgeographic.com/archive/xpeditions/lessons/16/g35/freshwater35.html?ar_a=1

        Build a Wetland - 
           https://sciencing.com/create-3d-wetland-diorama-7720867.html
           https://www.thirteen.org/edonline/wue/water3_overview.html
           https://www.lsuagcenter.com/profiles/lblack/articles/page1586359626580
           Wetland in a Pan
           https://www.michiganseagrant.org/lessons/lessons/by-broad-concept/earth-science/wetlands/activity-wetland-in-a-pan/
           https://www.cdm.org/biosite/assets/wetland-in-a-pan-materials-and-activity.pdf
           https://www.vims.edu/cbnerr/_docs/education_docs/wetlandhabitatsguide.pdf

 Wetland Metaphors - https://wetlandslive.fsnaturelive.org/pdf/1.3_WetlandMetaphors.pdf

                                                                                        https://migration.fsnaturelive.org/pdf/Wetland_Metaphors.pdf
                                                                                        https://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/sites/default/files/medias/documents/WetlandMetaphors.pdf
                                                                                                              https://dwr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/media/Wetland-Metaphors-cards.pdf
                                                 https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Wetland%20Metaphor%20Activity_English.pdf

Webquests and Activities:


Wetlands Zoo
 http://web.archive.org/web/20040105211029/cehd.ewu.edu/faculty/ntodd/WebQuests/summer2000/wetlandszoo/wetlandszooexhibit.html

Louisiana Wetlands Webquest Grades 6-8
 http://web.archive.org/web/20041101190712/http://www.classtech2000.com/techined/archnol/wet/wetlands.htm

To Build Or Not? https://web.archive.org/web/20010527073139/http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lewis/wetlands/#Introduction
Wetland Rap https://wetlandswebquest2021.weebly.com/ 

This page was developed by Kathi Mitchell
and was last updated October 28,2024.

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