Educator Resources
Dr. Steve A. Johnson, Dr. Martin B. Main, Esther M. Langan, Monica E. McGarrity, and Dale A. Johnson have created a variety of educator resources that are made available through this website, the University of Florida's Electronic Data Information Source (EDIS), and the UF/IFAS bookstore. Click on the topics below or scroll down for a complete list.
SNAKE SAFETY
Printable Fact Sheets Online
Dealing with Snakes in Florida's Schoolyards (Series of 4)
Dealing with Snakes in Florida's Residential Areas (Series of 4)
Printable Resources for Download (PDF)
Venomous Snakes of the Southeast Poster - small size (3MB pdf)
Venomous Snake Information Sheets
Eastern Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (901KB pdf)
Timber Rattlesnake (784KB pdf)
Water Moccasin aka Cottonmouth (835KB pdf)
Know Florida's Venomous Snakes! (1.79MB pdf)
Venomous Snakes Coloring Pages (624KB pdf)
PowerPoint Presentations for Download (with speaking notes)
"Venomous Snakes of the Southeast" (26.5MB)
"Snake Safety" (For young audiences; 22.9MB)
Items for Sale through the IFAS Bookstore
Identification Guide to the Snakes of Florida
Poster - Venomous Snakes of the Southeast (English or Spanish)
FLORIDA'S FROGS
Printable Fact Sheets Online
How to Make a Treefrog House (Project for Kids)
Gopher Frogs, Burrows, and Fire: Interactions in the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
Treefrogs in the Garden brochure (555KB pdf)
Items for Sale through the IFAS Bookstore
INVASIVE SPECIES
The Invader Updater - quarterly e-newsletter for extension professionals
Printable Fact Sheets Online
Florida's Introduced Birds (Series of 9)
Florida Invaders (Series of 8)
Quick Reference Guide: Introduced Constrictors in Florida
Quick Reference Guide: Native Snakes Easily Mistaken for Introduced Constrictors in Florida
What to do when you can no longer care for your pet amphibian or reptile... (916KB pdf)
LINKS FOR EDUCATORS
FCAT style activities!!!
Schoolyard Wildlife Pack - FWC (Grades K-6)
Project Wild and Aquatic Wild - FWC (Grades 3 - 12)
Amphibians and Reptiles
How to Make a Treefrog House (All ages)
Amphibian Alert Curriculum - Smithsonian Nat'l Zoo (Grades 2-5)
Herps of the Southeast Virtual Walk - UGA/SREL (Elementary)
The Amphibian Project - Lessons and Activities (Middle/Junior High)
Invasive Species
Playing Smart Against Invasive Species - USDA Forest Service video
PBS Kids - Loop Scoops: Frogs - video
Don't Release a Pest - Freezing is Best - video
Intruders in Paradise Teacher's Guide (Middle)
Don't Let it Loose! Activity Guide (Junior High)- Everglades Nat'l Park
Nonindigenous Species Activities - Mississippi State Univ. Extension
Other Resources
US Fish and Wildlife Service - resources for educators and students
Project Wild: How to think, not what to think - FWC (Grades 3 - 12)
Florida Schoolyard Wildlife Project - FWC (Grades K - 6)
Florida Black Bear: A Threatened Species - FWC (Grades 3 - 8)
Wings over Florida: Junior Birder Program - FWC (Grades 3 - 4)
Wild Action Grant Program - FWC
Urban Forests - Supplement to Learning Tree - University of Florida
SW Florida Water Management District - activities and grants
Spanish Language Resources
Invasores de la Florida (Florida Invaders) - NPS & FWC
Pitones Birmanes en Florida del Sur (Burmese Pythons) UF/IFAS