Seen on the Trail

We are letting the area along the Trail grow naturally to help the environment in the following ways:

• Trap sediment from rainwater before it reaches the stream;

• Strengthen soil and protects stream banks from enrosion;

• Help dissipate flood energy from the stream;

• Provide food and shelter for aquatic and terrestrial organisms.  

ASUMH and A-State Teacher Education students were pleased to collaborate with the Friends of the North Fork & White Rivers to develop lesson plans for those who want to learn more about Dodd Creek, the trail running through campus, and stream conservation. These standards-based lessons, designed by pre-professional teachers, are provided for use by teachers and others to use as a catalyst to spur interest in local ecological and preservation issues. 

Grades K-2

• Clean vs. Polluted Environments

• Brown Bear on the Trail

• Classifying Materials Found on the Trail

• Comparing Plants

• Exploring Shapes and Positional Words Outdoors

• How Plants and Animals Change Their Environment Outdoors

• How We Impact the Earth

• I Spy at ASUMH

• Identifying Fossils and Classifying Rocks

• Interpret Maps Using the Map Keys and Other Features

• Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt and Word Search

• Plants and Their Parts

• Plants, Animals, and Decomposers on the Trail

• The Arkansas Flag and More at ASUMH

Grades 3-5

• Barred_Owl

• Causes and Effects of Pollution on the Trail 

• Making Observations at the ASUMH Trail 

• Measuring Objects Along the Trail

• Pollution Along the Dodd Creek Trail

• Sound Waves on the Trail

Grades 6-8

• Build your own Ecosystem

• A History of ASUMH

• Hunter Gatherers at ASUMH
  
  

Grades 9-12

• Properties of Water and Its Effect on Earth Materials and Surface Processes

• Double Slit Experiment: Develop and Use Models to Describe the Interaction of Light with Matter

• Exploring Local Fitness Opportunities Using the ASUMH Trail

Fun Activities for Visitors of All Ages

• Animal Riddles and Fun Facts

• Birding at ASUMH

• Causes and Effects of Pollution on the Trail

• Nature Walk, Scavenger Hunt, Word Search

• Plants and their Parts Crossword Puzzle

• Pollution Vocabulary Word Search

• Scavenger Hunt Colors and Textures