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Habitats in your backyard.No matter where you live – you have habitats all around you.Name some of the habitat areas at or near your home?Possible items:Trees – for birds, insects and other wildlifeGrass for insects, worms and other lifeCompost piles of leaves to make soil to add to your garden or flower beds and to recycle your leaves into soilAnd more
Habitats at your school:Every school has an outdoor classroom. When you step outside your schools doors you can see the sky and observe rain running off of a parking lot or sidewalk. You can even take buckets and use them like seats like these students in Virginia.Many schools plant trees and install water features to study in their classes.Can you list what types of habitats you have at your school?
REFERENCES:(One bucket at a time program in Virginia by Conservation Districts http://www.vaswcd.org/outdoorclassrooms.htm)http://maeoe.org/habitat/
Many communities are looking to increase the amount of habitat. They plant trees along streets, improve parking lots by adding vegetation so less water runs off the parking lot and improve the parks for visitors. Can you list some of the habitats you have seen in your community?
What can you do to add or improve habitat areas?Plant trees, learn ways you can keep your water clean, take care of your soil, and provide habitat areas for insects, animals and plantsList ideas:
Follow these easy steps and in no time YOU will be providing a home for wildlife!1. Make a sketch of the space you are going to make your wildlife habitat and remember that YOU are part of the habitat. In your sketch be sure to include all the different types of plants and trees, buildings and sidewalks or paths.2. Research what types of wildlife and plants are native to your community. Decide which species you would like to provide a habitat for. Nativespecies are best because they can survive your soil type and climate.3. Add the trees, shrubs and plants you need in your habitat to your sketch. Make sure you have a good variety. Some plants will be a good food source, others will be shelter and cover for wildlife. Evergreens are a great species for year round shelter, trees and shrubs that have fruit or berries are a good food source.4. Start planting! Begin with the trees and follow with shrubs, plants and ground cover. Remember your research – add native plants to attract native wildlife
Pollinators aren’t just annoying insects, they are an important part of the web of life that we all depend upon for our very survival! Over 80% of the world’s flowering plants wouldn’t survive if it weren’t for pollinators. Why do YOU need those flowering plants? A lot of fruits and vegetables come from flowering plants, 25% of everything we eat and drink…they need to be pollinated. Even that glass of milk you had with breakfast or the juicy hamburger you ate for lunch depended on pollinators if they came from cattle raised on alfalfa!A lot of medicines come from flowering plants…they need to be pollinated.You couldn’t wear blue jeans without pollinators…cotton plants need to be pollinated.Many animals and birds that are an important part of your ecosystem seek food and shelter in flowering plants…they need to be pollinated!So help provide habitats to increase the number of pollinators.Additional information for your area:Pollinator Guideshttp://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm
Design your posters using some of these ideas:Habitat around your home
Habitat at your schoolHabitat in your community
Pollinators importance to habitats
Discuss and share your information with others!
Design your posters using some of these ideas:Habitat around your homeHabitat at your schoolHabitat in your communityPollinators importance to habitatsDiscuss and share your information with others!
When forming ideas for your poster• Research the topic of the theme• Brainstorm ideas and make a list• Use the theme as your titleConservation Habits = Healthy Habitats
Research the topic of the themeBrainstorm ideas and make a listThink of the theme and use the theme as your titleConservation Habits = Healthy Habitats
Tips to remember• Don’t use too many words• Use a combination of illustrations and words• Be as neat as you can• Blend colors when using crayons or colored
pencils• Depending on design leave white space on
the poster• Make sure the poster is balanced
Tips to rememberDon’t use too many wordsUse a combination of illustrations and wordsBe as neat as you canBlend colors when using crayons or colored pencilsDepending on design leave white space on the posterMake sure the poster is balanced
Tips to rememberChoose colors carefully. Note the following general
guidelines:• - Black tends to be more formal, neat, rich, strong• - Blue is cool, melancholy• - Purple is considered royal, rich• - Yellow tends to be warm, light, or ripe• - Green is fresh, young, or growing• - White means clean, and neat• -Red attracts the eye, is high energy • - Orange attracts the eye
Choose colors carefully. Note the following general guidelines:- Black tends to be more formal, neat, rich, strong- Blue is cool, melancholy- Purple is considered royal, rich- Yellow tends to be warm, light, or ripe- Green is fresh, young, or growing- White means clean, and neat-Red attracts the eye, is high energy - Orange attracts the eye
Things you should not do• Cover poster with lamination or other clear
covering(Clear covering is OK if chalk type materials or soil
paint)• Use staples, tacks, or tape• Use fluorescent posters• Create a poster that is all words or a poster that
is all pictures
Things you should not doCover poster with lamination or other clear coveringUse staples, tacks, or tapeUse fluorescent postersCreate a poster that is all words or a poster that is all pictures
• Research the theme topic• Sketch out your idea• Mark guidelines for lettering (lightly)• Clean up the poster so it is neat. Erase
any guidelines that are showing.
Decide on information to include on the posterResearch the theme topicSketch out your ideaMark guidelines for lettering (lightly)Clean up the poster so it is neat. Erase any guidelines that are showing.
• Turn poster in on time for judging. • Attach poster entry form on the back
and be sure it is signed by a parent or guardian.
• Entry must be contestant's original, hand done creation and may not be traced from photographs or other artists' published works.
Steps to follow when making a posterTurn poster in on time for judging. Attach poster entry form on the back and be sure it is signed by a parent or guardian. Entry must be contestant's original, hand done creation and may not be traced from photographs or other artists' published works.
• Any media may be used to create a flat or two-dimensional effect (paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, paper or other materials).
• Poster size must be between 8.5" x 11" and 22" x 28". Or the size required by your local or state contest.
Any media may be used to create a flat or two-dimensional effect (paint, crayon, colored pencil, charcoal, paper or other materials). Poster size must be between 8.5" x 11" and 22" x 28". Or the size required by your local or state contest.