Things to study:

Things to do:

Find out what makes a wetland.

Find out why wetlands are important.

Find out about plants in the wetlands.

Plants in emergent wetlands.

Plants in forested wetlands.

Plants in scrub wetlands.

Plants in aquatic wetlands.

Find out about animals of the wetlands.

Insects

Birds

Fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

Mammals

Draw a picture of a wetland.

Tell what you already know.

Where in the wetland? Match plants with wetland types.

Be a dirt detective.

Make observations of a nearby wetland.

Try this Wetland Field Study Scavenger Hunt.

Be a Plant Detective.

Try this word identification activity.

Try this wetland quiz, or this challenge quiz.

Make a Wetland Riddle Book.

Make a wetland diorama.

Drown a plant.

Grow a cattail.

Wetland Projects Geared to the 7 Intelligences.

From Marsh to Marina - how people have used wetlands. (Reprinted with permission of the National Wildlife Federation.)