Links for Learning!
Teachers and students, you can practice some of the same science practices and processes as the scientists in the Conservation Tales books while you do science related to species in the stories.  Use the links below to visit pages with citizen science and hands-on science activities! Teachers, see your copy of Conservation Tales for alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards.

CT: The Cerulean Warbler
​Featured Activity - FeederWatch!
​Other Links

• NestWatch
• The Great Backyard Bird Count
• eBird
• The Big Sit​​

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CT: Bats
​Featured Activity - 
​Bat Behavior Inquiry
​Other Links

• Build a Bat's Ear 
• Bat Box Observation Sheet 

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Guide Reading Questions

Help students read for comprehension! These Guided Reading materials will help readers look for important content in the stories. Includes both Teacher and Student guides.

CT Bees             Teacher     Student  
CT Manatees     Teacher     Student  
CT Seahorses   Teacher     Student  

CT: Bees
Featured Activity -Bumblebee Watch!
​Other Links

• The Great Sunflower Project 
• Discover Life -

Build a Bee House 

• ​​Make your own bee houses​
• Build a Bee House

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CT: Salamanders
Featured Activity -
FrogWatch 
Other Links

• HerpMapper.org
• Terrestrial Salamander Monitoring 
• AmphibiaWeb 
• Frog Call Lookup 
• MidWest PARC 

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Coloring Pages

Here are two NEW coloring pages you can download and print for the kids!  Each coloring page includes info about conservation of either songbirds or bats. These were produced by graphic designer Brooke Gabrek York in PDF format.

• ​Cerulean Warbler 
• Bats ​

CT: Sea Turtles
Featured Activity -
 Sea Turtle Trackers
Other Links​​

• Plastic Patrol
• Sea Turtle Energy Pyramid
• Turtle Detective

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CT: Seahorses
Featured Activity -
iSeahorse 
Other Links

• Inquire with iSeahorse 
• ​Shopping for Seahorses 
• Seahorse Sink or Swim

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CT: Elephants
Featured Activity -
​It's In the Ears!
Other Links

• What's Your Footprint? 
• Elephant Trails
  
• ​​Elephant-Friendly Shopping​

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CT: Manatees
Featured Activity 
Manatee Match 
Other Links​

• Manatee Tracker 
• Eye in the Sky! Aerial Survey Data 
• What's Your Footprint?

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CT: Giraffes
Featured Activity -
​Spotting Giraffes!
Other Links

• ​What's Your Footprint? 
• Giraffe Tracker
     (PDF) (Word Template)

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Manatee Match!

Manatee Match is a card matching game that lets learners practice observation and identification skills using the same tool as manatee researchers in Florida! Download a Teacher Guide and Student Handout here, or order a set of Manatee Match cards!

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