Stream Days  Field Finds





 Field Finds

 This is an outdoor scavenger hunt activity.
Print and make a copy for each student.

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Find a plant that is:  
As tall as your waist
Shorter than your ankle
As tall as your knee
   
Find a leaf that has:  
Smooth edges
Edges with tiny teeth
Fuzzy or hairy edges
   
Find a leaf that is:  
Thick and leathery
Long and thin
As wide as your foot
As long as your little finger
Lacy
   
Find animals such as:  
A crawling insect
A hopping insect
A flying insect
A spider
An insect on a flower
An insect resting on a plant
   
Find a flower that is:  
As big as your fist
Smaller than your thumbnail
   
Find animal sign such as:  
A spider web
Worm castings
A hole in the ground
A mouse runway
A partly chewed leaf
A cocoon
An insect gall



The development of content for Stream Days is funded through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region VII, through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, has provided partial funding for this project under Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.




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