{"id":7995,"date":"2017-02-08T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=7995"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:12:08","slug":"hellbenders-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/hellbenders-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication: Hellbenders Rock!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hellbenders<\/a>This new lesson plan from The Nature of Teaching titled Hellbenders Rock<\/a>! is full of engaging activities to teach K-5 students about the endangered eastern hellbender, while meeting Indiana academic standards. Hellbenders Rock is available as a free download in The Education Store, complete with instructional PowerPoint, videos, vocabulary worksheets, along with instructions on how to download the free Hellbender Havoc app.<\/p>\n

This lesson is unique in the way that it requires teachers to download the free Hellbender Havoc app from the Google Play Store or Apple App Store to help students apply the educational content learned throughout the lesson. The lesson requires 60 minutes of class time to complete, including time for the students to play the app and complete the worksheets that accompany it. Throughout the lesson, students learn how to identify the eastern hellbender, how to describe the hellbender\u2019s lifecycle, how the hellbender relates to healthy water quality, and how we can help the hellbender.<\/p>\n

To find more nature-themed lesson plans that incorporate academic standards and teach material in hands-on and engaging ways, visit The Nature of Teaching<\/a> website. All lesson plans are free to download. To learn more about the eastern hellbender and how we can help, visit HelpTheHellbender.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Resources:<\/strong>
\nHellbenders Rock! Lesson Plan<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension Resource Center
\nThe Nature of Teaching<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nHelp the Hellbender<\/a>, Purdue Extension
\nHellbender Havoc App-Purdue Envision PC<\/a>\u00a0or Hellbender Havoc-Apple App Store<\/a><\/p>\n

Rebecca Busse, Graduate Student
\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n

Rod Williams<\/a>, Associate Professor of Wildlife Science
\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This new lesson plan from The Nature of Teaching titled Hellbenders Rock! is full of engaging activities to teach K-5 students about the endangered eastern hellbender, while meeting Indiana academic standards. Hellbenders Rock is available as a free download in The Education Store, complete with instructional PowerPoint, videos, vocabulary worksheets, along with instructions on how […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,44,54],"tags":[196,427,257],"class_list":["post-7995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forestry","category-gotnatureforkids","category-wildlife","tag-hellbender","tag-publications","tag-purdue-extension","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t