Educational

 Loan boxes may be reserved in advance and borrowed for up to

two weeks from the Anita Purves Nature Center, 1505 N. Broadway,

Urbana, IL.

 Each box contains a comprehensive, standards-based teachers

activity guide and accompanying materials.

 A $12 fee plus a refundable credit card deposit of $15 is required.

 To check availability and to reserve kits please call 217-384-4062.

Educational

L O A N B O X E S

A V A I L A B L E   L O A N   B O X E S   /   G R A D E S    
Animal Puppets (K-3) ............................................................................................ 4 
Astronomy (3-12) ..................................................................................................  4 
Birds (K-5)................................................................................................................ 5 
Birds’ Nests (K-8) .................................................................................................... 5 
Dinosaurs (K-8) ....................................................................................................... 6 
Endangered Species (K-8) .................................................................................. 6 
Feathers (K-8) ........................................................................................................ 7 
Habitats (K-5) ......................................................................................................... 7 
Insects (K-6) ........................................................................................................... 8 
Plants and Seeds (K-5) ......................................................................................... 8 
Ponds and Wetlands (1-8) ................................................................................... 9 
Prairie Discovery (3-5) ..........................................................................................  9 
Reptiles and Amphibians (K-5) ......................................................................... 10 
Rocks and Minerals (K-5) ................................................................................... 10 
Skulls (K-6) ............................................................................................................. 11 
Squirmy Science (K-5) ........................................................................................ 11 
Tracks (1-5) ........................................................................................................... 12 
Trees and Forests (K-6) ....................................................................................... 12 
Woodlands (6-10) ............................................................................................... 13 
 
N A T U R E   D I S C O V E R Y   P A C KS 
Astronomy ............................................................................................................ 14 
Birding ................................................................................................................... 14 
Busey Woods ....................................................................................................... 14 
Meadowbrook .................................................................................................... 15 
Ponds and Streams ............................................................................................. 15 
Urbana Wildlife .................................................................................................... 15 
 
I D N R   T R U N K S  
............................................................................................................................... 16

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A N I M A L

P U P P E T S

Use these puppets

with books,

pictures, and

additional

materials to teach

about animal

groups, habitats,

life cycles and

more. Content list

here

A S T R O N O M Y

A mini planetarium and

constellation cards bring

the solar system to your

classroom. Content list here

page 5 of 38

B I R D S

Students will

soar as they

explore the

lives of birds

using kits full

of hands-on

activities,

including

migration

games.

Content list

here

B I R D

N E S T S

Discover how birds

build nests and

learn what birds

need to successfully

raise their brood.

Content list here

page 6 of 38

D I N O S A U R S

Go back in history.

Way back and

explore a time

when dinosaurs

roamed the earth.

Content list here

E N D A N G E R E D S P E C I E S

Use items from

endangered

species that were

confiscated by

U.S. Customs to

learn reasons why

species are

threatened and

endangered.

Content list here

page 7 of 38

F E A T H E R S

Use bird study skins

with books, pictures,

and additional

materials to teach

about animal groups,

habitats, life cycles

and more. Content list

here

H A B I T A T S

Using books, games

and posters to

explore a variety of

ecosystems and

what it takes to

survive and thrive in

them. Content list

here

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I N S E C T S

Explore the

fascinating

world of insects

and their

relatives with

the activities,

models and

collections in

this box.

Content list here

P L A N T S

A N D

S E E D S

Where would

we be without

plants? How do

they grow? How

are they used?

Learn the

answers using

the collections

and activities in

this kit.

Content list here

page 9 of 38

P O N D S A N D

W E T L A N D S

Use this kit to explore local

water environments. The kit

includes dip nets, see-boxes,

basters and other supplies

for a real dip and drip

experience! Content list

here

P R A I R I E

D I S C O V E R Y

This kit contains equipment,

an activity guide, field

guides and games to

explore Meadowbrook

Park’s Spomer Prairie or

other local managed

prairies. Content list here

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R E P T I L E S A N D A M P H I B I A N S

Invite a live turtle to visit your

classroom for two weeks!

Supplemental activities include

care and feeding instructions and

reptile and amphibian activities.

Add a Naturalist in the classroom

program and get to know your

turtle as it stays with your class.

Content list here

R O C K S A N D M I N E R A L S

Investigate the world of

rocks and minerals with

an activity guide, rock

and mineral samples,

books, pictures, and

basic mineral testing

equipment. Content list

here

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S K U L L S

Discover how

different animal’s

skulls are by using this

kit’s natural items

such as skulls and

study skins from a

variety of species.

Combine with the

IDNR Illinois Mammals

box for more lesson

ideas. Content list

here

S Q U I R M Y S C I E N C E

This kit is perfect for

lessons about

recycling,

composting,

gardening, soil

and invertebrates.

It comes with a

working worm bin

for hands-on

investigation.

Content list here

page 12 of 38

T R A C K S

Improve your

students’

footprint

finesse with

guides, rubs

and rubber

tracks ideal

for stamping.

Content list

here

T R E E S A N D

F O R E S T S

Learn how important trees are using

the activity guide and natural items in

this kit. Tree, leaf and seed

identification as well as parts of trees

are all included. Content list here

page 13 of 38

W O O D L A N D S

This kit is full of hands-

on activities to help

students explore

nearby

woodland habitats

such as Busey Woods

in every season.

Schedule a classroom

self-guide visit when

you reserve your box.

Content list here

page 14 of 38

N A T U R E D I S C O V E R Y P A C KS

Borrow a Nature Discovery Pack and take it with you when you explore local

parks and natural Areas. These packs include magnifiers, binoculars, field guides

and more to help you identify and observe what you encounter. These packs

are free with a refundable deposit of $15.

Astronomy

Birds

Busey Woods spring/summer

Busey Woods fall/winter

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Meadowbrook Prairie

spring/summer

Meadowbrook Prairie fall/winter

Carle Park Urban Park Tree

Exploration

Ponds

 
page 16 of 38 
 
I D N R   T R U N K S  
 
Borrow an Illinois Department of Natural Resources Trunk for free with a $15 refundable 
deposit.   
 
Birds- This trunk is filled with field guides, 
books, track and egg replicas, CD-ROMs, 
videos, DVDs, CDs with bird songs and calls 
and even bird replicas that sing! Suggested 
grades 3-8. Click here for Inventory list and 
pictures. 
Fossils- Borrow an Illinois Fossils trunk to help 
students explore Illinois’ natural heritage. 
Each trunk contains fossil molds, a fossil hunt 
kit, a video, a fossil reference collection, 
field guides, posters and more. Suggested 
grades 3-8. Click here for Inventory list and 
pictures. 
Illinois Past- Prehistoric mammals, extirpated 
mammals and Native Americans and their 
relationship with nature are all topics you 
can teach about by using the items in the 
People and Animals from Illinois' Past 
resources trunk. Suggested grades K-6. Click 
here for Inventory list and pictures. 
Illinois State Symbols- Are you teaching 
about Illinois? Then the Illinois State Symbols 
resources trunk is perfect! Photos, replicas, 
actual samples, activity books, information 
and other items are included for your use. 
Includes an Illinois Facts section. Suggested 
grades K-8. Click here for Inventory list and 
pictures. 
Illinois Wetlands-Borrow an Illinois 
Wetlands resources trunk to supplement 
lessons about these incredibly diverse 
habitats in our state. Developed by the 
IDNR’s Illinois State Museum and Dickson 
Mounds Museum, these supplemental units 
are available for loan to educators.  Each 
trunk is filled with field guides, videos, 
lessons, hands-on activities and other items. 
Suggested grades 6-12.  
 
 
Insects & Spiders- Insects and spiders 
fascinate students. Encourage them to learn 
more about these organisms by using the 
resources in this trunk. Books, CD-ROMs, 
student activities, field guides, posters, 
insect/spider observation equipment and a 
video are just some of the items 
included. Suggested grades PreK-8. Click 
here for Inventory list and pictures. 
Invasive Species- Invasive species cause 
tremendous ecological problems. With this 
trunk, you and your students can learn 
about why they are detrimental, how they 
arrived in Illinois and what actions can be 
taken to control them. Field guides, books, 
lessons, DVDs, specimens, replicas and other 
items are included. Suggested grades 7-12. 
Click here for Inventory list and pictures. 
Mammals- Borrow an Illinois Wild 
Mammals resources trunk to supplement 
your lessons. Each trunk is filled with field 
guides, CD-ROMs, a DVD, fur samples, skulls, 
track and scat replicas, lessons, activity 
sheets, posters and other items. Suggested 
grades K-8. Click here for Inventory list and 
pictures. 
Field Trip Backpack-The Field Trip Pack 
includes many items to assist your early 
childhood students as they explore nature. 
Hands-on equipment will encourage self-
initiated learning. Suggestions for teachers 
on how to incorporate natural-resources 
activities into your lessons are also included. 
Suggested grades PreK-3. Click here for 
Inventory list and pictures. 
IDNR Trunk images can be found at 
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/education/Page
s/ItemsForLoan.aspx

 
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I N V E N T O R Y   L I S T S  
 
Animal Puppets (K-3) .......................................................................................... 18 
Astronomy ...........................................................................................................  19 
Birds (K-5).............................................................................................................. 20 
Birds’ Nests (K-8) .................................................................................................. 21 
Dinosaurs (K-8) ..................................................................................................... 22 
Endangered Species (K-8) ................................................................................ 23 
Feathers (K-8) ...................................................................................................... 24 
Habitats (K-5) ....................................................................................................... 25 
Insects (K-6) ......................................................................................................... 26 
Plants and Seeds (K-5) ....................................................................................... 27 
Ponds and Wetlands (1-8) ................................................................................. 28 
Prairie Discovery (3-5) ......................................................................................... 29  
Reptiles and Amphibians (K-5) ......................................................................... 30 
Rocks and Minerals (K-5) ................................................................................... 31 
Skulls (K-6) ............................................................................................................. 32 
Squirmy Science (K-5) ........................................................................................ 33 
Tracks (1-5) ........................................................................................................... 34 
Trees and Forests (K-6) ....................................................................................... 35 
Woodlands (6-10) ............................................................................................... 36 
 
N A T U R E   D I S C O V E R Y   P A C KS 
Astronomy ............................................................................................................ 14 
Birding ................................................................................................................... 14 
Busey Woods ....................................................................................................... 14 
Meadowbrook .................................................................................................... 15 
Ponds and Streams ............................................................................................. 15 
Carle Park Wildlife ............................................................................................... 15   
 
 
 
 

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Animal Puppets Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Books

Animals in Winter

1

Birds of Illinois

1

Critters of Illinois

1

How Do Animals Adapt?

1

The Very Hungry Caterpillar mini-books in plastic box

3

What is Hibernation?

1

What is Migration?

1

Discover Wild Set

Fur Hunting Video

1

Fur Samples (Mink, Red Fox, Muskrat, Beaver, Opossum, Coyote, River Otter, Raccoon)

8

Teacher’s Guide

1

Miscellaneous Items

Camouflage Flip Book – The Art of Camouflage

1

Plastic box containing:

Animal Home Match Game cards

12

Contour Feathers

2

Down Feathers

2

Finger Puppets – see puppet list above

3

Flight Feather

1

Habitat Match Cards (4 sets; 16 cards/set)

4 sets

Hand Lenses

12

Mini-books – see book list above

3

Robin Nest

1

Sound-Off cards

23

Synthetic Insulation

1 pc.

Picture Files

Animals in Winter (Groundhog, Gray Squirrel, Deer Mouse, Cottontail, Bat, Deer, Red Fox)

7

Birds (Flicker, Bald Eagles, Heron, Hummingbird, Goldfinch, Cardinal, Blue Jay, Snowy Owl, Mallards)

9

Birds in Cold Conditions

5

Bird Nests (Residential Area, Robin, Barn Swallow, Cardinal, Warbler, Chipping Sparrow, Bell’s Vireo)

7

Butterfly Sequencing (Monarch egg, Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Adult Monarch)

4

Frog Chorus (Directions, Spring Peeper, Wood Frog, Green Frog, Bull Frog, Cricket Frog, Leopard Frog,

Chorus Frog)

8

Misc. Pictures (bats in cave, black bear)

2

People in Cold Conditions

5

Protective Coloration (Poison Arrow Frogs, Monarch, Cardinals, Mimicry Butterflies, Mimicry Snakes,

Skunk)

6

Reptiles & Amphibians (Corn snake, Chameleons, Whip snake, Tree frogs, Box turtles)

5

Tadpole Metamorphosis

1

Vertebrate Groups (Squirrel, Cardinal, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish)

5

Puppets

Caterpillar/Butterfly (Metamorphosis Puppet)

1

Frog

1

Goldfish

1

Mini-Bats (in plastic box)

2

Mini-Monarch

1

Rabbit

1

Raccoon

1

Skunk

1

Squirrel

1

Turtle

1

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Astronomy Box Contents Description

Item

#

Item

#

Posters

Constellation Cards:

Solar System

1

1. The Andromeda Story

1

2. Andromeda (The Chained Maiden)

1

Books

3. Aquarius (The Water Carrier)

1

Golden Guide to the Stars

2

4. Aquila (The Eagle)

1

Golden Skyguide, A Field Guide to the Heavens

1

5. Aries (The Ram)

1

Project Earth Science: Astronomy

1

6. Auriga (The Charioteer)

1

Ranger Rick’s Naturescope: Astronomy

Adventures

1

7. Bootes (The Bear Keeper)

1

Seeing Stars: A Book & Poster Abut the

Constellations

1

8. Cancer (The Crab)

1

The Stars, A New Way to See Them

1

9. Canis Major (The Great Dog)

1

Star Tales: North American Indian Stories About

Stars

1

10. Canis Minor (The Little Dog)

1

Touch the Stars

1

11. Capricornicus (The Sea Goat)

1

The Young Astronomer, An Usborne Guide

1

12. Cassiopeia (Andromeda’s Mother)

1

13. Cepheus (Andromeda’s Father)

1

Cassette Tapes

14. Cetus (The Sea Monster)

1

Find Your Place in the Universe: Navigating the

Sky/ Toward the Big Bang

1

15. Corona Borealis (The Northern Crown)

1

The Universe: Mystical Music Experience

1

16. Corvus (The Crow)

1

17. Crater (The Cup)

1

Home Planetarium

18. Cygnus (The Swan)

1

Constellation Disks

5

19. Draco (The Dragon)

1

Instruction Manual

1

20. Hercules (The Strong Man)

1

Projector Base with Adapter Ring

1

21. Hydra (The Snake)

1

Spare Bulb

1

Miscellaneous

Constellation Pillow

1

Inflatable Moon & Alcohol Swabs

1

The Night Sky, Sky Chart

1

Star Tubes

8

Teacher’s Guide

1989 Guide to the Heavens

1

Constellation Canister Instructions

1

Constellation Dot-to-Dot pages: North Sky &

Winter Constellations

1

Getting Started in Astronomy

1

“Making a Comet in the Classroom” article

1

Parkland College Flyers: Public Show Schedule

School Shows, Gaze @ the Stars/Staerkel

1

Planetarium brochure

1

“Shining Stars” Instructions

1

“Star Skit” script (in pocket of activity guide

folder)

1

page 20 of 38

Bird Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Activity Envelopes:

5

Books and Pamphlets

1. Characteristics of Birds:

Birds, Birds, Birds NatureScope

1

Create own bird pictures

12

Birds of Illinois Field Guide

1

Feathers (3 flight & 1 contour)

4

Bird Life- A Golden Guide

1

Pictures of birds with special adaptations

10

Birds at Night by Roma Gans

1

Pictures of people & birds in cold situations

13

Ducks Don’t Get Wet by Augusta Goldin

1

2. Bird Food & Eating Adaptations:

Flute’s Journey by Lynne Cherry

1

Feeding station poster

1

Folder: Neotropical Migrants in Illinois

List of which bird eats which food

1

Bird Bio Sheets & Ecology and Conservation:

The Decline of Songbirds article

1

“Fill the Bill” Photographs

8

How Does a Bird Fly? By Usborne

1

“where would a bird be without a Bill” Article

1

Illinois Common Birds (IDNR)

1

Pictures of birds

15

Illinois Raptor Identification Pamphlet

1

Pictures of foods birds eat

10

Nature Club – Birds by Peter Gill

1

3. Homes for Birds

Ornithology By Usborne

1

Home Sweet Home Laminated Photo Article

1

Peterson Eastern Bird Field Guide

1

“The perfect home” Bird and nest pictures

9

Pockets Full of Knowledge- Birds

1

“A nest for every niche” Article and pictures

1

The Folklore of Birds by Laura C. Martin

1

Pictures of bird nests

13

The Hayes Book of Birds by Barbara McKean

1

Specifications for bird houses

1

What is a Bird? By Bobbie Kalman

1

Nest Box directions

1

Miscellaneous Items:

4. Migration

American Robin Nest

1

Obstacle Signs

7

Audubon Bird Call

1

Photographs of Migrating birds

5

Bell’s Vireo Nest

1

« Why Migrate? You eat. . . . « cards

24

Bird Flash Cards – Summer, Winter, Spring

3

Posters:

Bird Study Skins: Brown Thrasher, Yellow-

bellied Sapsucker, Tree Swallow

3

« National Geographic – Bird Migration in the

Americas

1

Can with plaster bird track casts: Woodpecker,

Songbird, Duck

3

« Birds of 2 Worlds

1

Case for Identiflyer

1

« Int’l Migratory Bird Day – National Wildlife

Refuges

1

Flight Feathers (in Envelope 1)

29

Story: Flocks or Birds

1

Goldfinch Nest

1

5. Bird Communication & Behavior

Hand lenses

25

Bird Bop Pictures

5

Identiflyer Bird Song Identifier

1

Bird Calls List 1-20 and Bird Song Bingo Instructions

1

Northern Oriole Nest

1

Bird song photos

16

Ping-Pong Balls

4

Bird Song Bingo Slips (2 sets of 16)

32

Plastic Boxes w/ Downy Feathers

6

Bird Song Bingo Teacher’s Master

2

Red Bag containing tools:

1

Set of sound off cards

32

Slotted Spoons, Strainers, Tongs, Fish nets

3 ea

Sound Off Bird pictures

8

Pairs of chopsticks

5

Which bird sings which song materials (5 photos &

audio tape)

1

Sound Cards for Identiflyer

3

Stuffed Hermit Thrush

1

Posters:

Synthetic insulation (in Envelope 1)

2 bags

Common Feeder Birds – in envelope 1

1

Tennis Ball

1

Illinois Woodland Birds (In poster tube)

1

Velcro Squares (in Envelope 1)

25

Do Not Shoot Hawks and Owls (In poster tube)

1

Water Bottle containing tools:

1

USDA Birds Poster (Smokey Bear) – in envelope 1

1

Pliers

3

Tweezers

3

Straws

3

page 21 of 38

Bird Nest Mini-Loan Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Binder

1

Bird Nests

Laminated Pictures – Eggs and Chicks

Barn Swallow

1

Altricial/Precocial Chicks

1

Bell's Vireo (NH 645)

1

Are these eggs camouflaged?

1

Bird Nest ID Cards

10

Chicks in prairie nest

1

Chipping Sparrow (NH 627)

1

Common Loon carrying chick

1

Horned Lark (NH 686)

1

Common Snipe

1

Northern Cardinal (NH 636)

1

Golden plover

1

Orchard Oriole (HN 672)

1

Northern cardinal

1

Robin

Speckled eggs in a nest in the reeds

1

Wren eggs and nest*

4

Those Amazing Birds

1

Yellow Warbler (NH 672)

1

Wilson's Phalarope

1

Books

Laminated Pictures – Special Situations

Bird Life Golden Guide

1

Brown-headed Cowbird

1

Birds, Nests, and Eggs by Mel Boring

1

Kirtland's Warbler

1

A Nest Full of Eggs by Priscilla Belz Jenkins

1

Nest Predation

1

Peterson Field Guide - Birds' Nests

1

Nest Predation-Skunk

1

Secrets of the Nest by Joan Dunning

1

Wood Thrush

1

Laminated Pictures – Bird Nest

Other

American Robin

1

Be A Bird! Cards

20

Bald Eagle

1

Illinois Natural Divisions Poster

1

Bald Eagle feeding chick

1

Puppets

Belted Kingfisher

1

Adult Blue Bird

1

Chimney Swift

1

Blue Bird Nest

1

Cliff Swallow/Barn Swallow

1

Common Loon with eggs

1

Common Loon climbing on nest

1

Eastern Bluebird

1

Northern Oriole

1

Pileated Woodpecker

1

Red-eyed Vireo

1

Red-tailed Hawk

1

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

1

Screech Owl

1

page 22 of 38

DINOSAUR LOAN BOX CONTENTS Description

Item

#

Dino Stuff File:

Dinosaur Games (multiple copies)

1

Primary paleontology

2 pgs.

Sample Craft Projects

1

Books:

Dinosaur NatureScope

1

Dinosaur Zoo Books

2

The First Dinosaurs

1

Flying Dinosaurs

1

How Tough Was A Tyrannosaurus

1

Maia, A Dinosaur Grows Up

1

Miscellaneous Items:

Bird Bones

3

Brontosaurus

2

Colorfold Dinosaurs

Container of Crinoids

1

Creative Template- containing prehistoric animal templates

1 box

Dinosaur fact pack

1

Dinosaur paddle puppets

4

Dinosaur puzzle

2

Dinosaur Quiz Game

1

Dinosaur Stencils (12)

1 box

Diplodocus

2

Duckbill

1

Fossilized Dinosaur Bones

4

Hand Puppets

4

Nature Watch Fossil Replica Set:

Dinosaurs Skin Cast

1

Oviraptor Egg

1

Tyrannosaurus Tooth

1

Triceratops

1

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Posters:

Dinosaurs Poster

page 23 of 38

Endangered Species Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Books

Monographs, Pamphlets, & Newspaper

Articles

Almost Gone: The World’s Rarest Animals by S. Jenkins

1

Alliance For Zero Extinction Poster

1

Can We Save Them? By David Dobson

1

Buyer Beware Pamphlet

1

Endangered Animals by Rhonda Lucas Donald

1

CITES

1

It Could Still be Endangered by Allan Fowler

1

Endangered Species and Their Habitats

1

North American Endangered Species by C. Mastin

1

Endangered Species Pamphlet

1

Outdoor Illinois magazine

1

Facts about Federal Wildlife Laws

1

Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by E. Carle

1

Guess Who is Quietly Sneaking Back Into Our

State Article

1

Ranger Rick’s Naturescope: Endangered Species: Wild &

Rare

1

Kids for Conservation

1

Vanishing From Forests & Jungles by Gail Radley

1

Placing Animals and Plants on the List of

Endangered & Threatened Species

1

Vanishing From Waterways by Gail Radley

1

Polar Bears May Need Protection Article

1

Where Have All the Pandas Gone? By M. and G. Berger

1

Save Endangered Species

1

Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species by A. Wright

1

The US Fish & Wildlife Forensics Lab

1

Zoobooks: Endangered Animals

1

US Agency Denies Prairie Dog Status Article

1

Zoobooks: Sharing the World With Animals

1

Why Save Endangered Species

1

Cargo For Conservation Information Kit:

Wildlife Tracks

1

African Elephant Fact Sheet

1

Misc. Confiscated Items

Background Information & Activity Ideas

27pg

s

Abalone Bracelet

1

Eco-foam flyer

1

Alligator/Caiman Belt

1

Hawksbill Sea Turtle Fact Sheet

1

Black Coral Necklace

1

Introductory Letter

1

Box of Tiger Plaster

1

Walrus Fact Sheet

1

Butterfly Art Display

1

Miscellaneous

Caiman Shoe

How Many Animals Species Cards

20

Cobra Wallet

1

Turtle Hurdle Identity Cards

12

Crocodile Purse

1

Posters

Causes & Solutions

1

Empty Box for Bear Musk Pills

1

Endangered Species, Amway

1

Empty Box for Rhino-horn Pill

1

Endangered Species in the Air

1

Giant Clam Jewelry

1

Endangered Species on Land

1

Ivory Bracelet

1

Endangered Species in the Water

1

Ivory Carving

1

Endangered Species - We’re all in this together

2

Ivory Earrings

1

Save the Endangered Species

1

Lizard Wallet

1

These Precious Few

1

Python Boot

1

Wolves of the United States

1

Python Sandal

1

Picture File (20 Laminated pictures)

Snake Hide

1

Bald Eagle, Grizzly Bear, Schweinitz’s Sunflower,

Gopher Tortoise, Utah Prairie Dog, Polar Bear, Harp

Seal, Manatee, Florida Panther, Mountain Gorilla, Black

Rhinoceros, Bengal Tiger, Cheetah, Bonobo, African

Elephant, Zebra, Whooping Crane, Sea Turtles, Giant

Panda, Green Pitcher Plant

1

each

Sperm Whale Carving of Polar Bear

1

Tegu Hide

1

Turtle Hawksbill Bracelet

1

Turtle Olive Ridley Hide

1

Wallaby Hide

1

page 24 of 38

Feathers Mini-Loan Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide Binder

1

Audubon society field guide to north American birds

1

Bags of 50 toothpicks each

5

Hand lenses

5

Swainson’s Thrush specimen (in tube)

1

Velcro pieces

5

Yellow bellied sapsucker specimen (in tube)

1

Bag 1: brightly colored feather

1

Bag 2: camouflage feather

1

Bags of additional feathers for examination

2

Bag of contour feathers

1

Bag of down feathers

1

Bag of feathers to handle/examine

1

Bag of flight feathers

1

Loose Feathers Bag

Contains loose feathers for examination

1

PICTURE FILES: Each file contains laminated pictures of the indicated birds.

Age Coloration Picture File

Adult Bald Eagle

1

Adult Blue Jay

1

Female Mallard with Ducklings

1

Immature Bald Eagles

1

Immature Blue Jay

1

Immature Great Horned Owls (refer to Feathered Friends file for adult owl.)

1

Birds and People in Cold Picture File

Birds in cold conditions

4

People in cold conditions

5

Camouflaged Birds Picture File

American Bittern, Brown Creeper, Eastern Screech Owl, Gray Catbird, Willow Ptramigan

(summer), Willow Ptarmigan (winter)

1 each

Feathered Friends Picture File

Canada Goose, Great Horned Owl, Northern Cardinal, Red-tailed Hawk

1 each

Flightless Birds Picture File

Emperor Penguin, Emu, Greater Rhea, Kiwi, Ostrich, Southern Cassowary

1 each

Gender Coloration Picture File

American Goldfinch, Cardinals, Mallards, Red-winged Blackbirds, Summer Tanagers

1 each

What’s In A Name Picture File

Hooded Warbler, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-throated Loon, Red-winged Blackbird,

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

1 each

Preening Birds Picture File

Juvenile Yellowthroat preening, Preening, Waterfowl preening

1 each

page 25 of 38

Habitat Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Activity Books

Books & Monographs

Animals and Their Homes Activity Book, Grades 2-3,

Scholastic

1

A River Ran Wild (hardcover)

1

Beyond the Crack in the Sidewalk

1

Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal

Habitats

1

Creative Kids Science Project on Rebuilding a

Habitat, Frank Schaffer

1

Farewell to Shady Glade (set with audio tape)

1

Dr. Bob’s Wetland Wild Activity Book

1

Life in the Forest by Helen Mason, 1992

1

Habitats, Grades K-3, Step by Step Science Series

1

Life in the Oceans by Lucy Baker, 1990

1

Habitats, Grades 4-6, Step by Step Science Series

1

Life in a Pond by Helen Mason, 1992

1

Home is Where the Habitat Is (Includes poster)

1

The Magic School Bus Hops Home, 1995

1

Activity Props

The Ocean Biome

1

Habitat Match Concentration Cards (16 cards/set)

4

Sets

Reports – Illinois Under Siege

1

Hand Lenses

22

What is a Biome?

1

How Many Animals? Species Cards (16 cards/set)

2

Sets

What are Food Chains and Webs?

1

Petri dishes

15

What is a Forest?

1

Real Estate Ad Booklets

6

What are Wetlands?

1

“See” (Bug) Boxes

12

Finger Puppets

Frog, Mouse, Praying Mantis, Squirrel

1

each

Picture Files

Animals (Blue Plastic Envelope)

MAMMALS: sea lion, wolf, chimpanzee, humpback whale, mouse, zebra, beaver, mountain lion, squirrel, bats,

opossum, manatee, harp seal, kangaroo, porcupine, grizzly bear, rabbit, deer, rhinoceros, hippopotamus,

cheetah, panda, polar bear, orangutan

REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS: Blanding’s turtle, toad, tree frog

ARACHNIDS & INSECTS: wolf spider, dragonfly, monarch butterfly, tiger swallowtail

BIRDS: loon, turkey, snowy owl, bald eagle, parrot, penguin

FISH: fish, shark

39

Animals Associated with Wetlands (Purple Plastic Envelope)

WETLAND ANIMALS: Blue Heron, Beaver, Ducks, Moose

4

Habitats (Purple Plastic Envelope)

HABITATS: Deciduous Forest, Wetland, Cyprus Swamp, Grasslands, Mountain Pond, Mountains, Tundra (2),

Ocean, Ocean Underwater View, Tropical Rainforest (2), Desert (3)

15

Posters: (in poster portfolio)

Exploring an Arctic Habitat, Coral Reef Habitat, Desert Habitat, Forest Habitat, Mountain Habitat, Urban

Habitat, Exploring a Wetland Habitat

1 each

Reproducible Pages (In Section 5 of guide) – 4

pages/habitat

Arctic Habitat poster copy, Exploring an Arctic Habitat, Arctic Animal Report, Arctic Habitat Literature List

1 each

Coral Reef Habitat poster copy, Exploring a Coral Reef Habitat, Reef Riddles, Coral Reef Habitat Literature List

1 each

Desert Habitat poster copy, Exploring a Desert Habitat, Desert Animals, Desert Habitat Literature List

1 each

Forest Habitat poster copy, Exploring a Forest Habitat, Forest Babies, Forest Habitat Literature List

1 each

Mountain Habitat poster copy, Exploring a Mountain Habitat, Mountain Animal Puppets, Mountain Habitat

Literature List

1 each

Urban Habitat poster copy, Exploring an Urban Habitat, Build an Urban Habitat, Urban Habitat Literature List

1 each

Wetland Habitat poster copy, Exploring a Wetland Habitat, Lily Pad Shape Book, Wetland Habitat Literature

List

1 each

page 26 of 38

Insect Box Contents

Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Picture & Background Books

Insect Folders (Contents listed on each):

101 Bug Jokes

1

1) Insect Characteristics

1

Adventures with Insects, by Richard Headstrom

1

2) Habitats and Adaptations

1

Amazing World of Ants, by Francene Sabin

1

3) Metamorphosis

1

Bug and Other Insects by Bobbie Kalman

1

4) Social Insects

1

Bug Faces by Darlyne Murawski

1

5) Insect Relatives

1

Bug Off! By Cathi Hepworth

1

Miscellaneous Materials

Golden Guide - Insects

1

Bug Music Canisters

20

Golden Guide = Butterfly & Moth

1

Bug Viewers (with bugs in them)– each @

2

Golden Jr. Guide, Butterflies & Moths

1

Butterflies in Your Pocket

1

Insects That Live Together, Young Reader’s Press

1

Cocoon

1

Ladybug at Orchard Avenue, by K. Zoehfeld

1

Container for Petri Dishes

1

Ladybug Fly Away Home by Judy Hawes

1

Explore the World of Bees (8 pages on rings)

8 pgs.

Nature Club, Insects & Other Small Creatures

1

Fly Spy Optical Sheet

1

Outside and Inside Spiders by Sandra Markle

1

Goldenrod Galls

2

Ranger Rick Nature Scope; Incredible Insects

1

Hand Lenses

25

The Ant Book by Luann Colombo

1

Hornet Nest Pieces

1

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly by Bobbie Kalman

1

Mounted Insect Collections

2

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive

1

Petri Dishes (large)

12

Usborne First Nature Creepy Crawlies by Cathy Kilpatrick

1

Rings of Insect I.D. photos

2

What is an Arthropod? by Bobby Kalman

1

Wasp Nests

2

ZooBooks, Butterflies

1

Plastic Critters

ZooBooks, Insects Vol. 1

1

Caterpillar, Centipede, Click Beetle, Dragonfly

Earwig, Grasshopper, Praying Mantis, Scorpion,

Spider

1

each

ZooBooks, Insects Vol. 2

1

Ladybug Finger Puppet

1

ZooBooks, Spiders

1

Posters

Fascinating Facts about Insects

1

IDNR Moths & Butterflies

1

Illinois Insects

1

Insects

1

Insects, Masters of Survival

1

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

1

What is an Insect

1

page 27 of 38

Plants and Seeds Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Activity Cards

Maple Seed Mix-Up Game Cards

28

Missing Parts Game

5

Plant Growth Sequence Cards (4 sets; 6 cards/set)

24

Stages of Plant Growth

2

Books

All About Plants

Cactus Hotel (Brenda Z. Guiberson)

1

Flowers & Seeds, Grades K-3, Step by Step Science Series, Carson-Dellosa

Publishing

1

Flowers & Seeds, Grades 4-6, Step by Step Science Series, Carson-Dellosa

Publishing

1

From Seed to Plant (Gail Gibbons)

1

Growing Vegetable Soup (Lois Ehlert)

1

In A Nutshell (Joseph Anthony)

1

Jack’s Garden (Henry Cole)

1

Magic School Bus Plants and Seeds

1

Plant Wonders, Grades 3-4, Creative Teaching Press

1

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

1

Plants in Winter (Joanna Cole)

1

Plants, Early Childhood, Teacher Created Materials

1

The Reason for a Flower (Ruth Heller)

2

The Tiny Seed (Eric Carle)

1

Usborne First Nature Flowers

1

Miscellaneous Materials

Egg Cartons/Super Duper Scientific Seed Sorts

26

Hand Lenses

20

Magnifying Viewing Jar

1

Petri Dishes

12

Seed Identification Kit

1

Tree Seeds (list is in the back pocket of the binder)

16

Picture Files (Red Folder)

Desert Plants (cacti)

2

Plant Parts We Eat

8

Prairie Plants

2

Rainforest Plants

1

Tundra Plants

4

Wetland Plants

2

Posters

Fascinating Facts About Plants

1

How Seeds Grow

1

How Seeds Travel

1

Parts of a Flowering Plant

1

What is a Flower?

1

page 28 of 38

Ponds & Wetlands Loan Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Pond Sampling Equipment

White enamel pans

2

6-inch dip nets

15

Key to Life in the Pond/River (laminated 11.5x17 inches)

5

Turkey baster

1

Container pH paper

1

Plastic “see” boxes

12

Metal-backed thermometers

5

Plastic hand lenses

15

Folding Magnifier

1

Books, Curriculum Guides, & CD

Wading Into Wetlands

1

Pond and River

1

Around the Pond: Who’s Been Here?

1

What Are Wetlands?

1

Salamander Rain

1

The Web at Dragonfly Pond

1

One Small Square Pond

1

Pond Life Educational Games & Activities

1

Wow! The Wonders of Wetlands

1

Pond Life Golden Guides

2

Pond Life Golden Guides

3

Biodiversity of Illinois Aquatic Habitats CD

1

Activity Props

Aluminum Pans (for Capture, Store, Release)

2

Sponges (6-inch rectangular; for Capture, Store, Release)

4

2-cup Measuring cups

2

Green topped box containing:

1 box

 Deep Petri Dishes

3

 Medium sponge

1

 Coffee filter

1

 Bar of Soap

1

 Whisk

1

 Strainer

1

Wetland Metaphor Pictures (1 each bed, crib, garden)

3

Food Chain Game Cards (4 sets of 7 cards each)

28

Food Web Priorities Cards

20

Are You Me? Cards (1 set of 14 pairs of cards)

28

Pond Food Web Cards

2

Macroinvertebrate Mayhem Data Sheet

1

Macroinvertebrate Mayhem Cards (7 sets of insect cards and 2 environmental stressor cards)

37 cards

Sensory Observation Sheet

1

Pond Animal Information cards (2 sets of 3 cards each)

6

Picture Files

Types of Wetlands (1 each: Wetlands, floating Bog, Freshwater Marsh, Cypress Creek

National Wildlife Refuge, Swamp, Sphagnum bog, Shrub Swamp)

7

Land Uses (1 each: Parks, commercial/Industrial, road Construction, Farming, Airports & 2

Residential Subdivision)

7

Wetland Animals (1 each: Beaver Lodge, Ducks, Egret, Frog, Moose, Blue Heron)

6

Wetland Plants (1 each: Cattails, Waterlilies, Pitcher Plants, Wild Rice, Rice Paddy)

5

page 29 of 38

Prairie Discovery Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Prairie Discovery Activity Guide

Books and Field Guides

Action Cards

10

Insects- Golden Guide

2

Build-a-Plant Master Worksheet

1

A Birding Handbook

1

Build-a-Plant cards (10 ea. Roots, Stems, Leaves, Flowers)

40

America’s Prairies by Staub

1

Design a Plant Cards (20 cards/set)

2 sets

Biodiversity of Illinois – Prairie and Edge

Habitats

1

“The Dynamic Prairie” Action Cards

10

Birds of Illinois Field Guide

1

How Many Animals? Game cards (16 cards/set)

2 sets

Butterflies in Your Pocket

2

IL Map of Forest and Prairie Distribution

1

Exploring Prairie Wildlife

1

Laminated Meadowbrook Map

1

Like Waves of the Sea by Chato, et al

7

Laminated Root Systems of Prairie Plants (8.5x11” poster)

1

Peterson First Guides – Birds

2

Parts of a Grassplant

1

Peterson First Guides – Insects

2

Prairie Birds & Mammals, 8.5x11, laminated

1

Peterson First Guides – Mammals

2

Prairie as a Habitat Animal Description Cards

51

Prairies by Dorothy Patent

1

Prairie Plant ID Card Sets on Rings

Prairie Establishment and Landscaping (IDNR)

1

Spring/Summer

3 sets

Prairie in Your Pocket

2

Summer/Fall

3 sets

Track Finder by Dorcas Miller

3

Real Estate Ad booklets

8

Vanishing Plant & Animal Species of Illinois

1

Slide show flash drive (History, plants, animals)

1

Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie

1

Other Equipment

Wings, Stings, and Leggy Things – Insects of

Illinois

1

50-foot tape measure

1

Backpack

2

Blindfold

2

Erlenmeyer Flask

1

Flagging tape

1 roll

Funnel

1

Hand Lenses

24

Petri Dishes

30

Screening sheet (1 ft. by 3 ft.)

1

Soil Profile Tubes with Instructions

2

Soil thermometer

1

Table-top Magnifiers with support stands

2

Trowels

7

White-backed thermometers

7

Whistle

1

Posters

Grassland Birds of the Midwest

2

Illinois Prairie Wildflowers

2

Prairie Roots Poster, 8.5x11 inches

1

Prairie Roots Poster, 11x17 inches

1

Prairie Forbs & Grasses, 8.5x11, laminated

1

Summer Prairie Wildflowers and Grasses of Illinois

2

page 30 of 38

Reptiles & Amphibians Box #1 Contents

Reptiles & Amphibians Box #2 Contents

Item

#

Description

Activity Guide

1

Activity Guide

1

Books:

And Still the Turtle Watched, Sheila Macgill-Callahan

1

All About Turtles

1

Box Turtle at Long Pond, William T. George

1

And Still the Turtle Watched by Sheila Macgill-Callahan

1

Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane

1

Box Turtle at Long Pond by William T. George

1

Everything Reptile

1

Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane

1

Look Out for Turtles

1

Look Out for Turtles

2

Our Wild World Turtles

1

Our Wild World, Turtles

1

Peterson 1

st

Guides – Reptiles and Amphibians

1

Peterson 1

st

Guides – Reptiles and Amphibians

1

Ranger Rick’s NatureScope: Let’s Hear it for Herps

1

Ranger Rick’s NatureScope: Let’s Hear it for Herps

1

Snakes are Hunters

1

Snakes are Hunters

1

Turtle Zoobook

1

Turtle Zoobook

1

What is a Reptile?

1

What is a Reptile?

1

Misc. Items:

Container with scutes

1

Container with scutes

1

Large Plastic sea turtle replica

1

Pieces of turtle shells (plastron/bottom part)

1

Pieces of turtle shells (plastron/bottom part)

5

Plastic Sea Turtles – 1 large, 1 small

2

Small Plastic sea turtle replica

1

Turtle Hurdles game cards (12 cards/set)

1

set

Turtle Hurdles game cards (12 cards/set)

1

set

Turtle puppet

2

Turtle puppet

2

Turtle shell (carapace/ top part)

1.

5

Turtle Race Track (muslin sheet)

1

Videotape: Eyewitness Reptiles

1

Turtle shell (carapace/ top part)

1

Picture File

Videotape: Eyewitness Reptiles

1

Box turtles

1

Picture File

Built to Survive

1

Box turtles

1

Crocodilians

1

Built to Survive

1

Frogs and Toads

2

Crocodilians

1

Illinois Endangered Species

4

Tadpoles

1

Lizards

1

Frogs and Toads

2

Salamanders

1

Illinois Endangered Species

4

Snakes

1

Lizards

1

Survival of the Albino Toad

1

Salamanders

1

Tadpoles

1

Snakes

1

Vertebrate Groups

5

Survival of the Albino Toad

1

Winter Survival

1

Vertebrate Groups

5

Posters

Illinois Frogs & Toads

1

Illinois Frogs & Toads

1

Illinois Salamanders

1

Illinois Salamanders

1

Illinois Snakes

1

Illinois Snakes

1

Life Cycle of a Frog

1

Life Cycle of a Frog

1

page 31 of 38

Rocks & Minerals Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Books

A Guide to Field Identification Rocks and Minerals

2

Audubon “Familiar Rocks & Minerals”

2

Earthquakes

1

Everybody Needs a Rock

1

Eyewitness Explorers “Rocks & Minerals”

1

Geology Rocks

1

Golden Guide “Rocks, Gems, & Minerals”

2

How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World

1

Let’s Go Rock Collecting

1

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth

1

Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks & Minerals

1

What’s Under Your Feet?

1

Rock Collections

Gem Mineral Collection (12 rocks)

1 set

Igneous Collection (15 rocks)

1 set

Metamorphic Collection (15 rocks)

1 set

Sedimentary Collection (15 rocks)

1 set

Testing & Observation Supplies

Eye Droppers

15

Glass Plates

10

Hand lenses

12

Steel Files

6

Streak Plates

10

Pennies

10

Activity Props (in plastic string envelope)

Pictures (Magma Chamber, Layers of the Earth, Sedimentary

Rock Bluffs, Volcano)

4

Ride the Rock Cycle Dice

7

Ride the Rock Cycle Station Cards (Clouds, Volcano, River,

Mountains, Soil, Earth’s Interior, Ocean)

7

Rock Cycle Cards (Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary)

3

Rock Cycle Card Arrows

5

Rock Sorting Cards

2

Rock Sorting Tent Cards

2

Miscellaneous

Illinois Rocks & Minerals Poster

1

Mineral Resources Poster

1

page 32 of 38

Skulls Box Content Description

Item

#

Information and Activity Binder 1 $10.00 Good

1

Skins and Furs

Snake Skin

1

Grey Fox Fur

1

Red Squirrel Fur

1

Skulls

Racoon Skull

1

Ground Squirrel Skull

1

Opossum Skull

1

Groundhog Skull

1

Bat Skull

1

Coyote Skull

1

Beaver Skull

1

Chipmunk Skull

1

Cards

Food Web Cards

36

Matching Cards

23

Wild versus domestic cards

41

Miscellaneous

Stuffed Lined Ground Squirrel

1

Deer Antler

1

Deer Jaw Bone

1

Fashion a Skull Cards

5

Wild mammals of Illinois DVD

1

page 33 of 38

Squirmy Science Box Contents Description

Item

#

Books:

Earthworm, Soutter and Perrot

1

Squirmy Wormy Composters

1

Wiggling Worms at Work

1

Wonderful Worms

1

Worms Eat Our Garbage

1

Chart

Key to Reproductively Mature Earthworms Found in Canada

1

Miscellaneous Items:

Diet Scale

1

Hand lenses

21

Petri Dishes

16

Thermometers

1

Picture File

Insects and Spiders

1

Jellyfish

1

Sea Anemone

1

Sea Urchins

1

Snails

1

Starfish

1

Starfish & Crab

1

Squirmy Science Teacher’s Guide:

1

Instructions, Caring for the Worm Farm

Worm Farm

1

page 34 of 38

Tracks Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Books:

In the Snow: Who’s Been Here? by Lindsay George

1

In the Woods: Who’s Been Here? by Lindsay George

1

Track Finder by Dorcas Miller

2

Tracks, Scats, & Signs by Leslie Dendy

1

Miscellaneous

Rubber Track Molds – Mink, Fox, Opossum, Raccoon,

Deer, Porcupine)

6

“Stepping out” sheets

4

Plastic Shoebox

Animal Track Stamps (4)

Elephant

1

Frog

1

Orangutan

1

Panda

1

Ink Pads: Black (2) & Red (2)

4

Plaster Track Casts (4)

Badger

1

Beaver

1

Gray Fox

1

Gray Squirrel

1

Replitrack & Picture Packets- track & picture of each

animal listed (replitrack identification letter on master list):

4

(1) Beaver (O)

1

Cat (E)

2

Snapping Turtle (Y)

1

Squirrel (L) *

1

(2) Dog (D)

1

Opossum (B)

1

Porcupine (K)

1

Raccoon (C)

2

(3) Coyote (M)

2

Muskrat (J)

1

Pheasant (S)

1

Rabbit (H)

1

(4) Badger (F)

1

Duck (Q)

1

Wolf (N)

1

Woodchuck (G)

1

Track Rub Cards: Walking Bird, Hopping Bird, Cat,

Opossum, Beaver, Raccoon, Dog, Bear, Deer, Rabbit,

Skunk, Squirrel

12

Plastic Envelope

“Become a Nature Detective”

10 pgs

Gait Patterns pages (2 laminated pages)

2 pgs

Tricky Tracks Copycat overhead transparencies (Part 1,

Part 2, & Part 3) – in binder

1 each

USDA Tracks page (1 laminated page)

1

Paper Track Sets (each envelope contains multiple copies

of that animal’s tracks):adult & young deer, mouse, house

cat, raccoon, fox, squirrel, weasel/mink, pheasant/crow

8 sets

page 35 of 38

Trees and Forests Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

Books

Trees of Your State (Box 012)

Forest Trees of Illinois

1

Black Locust, Prickly Ash, N. Pin Oak, Serviceberry

1

Illinois Trees Activity Book, Spanish edition

1

Black Walnut, Butternut, Honey locust, Red Mulberry

1

In a Nutshell

1

Eastern Hemlock, White Cedar, Red Cedar

1

The Life Cycle of a Tree

1

Jack Pine, Balsam Fir, Tamarack

1

Nature Club Trees and Leaves

1

Sugar Maple, Black Maple, Mountain Ash,

Norway Maple (no gel model for Norway Maple)

1

Peterson First Guides – Insects

1

White Oak, Bur Oak, Black Oak, Northern Red Oak

1

Trees Are Terrific (NatureScope)

1

White Pine, Red Pine, Scotch Pine

1

Tree Finders

2

Yellow Birch, Rock Elm, Pin Cherry, Black Ash

1

What is a Forest?

1

Miscellaneous Items

Hand Lenses

24

Large Tree Cookies

1

Leaf Identification Kit (contains 39 carded leaves,

activity booklet, Leaf key, & Tree Finder)

1

Maple Seed Mix-Up Game Cards

28

Medium Tree Cookies

1

M. M. Hickman Tree Walk Guides

12

Sample Twigs with Buds and Scars

5

Small Tree Cookies

22

Trees Fandex

1

Trees of North America Flash Cards

1 set

Tree Part Riddle Cards

6

Picture Files

Fall Colors

3

Forest Fire

4

Tree Structure and Function

20

Forest Wildlife

11

Forest Recreation

7

Tree/Forest Products

4

Posters

A to Z From a Tree (laminated)

1

Illinois Trees (original)

1

Illinois Trees (revised, laminated)

1

The Secret Life of a Tree

1

Seeds

Alder Seeds

Several

American Chestnut

4 pcs.

Assorted Acorns

8

Assorted Pine cones

6

Black Walnut Seeds

3

Hickory Seeds, Shell

2

Honey Locust Seed Pod (in red envelope)

3 pcs.

Horse Chestnuts

4

Kentucky Coffee Tree Seeds and Pod

Several

Large Pine cone

1

Magnolia Seed Pod

1

Maple Seeds

Several

Redbud Seeds

Several

Sweetgum Seeds

4

Tree of Heaven Seeds

Several

Tulip Poplar Seeds

Several

page 36 of 38

Wildflower Box Contents Description

Item

#

Books

Fandex Family Field Guide – Wildflowers

1

Flowers that Bloom in Spring – S. Eifert

10

National Audubon Society 1st Field Guide: Wildflowers

1

Patton Woods Wildflower Brochures

6

Peterson 1

st

Guides: Wildflowers

1

Information Folder

Audubon Aids – The Parade of Spring Wild Flowers

1

Audubon Aids – Wildflowers of our Prairies

1

Books related to Wildflowers - Bibliography

5

Comparing Plants

1

Flower Anatomy page

1

“Flower Courtship – Alluring Advertisers” by the

National Gardening Association

1

Introduction to wildflower Mini-loan kit

5

Label the Flower

1

No Slides- Wildflowers w/o slides

5

Plants – Crossword

1

Plant Report Page

1

Plants Word Unscramble

1

Plants Word Search

2

Slide Show Script

1

Suggested Activities & Longer Projects

5

Wildflower web pages

5

Other Items

Wildflower drawing copy

Wildflower poster

1

Wildflower slides on Flash drive

1

Wildflower Trivia Note cards

1

page 37 of 38

Woodland Box Contents Description

Item

#

Activity Guide

1

“Focus on Forests”, Project Learning Tree booklet (in back

of Activity Guide)

1

Common Illinois Trees packet (front pocket of Activity

Guide)

1

Fire’s Role in Nature poster (back pocket of Activity

Guide)

1

Animal Tracking and Behavior (Stokes Nature Guides)

1

Birds (Peterson First Guides)

1

The Gift of the Tree

1

The Man Who Planted Trees

1

Track Finder

2

Tree Finder: A Manual for the ID of Trees by Their

Leaves

5

Trees (Peterson First Guides)

1

Vanishing Plant and Animal Species of Illinois

1

Water Studies for Younger Folks

1

While a Tree Was Growing…

1

Wildflowers of Illinois Woodlands

1

Wings, Stings and Leggy Things: Insects of Illinois

1

Flagging Tape (bright orange)

2

Magnifying loupes

12

Microscope Slides

27

Orienteering compasses

10

Pocket compasses

5

Rain Gauge

1

Tape measures

2

Tree cookies – some missing bark

25

Posters

An Educator’s Guide to Water Quality

1

Illinois Trees

1

The Secret Life of a Tree

1

TesTabs (test tubes in each box)

Dissolved Oxygen/BOD

1

Nitrate

1

Phosphate

1

pH Wide Range

1

Turbidity Testing

1

Thermometers

Bi-Metal Dial thermometer

1

Flat soil thermometers

2

LaMotte, Code 1066 (small blue)

2

Minimum/Maximum thermometer

1

Soil thermometers – flat top

3

Water Monitoring Kit

Color Code Card and Strip

1

Instruction Booklet

1

Long test tubes

4

Medium test tubes

3

Short test tubes

2

TesTabs

page 38 of 38

Astronomy Nature Discovery Pack

Item

Quantity

Cost

Binoculars (7 * 35)

1

$45.00

National Audubon Constellations

1

$9.00

Golden Guide Stars

1

$5.95

Peterson 1

st

Astronomy

1

$5.95

Usborne: The Young Astronomer

1

$6.95

Edmund Star/Planet Finder

2

$4.00

Flashlight w/red cellophane

1

$6.00

Discovery Backpack guide

1

$3.00

Backpack

1

$25.00

Birding Nature Discovery Pack

Item

Quantity

Cost - each

Backpack

1

$25.00

Binoculars (7 * 35)

3

$45.00

Bird Watching for Kids

1

$7.95

Birds of Meadowbrook Park

1

$ .10

Check List of Birds of Busey Woods

1

$ .10

Check List of Birds of Lake of the Woods Preserve

1

$ .10

Check List of Birds of Middle Fork Forest Preserve

1

$ .10

Check List of Birds of Salt Fork Forest Preserve

1

$ .10

Discovery Backpack guide

1

$3.00

Peterson Eastern Birds

1

$18.00

Peterson First Birds

1

$5.95

Peterson Flash Guides: Animal Tracks

1

$7.95

Busey Woods Nature Discovery Pack

Item

Quantity

Cost

Binoculars (7 * 35)

1

$75.00

Winter Tree Finder

1

$2.50

Tree Finder

1

$3.00

Peterson 1

st

Trees

1

$5.95

Peterson 1

st

Insects

1

$5.95

Peterson Birds

1

$19.00

Pet Track Flash Guide

1

$5.95

Usborne The Young Naturalist

1

$6.95

Bug Viewer

2

$3.50

Winter Weed Finder

1

$3.00

Spoon

1

$1.00

Discovery Backpack guide

1

$3.00

Backpack

1

$25.00

page 39 of 38

Meadowbrook Park Nature Discovery Pack

Item

Quantity

Cost

Binoculars (7 * 35)

1

$75.00

Winter Tree Finder

1

$2.50

Tree Finder

1

$3.00

Peterson 1

st

Trees

1

$5.95

Peterson 1

st

Insects

1

$5.95

Peterson Birds

1

$19.00

Pet Track Flash Guide

1

$5.95

Prairie in the Pocket

1

$5.50

Usborne The Young Naturalist

1

$6.95

Bug Viewer

2

$3.50

Winter Weed Finder

1

$3.00

Beaver

1

$3.00

Discovery Backpack guide

1

$3.00

Backpack

1

$25.00

Pond and Stream Nature Discovery Pack

Item

Quantity

Each Cost

Dip Net

3

$5.00

Golden Guide Pond Life

1

$5.95

Pet TrackFlash Guide

1

$3.95

Usborne The Young Naturalist

1

$10.00

Bug Box (round)

3

$3.50

Tadpole tank

1

$5.00

Beaver

1

$3.00

Discovery Backpack guide

1

$3.00

Backpack

1

$25.00

Urban Wildlife Nature Discovery Pack

Item

Quantity

Cost - each

Backpack

1

$25.00

Binoculars (7 * 35)

3

$45.00

Insect Viewers

2

$2.25

Discovery Backpack guide

1

$3.00

Peterson Eastern Birds

1

$18.00

Peterson First Trees

1

$5.95

Peterson First Urban Wildlife

1

$5.95

Peterson First Insects

1

$5.95

Backyard Wilderness- National Geographic Society

1

$5.95

Dogs and Wild Dogs- National Geographic Society

1

$5.95

Tree Finder

1

$3.00

Winter Tree Finder

1

$3.00

The Young Naturalist

1

$6.95

Urbana Park District M.M. Hickman Tree Walk

1

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