Have them make a detailed drawing of one of the plants they crossed off on their bingo cards. Tell kids to imagine they are making a nature guide for your neighborhood. How do they differ? Where do they overlap? Compare the bingo board with the list you made while kids were playing hot potato.Cross off each item kids have identified.Go through each item on the board and have kids raise their hands if they found it.Hang an unused bingo board at the front of the room or, if you are still outside, on the flipchart.When kids have completed their boards, head back indoors or have kids sit in a circle on the ground outdoors. If you have a place where kids can dig in the ground, show them how to gently turn over the soil to look for worms or other organisms. Get down on hands and knees to peer into cracks in the sidewalk or between blades of grass. You might need to show kids how to look for some of the items. Send kids off to explore the outdoor area.Ĭirculate among the groups.When they have crossed off five in a row, they yell ''BINGO!'' Explain how bingo works: as they explore, they cross off each item they find.

Kids might need help recognizing that ''animals with 6 legs'' are insects, such as ants, ladybugs, and bees ''animals with 8 legs'' are spiders and ''animals with 2 legs'' can be either birds or people. Quickly review the organisms on the bingo boards to be sure kids recognize each one.Hand out ''Biodiversity Bingo!'' boards, field notebooks, and pencils.Show kids the boundaries you would like them to observe while you are exploring outdoors. Gather the materials, have kids pair up, and head outside.

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