Habitat Exhibit Room

Vickers Memorial Library

Lil Rascals Summer Camp

Teachers' Resource Center
Established in 1997, the resource center houses a collection of over 300 books, along with videos, CD-ROMs, and kits designed for classroom use in environmental education. Materials may be checked out of the library for a two-week period at no charge. Any educator may use the resource center, but must first complete a registration form. Educational materials are geared for Preschool through Grade 8. Choose from children's storybooks, biographies of environmentalists, and guides on natural history, field identification, and activities. We also have activity kits designed by our staff for classroom use. Feel free to browse during our business hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Activity Kits (available from Teachers' Resource Center)

Animal Tracks & Signs
Follow the tracks to learn about wildlife and the signs they leave behind. Includes storybooks, field guides, a video, and activity for making your own bear tracks. Grades K - 6

Going Batty!
Bats are very beneficial to an ecosystem because of their diet of insects. Other bats drink nectar from flowers and aid pollination. Let your students go batty with this kit which includes the Stellaluna book, puppet, and puzzle, videos, and bat-related activity books. Grades Preschool - 4

Ohio's Vertebrates
This kit, funded by a Wildlife Diversity Grant through Ohio Division of Wildlife, follows guidelines of the Ohio Science Model for Grades 3-5. Activities are designed to prepare students for Ohio's 4th Grade Proficiency Test. Kit includes various animal skulls and skins, along with replicas of tracks and artifacts for a hands-on learning experience with Ohio's birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and fish. Grades 3-5

Frogs & Turtles & Ducks, Oh My!
Romp in the swamp with Billy B as he leads your class in songs about the places frogs prefer. Kit includes puppets, wetland activities, storybooks, a music CD, pond book and tank, and field guides. Grades Preschool-2

Wild About Wetlands
Go wild with a discovery scope, activity books, CD-ROM, invertebrate samples, field guides, and more. Complete a wetland puzzle, and listen to the sounds of the swamp lands. Grades 3-8

To take out resources...

1. Complete a registration.
2. Select items.
3. See desk attendant to check out materials.

Returning resources...

1. Check that all items are in kits.
2. See if anything is damaged.
3. Return to desk attendant at the Ford Nature Center.