Hey teachers! Ready to take your classroom on a virtual adventure?
Dive into Montana’s incredible wildlife with our expert-led virtual education programs!
From dissecting owl pellets (science in action!) to meeting live raptors and exploring bear safety, Montana FWP has engaging wildlife-related topics for 4th–12th graders that fit your schedule. Programs run Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 15–March 15, and can be tailored to your class length.
Select from the following:
Learn about the amazing raptor species that call Montana home and their importance to our ecosystems. Meet a live raptor!
We will send enough pellets for your whole class to dissect. Learn about owl pellets and what they can tell scientists about owl behavior and ecology. Also learn about owls and their adaptations and meet a live owl! You can then dissect the pellets as a class whenever works best for you.
- Introduction to birding and Montana eBird: Need 45 min.
Learn the basics of citizen science and birding and how to enter your birding observations into Montana eBird, an online database for bird observations! Also learn to identify some of the most common birds in Montana.
You can pick up a binocular trunk from your local FWP regional office or state park, then go and try out your new birding skills!
- Wildlife Trivia: Need 45 min.
Test your knowledge of Montana’s wildlife species during this fun and engaging program! Three rounds of 5 questions. Questions will be pulled from our Wildlife Wednesday Playlist.
Teams will keep track of their own scores and we ask that teachers assist with this part. Please get the students set up with whiteboards, zoom chat, and whatever else you may need.
Ever wonder what the biggest fish in Montana is, the state fish or the rarest? Learn basic facts about Montana’s native & non-native fish species, and their unique adaptations during a fun interpretative talk featuring replicas and parts from all sorts of fish species.
Do you know how to avoid having a bear encounter? Have you ever wondered what to do if you do have one? Join us for a presentation covering the basics of bear biology, behavior, and skills for living in bear country. You’ll learn about the foods bears eat, what they are doing at different times of the year, and how you can help keep them wild.
Learn about the Reptile and Amphibian species that call Montana home, and even meet some of these species!
Learn about the bat species that live in Montana, their adaptations, habitat requirements, and why we should all be glad to have them around.
To sign up for a virtual program, email Jeanne Connolly with a preferred date, time and topic and we will get back to you will our availability.
