Resources for K-12 Teachers

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Curriculum and Lessons for Self-Guided Visits to Wild Basin

Our curriculum guides for educators serve as an introduction and guide to exploring Wild Basin with students. Each guide offers information about the preserve, suggested questions and critical thinking strategies, a vocabulary list, TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) correlations, sample activities, literature connections, and links to outdoor learning resources.

Wild Basin Curriculum Guides 

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Lessons

Supplement your school visit to Wild Basin with these natural science lessons for the classroom. Each lesson includes: lesson objectives, TEKS correlations, materials, procedures, and extension suggestions.

Elementary School

  • - downloadable .pdf, 400 KB;  copyright Britannica School Edition.
  • - downloadable .pdf, 280 KB; , free for use.
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Middle School

  • - downloadable .pdf, 216 KB.
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High School

  • - downloadable .pdf, 194 KB.  from Wild Basin - downloadable .pdf, 2.1 MB.
  • - downloadable .pdf, 190 KB.

Video Programs for Science Learning

is a series of six videos showcasing real field research conducted at Wild Basin and other Balcones Canyonlands Preserve lands. Recommended for 4th-8th grade.

The image is a collage titled "Science Live at Wild Basin." It features six photographs related to outdoor scientific activities conducted by St. Edward's University at the Wild Basin Creative Research Center.

EPISODE 1: High Flying Science  

Can robots help save birds? What does a field biologist do? Join Wild Basin staff for a program about Austin birds and some ways that biologists using technology to study them. 

, with City of Austin Biologist Dr. Laurel Moulton, 7 min.
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EPISODE 2: Biodiversity Detectives

Which animals roam Wild Basin? What is it like to work at a nature preserve? Join us for this program featuring three field science projects that help gauge biodiversity on the preserve. We鈥檒l connect wildfire prevention, invasive species removal, and wildlife camera studies in a packed hour-long program. 

with St. Edward's University professor Dr. Amy Concilio, 7 min.
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  - all episodes and videos

 

Environmental Justice Videos and Curriculum 

Environmental Justice: Making a Difference in Austin; 14:20min.

Environmental Justine at Wild Basin: Now or Never; 10min.

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