BRIT has developed a variety of curricula to engage students in hands-on, inquiry learning with activities that are easily adaptable to several greade levels. All curriculum materials are aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and include literature connections and resource lists. To order any of the below materials, phone BRIT at (817) 332-4441 or email Kathy Scott
(Grades Pre K-6)
Use sorting activities to distinguish the parts of the plants we eat and the differences in fruits and vegetables. Discover the history of supermarkets and how the foods in them have changed the course of history through civilization. Many history and geography connections are included.
Price: $12.00
* This curriculum guide is also included in a classroom kit available for loan.
(Grades 1-4)
Meet the pumpkin family and learn about plant family relationships. Explore the importance of family members to cultures around the world. Introduce children to pumpkin games and exploratory activities to reinforce reading, math, social studies, and science skills.
Price: $12.00
(Grades 1-5)
Discover basic leaf structure, function and identification through information and engaging activities. Explore cultural connections with leaves and practice identifying a number of important plants, such as poison ivy! Lessons have a strong math emphasis.
Price: $12.00
* This curriculum guide is also included in a classroom kit available for loan.
(Grades 3-5)
Introduce your students to the important interactions between plants and pollinators. Be experts on butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and bats and discover how they are specially adapted to pollinate certain flowers. Delve into physical science, studying the visible spectrum, and make bee and butterfly glasses to learn that these animals see differently than we do.
Price: $12.00
* This curriculum guide is also included in a classroom trunk available for loan.
(Grades 4-7)
Absorb the history of Texas through a different perspective - the plants that grew on the prairies. Students will learn about prairie grasses, explore the uses of native plants by pioneers and early inhabitants, and meet pioneer botanists who had a significant impact on our state.
Price: $12.00
* This curriculum guide is also included in a classroom trunk available for loan.
(Grades 4-12)
Pitcher plant bogs, cypress swamps, majestic loblolly pine stands - these are just a few of the fascinating plant communities that make the East Texas forests so ecologically diverse. Learn about the plants and animals of the area and about the long history of human activity there. Forest ecology and conservation activities can be used on school grounds or in the classroom.
Price: $12.00
* This curriculum guide is also included in a classroom trunk available for loan.
(Grades 4-12)
Learn about the beauty of the Chihuahuan desert with your students. Fascinating plant and animal adaptations are illustrated through activities and background information. Also includes west Texas geology, desert geography and much more.
Price: $12.00
(Grades 6-8)
Explore heredity, adaptations and how species change over time in activities that are specifically designed for each of the middle school grades. Special attention is paid to the vertical alignment of the TEKS in these hands-on lessons.
Price: $12.00
* This curriculum guide is also included in a classroom trunk available for loan.
(Grades 6-12)
Discover great classroom and field activities and background information for river ecology and watershed issues in these complementing manuals. Techniques for stream assessment and data analyses are outlined as well as ready-to-use investigations that allow students to discover the relationships between physical, biological, and water quality characteristics of a stream or river. Portrait of Your Stream also includes a restoration and student action guide to help your students extend and apply their learning.
Price: $15.00 each or $25.00 per set
The following books and poster were created by BRIT to compliment curriculum materials and further introduce children to the world of Botany. To place an order, phone BRIT at (817) 332-4441 or email Kathy Scott
Blue, a lonely lupine, is looking for others like her. Her tale takes readers through a clever discovery of the characteristics of the legume family. The second in the series BRIT's Books on Botany For Children written by Fiona Norris and illustrated with great imagination by students in elementary and middle schools in Fort Worth, Texas.
Price: $10.95
This beautifully illustrated book tells a delightful tale about a pumpkin who meets his family in the Weatherford market and discovers his true worth. A wonderful way to introduce children to scientific classification. The second in the series BRIT's Books on Botany For Children written and illustrated by Fiona Norris.
Price: $10.95
The poster designed and illustrated by Linny Heagy ©2010. All rights reserved, illustrates the complete life cycle of the monarch butterfly and its host plant, the milkweed. Information about the lifecycles included in accompanying document. Frameable art on high-quality paper. 24" x 36"
Price: $10.95
To order any of the above materials, phone BRIT at (817) 332-4441 or email Kathy Scott.
