https://www.hereinhouston.org/virtual-field-trips daily 0.75 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1603996427835-ZUVUIUEYN8IAIB6DA37O/AUDUBON.PNG Virtual Field Trips Download the corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for owls, adaptations, & ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1618346525864-C6MCYQXVH0MT6472PYN4/Forests.PNG Virtual Field Trips Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned STEM activities on measuring trees & biodiversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607984606420-SF9DWCH5GIRK7DLN595E/Recycling.PNG Virtual Field Trips Download the corresponding, Science and Math TEKS aligned activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1604624467582-BA2VCH7X3L7UKQ73WD9E/wildlife+center.PNG Virtual Field Trips - Download the corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for adaptations & wildlife. Download the corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for snakes, adaptations, & ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1605545422393-A9GHTXFEMUYKX1CSE6EM/Mercer.PNG Virtual Field Trips Download the corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for plant anatomy, germination experiment and butterfly host plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1619557189882-C82KKG1D4P0MLI7XUF70/Native+Trees.PNG Virtual Field Trips Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities on classification, biodiversity and heat islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597951496331-R5BK5HCT1RAP5EZH9NOS/image-asset.jpeg Virtual Field Trips Explore coral reefs, like the ones in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico, with The Nature Conservancy’s virtual field trips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597954003731-10JTBSAQBTRYCFFAODI6/HOuston+Zoo.jpg Virtual Field Trips Houston Zoo has webcams set up all over the park; they’re also Live on Facebook with corresponding at-home lessons called "Bringing the Zoo to You" on their website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1603996663499-RHPGTKFUBO0YM76GE11F/ana.PNG Virtual Field Trips Download the corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities regarding wetland ecosystems, animal adaptations, and water quality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1619561986716-0H5OY7SSMWYBXGXUZU8D/AIr+Q.PNG Virtual Field Trips Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities to measure and compare air quality in Houston. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597954050654-PPS4L7HIW7HT013EIC9N/image-asset.jpeg Virtual Field Trips Houston Audubon has webcams set up at Bolivar Flats Shorebird Sanctuary and Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary for a virtual birding experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1588266043447-ZIGW4WI29XPHUO0UQ8J0/flower-garden.jpg Virtual Field Trips NOAA created virtual dives for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597951457228-1JDCFG1AJ5B3ADBNVLXH/Galveston+Bay+Foundation.png Virtual Field Trips Galveston Bay Foundation offers "At Home With The Bay," a series of educational videos featuring a virtual lab, conservation craft, talk with a Bay biologist and an activity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607998623898-L3Z2I6UT2RQL3LZKF7X3/Jeremy%2BPeaches%2BLesson%2BCover.jpg Virtual Field Trips Download three TEKS-aligned activities on Soil Structure, Effect of Nitrogen Load on Plant Growth and a Sustainable Food Analysis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597951589956-09P60CJZPEARMPRSU0OE/image-asset.png Virtual Field Trips Take a stroll through the Deer Park Prairie, study plants and insects, and even make some art! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1604447306500-D7EQJG3EWL2LPUJ1Y8Q3/image-asset.png Virtual Field Trips - Download corresponding TEKS-aligned activities about snakes, adaptations and ecosystems. Download the corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for snakes, adaptations, & ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607630443629-U7QKI5UVWZ0SUIRDTXO6/Jess+ANWR.PNG Virtual Field Trips https://www.hereinhouston.org/air-quality daily 0.75 2023-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1585604590438-04RGYB1LEP8LR17FIC88/Ozone+PM.jpg Air Quality Courtesy of Environment Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1602537581239-BWLRI9RUDIYS93CHE6GW/Chris+Powers.PNG Air Quality - Project-Based Learning Guide from Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation. Interdisciplinary, 11th grade. Includes lessons for air quality, climate change, biofuels/energy sources, and community action. Students created podcasts and exhibited with local stakeholders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1606862785042-K17VRXAE6VSWXEYWJU0Y/IMG_2032.JPG Air Quality - 5E Lesson from local teacher on Air Quality in Houston in PDF or Word Version Includes extensions for body systems, plants, chemical reactions, ocean acidification, particulate matter and human impact. Filled with local resources. Good for MS Science, HS Chemistry, HS Biology, HS Environmental Science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1585603378515-9DLI4W44RNAPJ23PPBFC/ozone_formation.jpg Air Quality Courtesy of EPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1606863194033-L80TXAC1WL5DF5O89ADH/image-asset.jpeg Air Quality - NOAA Ocean Acidification Lesson Explore the chemical reaction between frozen carbon dioxide (Dry Ice) and water to explain ocean acidification with an activity from NOAA. The Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is off the coast of Texas. Extend the lesson with a look at the sanctuary! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1582670710900-707CGH2ZZ14OV8BLPHU0/image-asset.jpeg Air Quality https://www.hereinhouston.org/wildlifegarden daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1578950037898-JTZMBALJNB1DVKD1GV17/pocket+prairie.jpg Wildlife Gardening Pocket prairies can be small or large, and they’re full of color and pollinators during all seasons. Use natives, and they are easy to maintain. Photo by Jaime Gonzalez. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1605545422393-A9GHTXFEMUYKX1CSE6EM/Mercer.PNG Wildlife Gardening Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for K-9 for plant anatomy, germination and butterfly host plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1591291703221-P9IDGMLETOVJ9Q1VUBVK/Butterfly+First.png Wildlife Gardening It’s easy, and fun, to raise butterflies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1572905270079-AVG01QPO03K98OWJ0WPF/AtwaterPrairie-APCNWR-Prairie-1.jpg Wildlife Gardening https://www.hereinhouston.org/climate-change daily 0.75 2023-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607546142920-N7MDAJ18C652QXATIZ3Y/sunrise-logo.png Climate Change - The movement has three Hubs in Houston, and they work to empower youth activism and political engagement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607546434406-69CMKE2UQS70QT473UXC/C40KnowledgeHubLogo_2x.jpg Climate Change - Compare historical emissions data for cities, including Houston. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1592511791787-LQWP2WBAPCZEAUBV2DEL/emissions-per-capita.png Climate Change From c40.org https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1586542544755-JHA6K4P5RN5HIKH49KGR/houston-climate-graph.gif Climate Change Courtesy of Climatemps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1582671163912-CRSP552DZ87XLV8PKWT9/ClimateChange.png Climate Change Temperatures are projected to rise by 2100. Image from U.S. Global Change Research Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597966454660-T3Y78XE0RX7ZFL3LPHDV/image-asset.jpeg Climate Change https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607545971984-D8AWI9F59OQMHLFYTDRJ/CCL-Logo-H2.png Climate Change - The Houston chapter is working for passage of a Carbon Fee and Dividend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1592595533484-5GW9WVU15ZFZ611FXBF6/SEa+Level+RIse+GBRC.JPG Climate Change Galveston Bay Report Card, Sea Level Rise at Pier 21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607546225276-83G8MXZ5IDAU952CW7OZ/Texas+Coastal+Exchange.png Climate Change - Take action by protecting coastal ecosystems, which capture an immense amount of carbon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1582671334944-V9IZ61GYYSDJAEBBDO79/image-asset.jpeg Climate Change https://www.hereinhouston.org/coastal-prairies daily 0.75 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774401921-Z8P2BCBS1KCFJC3L53O9/image-asset.jpeg Coastal Prairies Coastal Prairie Once Covered Most of Greater Houston. Courtesy of Katy Prairie Conservancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484773934837-I445F3CGKJ80R1OEY11W/blackeyed-Susan_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484773940881-EDKG898RL7O036GXDWGP/bobcat_photo+credit_greglavaty.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484773943166-AZ42343ELSXX9OOBVJL2/brown-seedpaspalum_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484773950182-Q44YQCN7MFAKZTEKZC4Z/brown-seedpaspalum2_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484773946822-FR1UJM72MJ9HXJ69NVWW/BrunnersPreyingMantis_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484773951229-T9EP311GXJWXKGLGECBF/butterflypea_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484773981194-JEOSYWABXFWKNE4R6EKZ/coastalplaintoad__photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774023505-KCKV6XUOGGS7Y34H42OC/coastalplaintoad__photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774024820-QYUBGO2GZK0H7LCG0DTU/cottonmouth_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774050022-5OWLK941N1O3H1AH3FZG/cottonmouth_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774024005-QENZF73BKDEFMY3J8FEW/easterncottontail_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774050415-8FDKORWRI0BCROUYPK6J/easterncottontail_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774081988-J9GNF0AXZ6FNB52NVPJ3/easternmeadowlark_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774054199-3DFVBR5HIE2W2NHNBFON/greenlynx_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774080832-AEETR6SVHLC6DBMTWZSK/gulffritilarycaterpillar_photocredit_jaimegonza%CC%81lez.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774083448-96B2GB612CHAGIICK0MR/gulffritillary_photocredit_wallyward.jpg Coastal Prairies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774588272-9BX7HXT9M727ACV4NMNC/image-asset.jpeg Coastal Prairies Our area once burned every one to three years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1484774453484-TOH9QJC1QSWXAXQ5CWOY/image-asset.jpeg Coastal Prairies Historic Range of Coastal Prairie Ecosystem. Courtesy of Katy Prairie Conservancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1582672305450-2GMWNHRF4EK1SN6BYURW/image-asset.jpeg Coastal Prairies https://www.hereinhouston.org/galveston-bay daily 0.75 2023-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1577919419121-WAHMJ9WCF9SHR9IBYCOY/yellow+crowned+night+heron+600+b.jpg Galveston Bay A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, the official Bird of Houston, has wide feet and long legs. These adaptations allow it to walk and hunt with its sharp beak in the marshes. Photo courtesy of Wild South Florida. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1587052211416-J3E76GUWUFPR0QFOP31N/Galv+Bay+Grade+C.JPG Galveston Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1577914136278-M1ERJEIHDXI6QRUR5L5I/Galv-Bay-Watershed.jpg Galveston Bay Galveston Bay Watershed Courtesy of Galveston Nature Tourism. Find your watershed with this tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1577914257293-LIPCJ65G308Y5LITN5Q4/Texas+Aquatic+Science+Food+Pyramid.jpg Galveston Bay Aquatic Food Pyramid. Due to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, up to 10% of the energy at each trophic level is lost as heat. Courtesy of Texas Aquatic Science https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1577914410643-MCEMPBPYYLAKHV92BEFY/Brown+Pelican+3.jpg Galveston Bay Brown Pelican numbers are rebounding. The long beak acts like a net, enabling it to catch fish. Photo courtesy of Houston Audubon and Greg Lavaty https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1577913934671-7I3TADBI5MXUVOPD1R8A/Texas+Aquatic+Science+Food+WEb.jpg Galveston Bay Aquatic Food Web. A web is a model that shows the interconnectedness of a system; a chain, however, only shows one piece of the puzzle. Photo courtesy of Texas Aquatic Science https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1587051890086-Z3AUL20DGG6F7K675VPN/Report+Card+Spanish.JPG Galveston Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1698186381703-KVJK8T1D3FA8V0AJMRTR/11-Sweetwater.jpg Galveston Bay https://www.hereinhouston.org/energy-use daily 0.75 2023-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1573842011014-2A2CHO9Q6OPR0DSSAQVE/IMG_1528.JPG Energy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1586551570447-IZO629OJIMMS01UZPU5J/Port+of+Houston.jfif Energy https://www.hereinhouston.org/recycling daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1586551853668-0UXHI5HGO1OH5BGXODNP/Recycle+Earth+Day.jpg Waste Reduction and Recycling https://www.hereinhouston.org/food-gardening daily 0.75 2023-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1605545422393-A9GHTXFEMUYKX1CSE6EM/Mercer.PNG Food Gardening & Composting Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for K-12 on plant anatomy, germination and butterfly host plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607998623898-L3Z2I6UT2RQL3LZKF7X3/Jeremy%2BPeaches%2BLesson%2BCover.jpg Food Gardening & Composting Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for K-12 on soil structure, effects of nitrogen load on plant growth and a sustainable food analysis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1572904728125-43GDIJIZ83LW7NQ58VIM/farmer.jpg Food Gardening & Composting https://www.hereinhouston.org/watersheds daily 0.75 2025-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1585610146879-M3LVW3EF37N9FXVT0BQJ/GB+Watershed.gif Watersheds How a watershed works, courtesy of TAMU https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1585609764733-BMKZSLQAZK5J7U7DY5Z1/Watersheds-of-the-San-Jacinto-River-Basin_2019.jpg Watersheds Watersheds of the San Jacinto River Basin, courtesy of SJRA. These major waterways drain into Galveston Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597951457228-1JDCFG1AJ5B3ADBNVLXH/Galveston+Bay+Foundation.png Watersheds Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities to this five-part series on the bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1603996663499-RHPGTKFUBO0YM76GE11F/ana.PNG Watersheds Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for K-8 regarding wetland ecosystems, animal adaptations and water quality in regards to watersheds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1698186381703-KVJK8T1D3FA8V0AJMRTR/11-Sweetwater.jpg Watersheds https://www.hereinhouston.org/marshes daily 0.75 2023-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1578937308830-QJNWQX9NSPHEJ5UXMROG/USNWRS+Marsh.JPG Coastal Marshes https://www.hereinhouston.org/forests daily 0.75 2023-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/6807d24f-d353-46c1-b760-bacf160e4483/StoptheSpread.PNG Forests/Big Thicket - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/adb22bc1-862c-402e-8971-18a516cb1ef8/RCW.jpeg Forests/Big Thicket - Make it stand out Red-Cockaded Woodpecker at W.G. Jones State Forest near Conroe, Image: TAMFS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1619557018085-XIM7O60LZZ5ZDJ1IFWA4/Native+Trees.PNG Forests/Big Thicket Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned STEM activities on heat islands, biodiversity and classification. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/7734b830-dd02-4a87-99a8-581b116871db/Forest+2.PNG Forests/Big Thicket - Make it stand out Image: John Carey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1576009002718-D7BQ8SVLEKRH8Y1OKXHY/06262019+Park+Ranger+Alex+and+some+students+on+the+Sundew+Trail.jpg Forests/Big Thicket https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/c0d96743-6d45-43e9-a57c-0a25575bba23/Forest+1.PNG Forests/Big Thicket - Make it stand out Image: John Carey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1618346525864-C6MCYQXVH0MT6472PYN4/Forests.PNG Forests/Big Thicket Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned STEM activities on measuring trees and biodiversity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/e5fc6ba9-46b1-48e7-84a6-64a0170c5a06/TAMFS.png Forests/Big Thicket - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1578959711338-UM7839H3G7NA9IMMR9V8/Pitcher-Plant-NPS_1.jpg Forests/Big Thicket Pitcher plant, courtesy of NPS. https://www.hereinhouston.org/local-wildlife daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1604447306500-D7EQJG3EWL2LPUJ1Y8Q3/JJP+Activities.PNG Local Wildlife Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities about snake adaptations and ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/2859c9ce-2a61-41fc-9559-231dbd69f782/concrete+bayou.jpeg Local Wildlife - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/0968b626-2d60-48c7-8af6-550528e457bb/natural+bayou.jpg Local Wildlife - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1592248659800-SVUHLC3JVYL3QK64H7O5/Gulf+coast+toad-Patrick+Feller+credit.jpg Local Wildlife Gulf coast toad (image courtesy of Patrick Feller) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1605545055547-TKVCNHJVFHPYNAZNIMW6/wildlife%2Bcenter.jpg Local Wildlife Download corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for K-8 on animal adaptations and wildlife of Texas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1588350631019-3RDKKQ5SBFLHIZB5019S/USFWS+Refuge+Map.jpg Local Wildlife National Wildlife Refuges near Houston, operated by US Fish and Wildlife Service https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1603996427835-ZUVUIUEYN8IAIB6DA37O/AUDUBON.PNG Local Wildlife Download the corresponding, TEKS-aligned activities for K-12 on owls, adaptations and ecosystems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1588350883267-BBNEHQMK3PB7J28CF84I/TPWD+Map.JPG Local Wildlife State Parks near Houston, operated by Texas Parks & Wildlife Department https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1592240168488-P439DL398X8XQW04O867/APC-FWS+Credit.jpg Local Wildlife Attwater’s prairie chicken (image courtesy of FWS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1589574938426-PVO7AU39HBW6SYM1PBJH/Copy+of+DSC00242.JPG Local Wildlife - Black-bellied whistling duck (Megan Porter/FWS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1589575529468-91CLQLFEPIVY96I0U7SC/DSC_0505_1.jpg Local Wildlife - American alligator (Megan Porter/FWS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1589574901097-XG1J3FBTNHPRUJ8EUJVT/DSC_0056.JPG Local Wildlife - Vermillion flycatcher (Megan Porter/FWS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1589575402773-ZA96AZA75A7ZXKHO7VAJ/DSC_0192.JPG Local Wildlife - Nine-banded armadillo (Megan Porter/FWS) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1582672099943-N5XJ0BNQRNDR5MAN5IXP/Attwaters-Prairie-Chicken-FWS-1000x667.jpg Local Wildlife https://www.hereinhouston.org/env-justice daily 0.75 2023-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1611701335918-13KFFSQ1NQKR94COK225/Houston+Chronicle. History of Environmental Justice in Houston The cancer risk in Manchester is 22 percent higher than for all of Houston. 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Students identify the plants and animals in the schoolyard (with a little help from the app). Students can create research quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. Teachers can create a project within the program, and students can easily upload to it. Introduce students to citizen science! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1571938148299-9NVJ4FZJJ4KQF9WCRCVC/IMG_0213-Emily-Reitnauer-e1561661632774.jpeg Little Learners https://www.hereinhouston.org/careers daily 0.75 2023-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1588184168470-W7LPB2B3EQH94VQE4DIA/hire+houston.png Career Pathways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1588184114246-9IHZJX6RSYNVV1BTCSV7/sca.jpg Career Pathways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597173890907-HMWUZZJNQCWG560WGVMC/Astronauts.png Career Pathways https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1607630291965-ZZHJJAO6LZ7LACUYIIME/Downtown+Houston+Mural+4_rgb_72.jpg Career Pathways https://www.hereinhouston.org/water-conservation daily 0.75 2023-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597964985349-708G7G1WXCGYYFBYI2XQ/image-asset.png Water Conservation Texas Aquatic Science is a comprehensive aquatic science curriculum, from molecules to ecosystems, and headwaters to ocean, for middle school and high school students; it includes an online student textbook, a teacher guide, specially produced videos, and supplementary materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597966065217-F563QXGIJDN92XKA6853/image-asset.jpeg Water Conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1597965993820-NRQSBZU68UWVRR0F0RRZ/image-asset.jpeg Water Conservation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1618584244210-E48EZO6IDQU9QL2GSDLA/unsplash-image-1braZySlEKA.jpg Water Conservation - Use this Teacher Viewing Guide (PDF) or (Word Version) and Student Viewing Guide (PDF) with After the Flush. Accompany the video with a wastewater treatment activity (Word Version) or (PDF) in which students attempt to remove pollutants from water with various products. Great for MS/HS Science. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1698187444526-CRDE03JPIH36LU07L8J3/image-asset.jpeg Water Conservation https://www.hereinhouston.org/ecosystemsandwildlife daily 0.75 2023-10-23 https://www.hereinhouston.org/overview-of-field-trips daily 0.75 2025-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1698188331569-C3TJMZFFSR6IKIZC8HYL/students+at+woodway+pond+.jpg Introduction to Getting Outdoors https://www.hereinhouston.org/migratory-birds daily 0.75 2024-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1698186072493-H5LQ9JXD1R30TXY8TBZK/image-asset.jpeg Migratory Birds https://www.hereinhouston.org/home daily 1.0 2025-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/29e9503d-8069-47c8-bc9e-67aa102b7059/Env+Sci.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/6124807c-f649-4da6-b049-a505e4be5548/gardening.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/13c25d7a-65bb-4c74-a2ee-ecf3e126e2d3/Careers.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/3570ebed-0251-45db-8627-fa51abbe475e/E%26W.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/78289d95-4ce6-4850-8c2e-4f6151e16e58/Climate.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/7f7d7bf4-87c8-459a-955c-e8c6d8bbfe1f/Env+Sci+%284%29.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1a934c10-494c-4c01-877b-7f720ab3646c/Here+in+Houston+Partner+Banner.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/61f8677d-8374-4f2f-8d68-37cd190b863a/Field+Trips.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.hereinhouston.org/soil-science daily 0.75 2023-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/004a7b74-ece0-4b4f-b677-a10bacdf33d7/DOminant+Soils+of+Texas.jpg Soil Science - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1698186206550-AZ9WVGQIFA3PVBHS25RT/image-asset.jpeg Soil Science https://www.hereinhouston.org/localfieldtrips daily 0.75 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1483553166805-QVPIAU9N037HL24JABC1/AF14042.JPG Local Field Trips & Programs https://www.hereinhouston.org/gulfofmexico daily 0.75 2023-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/fcea255e-364f-4535-86d3-cbdc15aa1f34/make-coral-reef.jpg Gulf of Mexico - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1698185545110-OE6RZPZZI14XEXBQNXJV/image-asset.jpeg Gulf of Mexico https://www.hereinhouston.org/ee-experts daily 0.75 2025-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/1694130057985-3X0IB54ZAM0U64YQ81OV/IMG_0910%5B1%5D.JPG EE Experts https://www.hereinhouston.org/build-a-pocket-prairie daily 0.75 2023-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/2dc05ed6-8755-4df7-869a-497b68679098/St.%2BJulian%27s%2BCrossing.jpg Build a Pocket Prairie - Make it stand out Some native plant enthusiasts keep Facebook or other social media gallleries to tell their stories. Photo by Lauren Simpson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/c754cc4b-4407-4774-9a78-549758b74cdb/920x920.jpg Build a Pocket Prairie - Make it stand out The award-winning MD Anderson Prairie. Photo by Jaime González https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/d3712724-3587-466f-ba6a-894c1dc6f937/MD+Anderson+Thermal.png Build a Pocket Prairie - Make it stand out Pocket prairies are often significantly cooler and spongier than lawns, and can be an ally in combating the urban heat island effect, flooding, and climate change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/3ad96762-447c-4c2c-a7a0-9e4862f2961b/Screenshot+2023-08-30+at+11.14.12+AM.png Build a Pocket Prairie - Make it stand out The Houston-Galveston Region was once dominated by the Coastal Prairie ecosystem. This ecosystem shaped our economies, and culture - including BBQ, rodeos, taking photos in wildflowers, music, mascots, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/6981ae16-a291-4a7a-a4ff-d02532a4aa51/photo%2B%281%29.jpg Build a Pocket Prairie - Make it stand out Seed balls can be a quick and engaging part of your planting process. Photo by Coastal Prairie Conservancy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/5ca7a740-0806-4acc-a61d-256100a3a442/fwe_planting2.jpg Build a Pocket Prairie - Make it stand out Parker Elementary Savanna. Photo by Jaime González https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d0cd634d088e7638703520/34a436ce-873e-4798-9c99-8eae1a07fba5/basket.jpg Build a Pocket Prairie - Make it stand out Native wildflowers like the showy American Basketflower, will support pollinators and birds. 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