Teaching Kits for Teachers and Students

Loon Kit

This kit teaches students about the five species of loons in Alaska, their adaptations to their environment and issues concerning their continued existence. The kit contains a comprehensive curriculum developed by loon biologists and educators. It includes:

• slides
• a cassette tape of loon vocalizations
• videos
• posters
• books
• a loon costume
• and more!

Tracks Kit

Teach about wildlife tracks, animal structure and more with ADF&G's wildlife tracks kits. These kits contain:

• latex tracks of birds and mammals
• activity guides
• life-size track stencils

Skull Kit

ADF&G has wonderful scientific skulls available, including an extensive teacher's manual, Skulls of Alaskan Mammals.

Birds Kit

Regional Division of Wildlife Conservation education specialists have limited materials and equipment to loan out to teachers and educators for birding.
Call your regional specialist or the ARLIS library in Anchorage which has an extensive collection for details.

Horns and Antlers Kit

Based on the Alaska Wild Wonders Kids Magazines, Antlered Ungulates and Horned Animals this kit contains:

• antlers from Moose and Caribou
• horns from Dall's Sheep and Mountain Goats

Permafrost Kit

This kit demonstrates the types of permafrost in Alaska and possible outcomes for habitat and for people when permafrost is impacted. The tablecloth lays out the landforms that attribute to the different types of permafrost. Color coded pieces help students assemble the pieces. Kit includes curriculum materials from the Tundra and Wildlife Guide.

Bear Kit

Various bear education kits (including the Bear Blitz) are available for teaching about Alaska bears and bear safety. These kits typically contain:

• bear furs and skulls
• tracks
• stencils for making trackways
• images of bears
• ecology cards
• 'How Many Bears Live Here?' playing cards

Trail Camera Kit

Trail cameras provide an excellent opportunity to get kids outdoors and excited about wildlife and can be integrated into class curricula in a variety of ways. Trail camera kits may be shipped to any Alaska school. Each portable kit contains:

• motion-activated trail cameras
• Steel cases for the cameras
• Locks
• Scan Disks and readers for recording images

Fur Kit

Bring a three-dimensional, tactile resource to your teaching. Check out a variety of animals furs to use for education purposes including wolf, beaver, lynx, otter and seals. The contents of each kit may vary regionally.
A teacher's manual, Furs of Alaska Mammals, is available to accompany kits.

Raptor Kit

This kit introduces students to the fascinating birds of prey that live in Alaska. Included are lesson plans and materials you will need to guide your students through such topics as:

• adaptations and identification,
• habitat and migration,
• predator and prey, and
• conservation and research.

Aquatic Insect Kit

This kit contains everything you need to teach about aquatic insects, including:

• collection nets
• containers
• magnifying viewers
• teacher manual and guides

Elk Kit

Learn about the nature history of Elk in Alaska and how they got here. Get to know Alaska’s second biggest ungulate.

Wolf Kit

This kit introduces your students to the many stories of wolves. The Wolf Kit materials and information are for K-12 students and include:

• a teacher resource notebook with background information
• hands-on activities to do with students
• a wolf pelt and skull
• literature and reference materials
• puppets
• replica wolf tracks
• life size drawing of wolf on canvas
• videos