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Displaying 55 - 63 of 78 Education Resources

A tree in fall with its leaves turning yellow and orange.
Three Cheers for Trees

Meet a Tree ›
Trees do so much for us; they provide beauty, shade, and the air we breathe! However, it’s easy to walk by a tree without giving it a second thought. Use these “Meet a Tree” questions to structure a guided observation of a tree with young learners.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Scientific Reasoning
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic:
Trees Homes and Habitats Nature Science
Download
A preschool ages child and a baby sit at a table in a classroom surrounded by tree shaped blocks, animal figures, and animal stuffied.
Three Cheers for Trees

Nature Play List ›
Bring the outside indoors with this "shopping list" of items you can use to build a nature play area in your classroom!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool Toddler
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development Scientific Reasoning Social and Emotional Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Nature Trees Animals Five Senses Homes and Habitats Science Social Emotional Development
Download
A close up of a tree branch with lots of green leaves.
Three Cheers for Trees

Jefferson Tree Storybook ›

Explore this story of the Jefferson Tree, a very special kind of tree that grows along the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Learn about what makes it special and how it has helped researchers understand a specific tree disease. 

Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool Toddler
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Language and Literacy Scientific Reasoning
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
Topic:
Trees Nature Science
Download Book
A man in a blue hat and shirt stands next to a pink jackalope puppet. They are in an atrium with green trees and plants.
Three Cheers for Trees

Trees and Birds in the National Zoo Coffee Farm ›
Did you know there is a coffee farm in the National Zoo Bird House, full of beautiful trees, plants, and birds?! Come explore this magical oasis with the help of Pinky Jackalope and her friend, animal keeper Daniel.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool Toddler
Animal:
Birds
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Scientific Reasoning
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Trees Animals Homes and Habitats Nature Science
Watch
An icon of binoculars on the left, a clipboard with a piece of paper containing check marks and a pencil in the middle, and then an icon of a stop watch with 60 minutes on the timer.

Animal Behavior Ethogram ›

Practice being a scientist by observing an animal closely and record its behaviors over time to discover patterns in how it spends its day.

Additional details
Age Group:
K-8
Format:
Field Trip PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Homes and Habitats Math Adaptations STEM
Download Activity (PDF)
Icons of a map, compass, and sign pointing to elephants and rhinoceros.

Map Skills at the National Zoo ›

Using a map as your guide, prepare to visit the Zoo while practicing important geography skills like reading symbols, using a key and following directions. 

Additional details
Age Group:
K-8
Format:
PDF Field Trip
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
STEM
Download Activity (PDF)
A colorful bar graph with numbers 1, 2, 3 on the left and icons of animals on the left - a lady bug, bird, fish, and tiger.

Animal Classification Bar Graph ›

Collect and sort animals into their classifications as you explore, then turn your data into a colorful bar graph to show what you found. 

Additional details
Age Group:
K-5
Format:
PDF Field Trip
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
STEM Adaptations Math
Download Activity (PDF)
wo people look like they are thinking, on top of an blue background, with the words I Wonder and Me Pregunto.

I Wonder/ Me Pregunto ›

Do you ever find yourself wondering about something? Join Kaden and Laura as they answer questions around the Zoo in our I Wonder and Me Pregunto video series.

Additional details
Age Group:
K-8
Format:
Field Trip Video
Language:
English
Topic:
Adaptations Animals Endangered Species Homes and Habitats Nature Science STEM
Download Resource (PDF)
The word bingo in the center with a magnifying glass, a pink feather, a frog leaping, a tree with a cacao pod, a guinea pig, and binoculars on the bottom.

Rainforest Bingo ›

Take a rainforest walk through Amazonia at the Zoo and use your senses of sight, smell, and hearing to search for animals and plants on your bingo card.

Additional details
Age Group:
K-5
Format:
Field Trip PDF
Language:
English
Topic:
Animals Five Senses Homes and Habitats Nature
Download Resource (PDF)

Displaying 55 - 63 of 78 Education Resources

A tree in fall with its leaves turning yellow and orange.
Three Cheers for Trees

Meet a Tree

Trees do so much for us; they provide beauty, shade, and the air we breathe! However, it’s easy to walk by a tree without giving it a second thought. Use these “Meet a Tree” questions to structure a guided observation of a tree with young learners.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Scientific Reasoning
Format:
E-Activity
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic:
Trees Homes and Habitats Nature Science
Download
A preschool ages child and a baby sit at a table in a classroom surrounded by tree shaped blocks, animal figures, and animal stuffied.
Three Cheers for Trees

Nature Play List

Bring the outside indoors with this "shopping list" of items you can use to build a nature play area in your classroom!
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool Toddler
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Cognition Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development Scientific Reasoning Social and Emotional Development
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Nature Trees Animals Five Senses Homes and Habitats Science Social Emotional Development
Download
A close up of a tree branch with lots of green leaves.
Three Cheers for Trees

Jefferson Tree Storybook

Explore this story of the Jefferson Tree, a very special kind of tree that grows along the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Learn about what makes it special and how it has helped researchers understand a specific tree disease. 

Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool Toddler
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Language and Literacy Scientific Reasoning
Format:
PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center
Topic:
Trees Nature Science
Download Book
A man in a blue hat and shirt stands next to a pink jackalope puppet. They are in an atrium with green trees and plants.
Three Cheers for Trees

Trees and Birds in the National Zoo Coffee Farm

Did you know there is a coffee farm in the National Zoo Bird House, full of beautiful trees, plants, and birds?! Come explore this magical oasis with the help of Pinky Jackalope and her friend, animal keeper Daniel.
Additional details
Age Group:
Preschool Toddler
Animal:
Birds
ELOF Domain:
Approaches to Learning Scientific Reasoning
Format:
Video
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Trees Animals Homes and Habitats Nature Science
Watch
An icon of binoculars on the left, a clipboard with a piece of paper containing check marks and a pencil in the middle, and then an icon of a stop watch with 60 minutes on the timer.

Animal Behavior Ethogram

Practice being a scientist by observing an animal closely and record its behaviors over time to discover patterns in how it spends its day.

Additional details
Age Group:
K-8
Format:
Field Trip PDF
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
Homes and Habitats Math Adaptations STEM
Download Activity (PDF)
Icons of a map, compass, and sign pointing to elephants and rhinoceros.

Map Skills at the National Zoo

Using a map as your guide, prepare to visit the Zoo while practicing important geography skills like reading symbols, using a key and following directions. 

Additional details
Age Group:
K-8
Format:
PDF Field Trip
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
STEM
Download Activity (PDF)
A colorful bar graph with numbers 1, 2, 3 on the left and icons of animals on the left - a lady bug, bird, fish, and tiger.

Animal Classification Bar Graph

Collect and sort animals into their classifications as you explore, then turn your data into a colorful bar graph to show what you found. 

Additional details
Age Group:
K-5
Format:
PDF Field Trip
Language:
English
Museum:
National Zoo
Topic:
STEM Adaptations Math
Download Activity (PDF)
wo people look like they are thinking, on top of an blue background, with the words I Wonder and Me Pregunto.

I Wonder/ Me Pregunto

Do you ever find yourself wondering about something? Join Kaden and Laura as they answer questions around the Zoo in our I Wonder and Me Pregunto video series.

Additional details
Age Group:
K-8
Format:
Field Trip Video
Language:
English
Topic:
Adaptations Animals Endangered Species Homes and Habitats Nature Science STEM
Download Resource (PDF)
The word bingo in the center with a magnifying glass, a pink feather, a frog leaping, a tree with a cacao pod, a guinea pig, and binoculars on the bottom.

Rainforest Bingo

Take a rainforest walk through Amazonia at the Zoo and use your senses of sight, smell, and hearing to search for animals and plants on your bingo card.

Additional details
Age Group:
K-5
Format:
Field Trip PDF
Language:
English
Topic:
Animals Five Senses Homes and Habitats Nature
Download Resource (PDF)