Lesson Resources
Stokes naturalists have created 22 lesson plans ready for home or classroom use with activities and crafts that anyone can learn from and enjoy! If you are teaching and learning from home, keep everyone engaged by trying our FREE lessons!
iNaturalist Challenge!
Join Stokes and our entire Cache Valley community as we utilize the free iNaturalist app to discover our natural world!
This powerful tool uses your phone’s camera and AI to help you identify living things you find while outside, in your own backyard, or what kind of spider that is in the basement!
Teacher note: Students using an @stu.ccsdut account will be unable to access our lesson plans due to school security settings. Please download the PDF lesson plans and email them to your students. Be sure to also download video links found within the PDFs to send to your students as well. Contact community@logannature.org if you have questions or if you have trouble downloading the files call the Cache School District IT desk at 435-792-3925. Thank you!
Birds and Adaptations
What makes birds so special? Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering!
Seeds, Flowers, AND Trees
Explore the plants around you! How do they grow, and what do they need to thrive? Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering
Snakes
Snakes are often misunderstood, learn more about our native snakes and their importance to our ecosystems. Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering.
Tracks & Scat
What signs do wildlife leave behind and what can they tell us? Click the link below to find out!
Fireflies
Did you know we have FIREFLIES here in Utah & Idaho? Learn what fireflies are why they glow and more. Click the link below to view you lesson packet and start discovering
Utah’s Dinosaurs
Utah was at the heart of dinosaur country. Learn more about some of the unique dinosaurs discovered in Utah! Click the link below to start discovering.
Insects and Mimicry
Why are there so many different types of insects? How do they survive even though they’re so small? Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering!
Bird Migration
How do birds find their way during migration and what’s a flyway? Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering.
Beavers, Squirrels & Chipmunks
Rodents like Beavers squirrels and chipmunks are a crucial part of the food chain and actively shape our environments. Click the link below to start discovering.
Trees !
Trees are amazing they give us air, food, shade and more. How do they do it? Click the link below to start discovering!
Nature Journals - Part 1
Create your own Nature Journal and learn how to make observations and record them with us this week! Click the link below to start discovering
Animal architects
Explore how animals build their homes and try it out yourself. Click the link below to start discovering.
Aquatic Life
What lives in the Logan and Blacksmith Fork rivers?
Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering!
Pollinators
Learn what animals help us grow our food and beautiful wildflowers and how. Click the link below to view your lesson packet and start discovering.
Humming-birds
How fast do hummingbirds fly? How much do they eat? Learn more about about tiny hummingbirds. Click the link below to view your lesson packet and start discovering.
Utah’s Amphibians
Learn about the unique adaptations of some of Utah’s amphibians. Click the link below for your lesson packet!
Nature JournalS - Part 2
Continue building your observation skills and connection to nature through these Nature Journaling activities. Click the link below to start discovering
Utah’s Mammals
What makes a mammal a mammal? Explore the unique traits of mammals and our relationship with them. Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering!
Rocks
What makes rocks different and how are they made? Click the link below to view your lesson packet, and start discovering.
Meet Utah’s Invaders
What’s an invasive species? Where can you find them and how can we stop them? Click the link below for your lesson packet and start discovering.
Utah Spiders
We often fear spiders but most spiders are actually beneficial to people. Utah is home to over 600 species of spiders! Click the link below to discover more about spiders!
Utah’s Endangered Species
This week learn about 4 threatened or endangered species you can find right here in Cache County. Click the link below to start discovering!