Classroom Activities

Habitat Matching Game: Can you match the bird to its refuge habitat? (requires Flash)

Habitat Crisscross: Print out this crisscross puzzle, then answer the clues. Click on the glossary button at the top of this page if you need help.

Thinking it Over: Print out this matrix to help you describe your favorite place from your trip to the refuge. You'll use all of your senses!

Onsite Activities

Habitat Bingo: Print out this bingo game to play on your trip through the refuge.

Run for the Border: Make observations about the differences in plant communities to determine where wetland boundaries exist.

Mini-Expedition: Explore a refuge habitat in detail by studying a small section of it and recording your observations.

Sedimentation Observations: Discover how much rock, sand, and silt is deposited in the waters of the refuge.