Welcome to Classroom Connections—where every lesson moves from field to classroom. Each post features Ecology Blueprints, real-world Field Notes, and practical Classroom Connections designed to help you teach wildlife science, food webs, anatomy, and ecosystems with confidence.
And bring each lesson to life in your classroom—starting today.
Wolves usually breed in late winter and their pups are born after only two months. The alpha female of a pack usually gives birth to 4-6 pups.
There are two hypotheses as to why owls have adapted to fly so silently compared to other birds. The first is that flying silently helps them capture prey by making sure the prey doesn’t know they’re coming.
As we round the corner from winter to spring, nesting is beginning for many of our favorite birds. While most don’t start until April, some species like Great Horned Owls, Golden Eagles, and Red-tailed Hawks have already begun.
You’ve been asked to do a lot this year. You’re juggling all of your own responsibilities plus your children’s online education.
Boreal owls are known scientifically as Aegolius funereus. They also are known as Tengmalm’s Owl, after the surname of a Swedish naturalist.
Black bears are the most well known bears in North America. They’re also the smallest of all the bears in this region, and are native to North America.
These owls are very good at laying low and not being discovered. They live in forests in North America and for the winter, they’ll migrate to the central and southern areas of the United States.
According to the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, the goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to care for sick or injured wild animals with the goal of returning them to the wild as soon as they’re able.
Help your students really understand and care for their environment with a follow up lesson that helps the information stick.
How much do you know about foxes and how they differ from other animals in the canidae family? Other members include wolves, jackals, coyotes, and our own dogs.
One of their traits that they’re known for is how they hunt. They tend to go after other birds while they’re in flight.
