{"id":2266,"date":"2013-06-14T04:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T04:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:16:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:16:48","slug":"teachers-prepare-for-upcoming-fall-with-nature-of-teaching-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/teachers-prepare-for-upcoming-fall-with-nature-of-teaching-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers Prepare For Upcoming Fall With Nature Of Teaching Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ExternalClassE5CF1FE615D24C96BD6BBB61354D2744\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tnt-main-page.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"tnt-main-page\" data-rl_caption=\"tnt-main-page\" title=\"tnt-main-page\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-31695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/tnt-main-page-200x200.png\" alt=\"The Nature of Teaching website.\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>As teachers prepare their lessons for the fall,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/extension\/nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nature of Teaching<\/a> is a great website to visit for science-based resources. Teachers can find free lesson plans, printable, posters, a photo library, information on upcoming workshops and more. You will find on the website tabs titled &#8220;Formal Curriculum&#8221; and &#8220;Informal Curriculum.&#8221; The Nature of Teaching also offers professional development workshops for teachers focused on science, the environment, and getting students connected with nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThese organized lesson plans meet several K-5 Science and Math Academic Standards along with three 9-12 Natural Resource Management Academic Standards.<\/p>\n<p>Wildlife curriculum include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Animal Diversity and Tracking<\/li>\n<li>Discovering the Watershed: Effects on Water Quality<\/li>\n<li>Common Indiana Mammals: Natural History and Identification<\/li>\n<li>Invasive Plants: Impact on Environment and People<\/li>\n<li>Hellbenders Rock! Natural History and Conservation of the Eastern Hellbender<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Food Waste curriculum include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food Waste and Natural Resources<\/li>\n<li>What a Waste of Food!<\/li>\n<li>Food Waste and The Environment<\/li>\n<li>Food Waste Solutions<\/li>\n<li>Transporting Food Waste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Health &amp; Wellness curriculum include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unit 1 Benefits of Connecting with Nature<\/li>\n<li>Unit 2 Gardening Station<\/li>\n<li>Unit 3 Tree Talk Station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Help the Hellbender\" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/extension\/hellbender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help the Hellbender<\/a>, Purdue Extension<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Indiana Department of Natural Resources, INDNR\" href=\"http:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Department of Natural Resources (INDNR): For Kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Purdue University 4-H\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.purdue.edu\/4-H\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-H<\/a>, Purdue Extension<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Future Farmers of America, FFA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ffa.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National FFA Organization<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Indiana FFA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.inffa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana FFA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Flying Wild\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fishwildlife.org\/projectwild\/flying-wild\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flying Wild<\/a>, Association of Fish &amp; Wildlife Agencies<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Project Learning Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/forestry\/programs\/education\/project-learning-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Learning Tree<\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Project Wet\" href=\"http:\/\/projectwet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Wet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Project Wild\" href=\"http:\/\/projectwild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Wild<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program, WHEP\" href=\"https:\/\/whep.org\/indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/extension\/nature\/contact-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nature of Teaching team<\/a> if you have any questions regarding workshops, certifications and curriculum.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Purdue Extension\/The Nature of Teaching\u200b\" href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/extension\/nature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nature of Teaching\u200b<\/a>, Purdue Extension<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As teachers prepare their lessons for the fall,\u00a0The Nature of Teaching is a great website to visit for science-based resources. 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