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Arkansas Natural History - Lesson Plans
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission (ANHC) offers a wide variety of resources for educators, such as ecosystem lesson plans, habitat lesson plans, and endangered species lesson plans. These materials were developed in coordination with classroom teachers and other education professionals to integrate Arkansas-specific information across the curriculum. All materials listed below are free and available for downloading as PDF files.
- Natural Diversity in Arkansas - A Curriculum Guide:
Twenty-eight activity guides for grades k-12 presented in 5 units with a glossary. Each activity is correlated to National Science Standards and Arkansas Science Curriculum Frameworks. - Arkansas Natural History - Lesson Plans:
Twelve lessons plans for upper elementary and middle school grades (5-8) written and developed in conjunction with the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, Central Arkansas Library System. - The Natural Divisions of Arkansas - A Classroom Guide:
A new, updated and expanded 3rd printing of one the cornerstones of Arkansas natural history education, written by Thomas L. Foti, former ANHC Chief of Research and published originally in 1978. In addition to original text and illustrations, this edition includes a glossary, website resources, and correlations to state curriculum frameworks, along with information about the six natural communities from the ANHC poster series. - Louisiana Purchase Natural History Materials:
Two lesson plans that developed as part of the 2003 Bicentennial Celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. One focuses on extinct animals that the surveyors would have seen and the other highlights wetlands and headwater swamps.
