5th – 8th Grade Envirothon
Welcome to the 2023 5th-6th & Middle School Envirothon!
Please complete the following steps to participate in the 2023 Envirothon:
- Register Your School by December 2
- Register Your Team(s) & Order T-Shirts by March 3
- Register Your Students the morning of the competition
Middle School Competition
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Location: John C. Rudy County Park
5th-6th Grade Competition
Date: Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Location: John C. Rudy County Park
Coach’s Manual
How to Coach an Envirothon Team
Click below to learn everything you need to know to successfully coach a 5th – 6th Grade and/or Middle School Envirothon team!
5th – 6th Grade and Middle School Coach’s Manual
5th – 6th Grade & Middle School Study Resources
Please utilize Study Resource Cover Sheet for each study topic and use it for reference to ensure you have each of the study resources you need for each subject.
Aquatics 2023
- 2023 Aquatics Study Resource Cover Sheet (5th – 6th Grade & Middle School)
- 1. What Are Wetlands
- 2. Wading into Wetlands
- 3. PA’s Adopt-a-Wetland Program
- 4. PA Habitat Flow Chart
- 5. Wetland Plants are Awesome
- 6. Carnivorous Plants – Plants That Eat Meat
- 7. Why is Storm Water Runoff a Problem
- 8. Stormwater management brings challenges
- 9. PLAY Secret Salamander Treasures
- Pennsylvania Amphibians & Reptiles by PA Fish& Boat Commission
- Wood Frog
- PA Frog & Toad Calls
- Non-Testing Resources (Classroom Ideas)*
Current Issue 2023
Forestry 2023
- 2023 Forestry Study Resource Cover Sheet (5th – 6th Grade & Middle School)
- 1. Identification Pages for the Tree Species
- 2. Tree Identification Basics
- 3. Summer Key for Pennsylvania Trees
- 4. Leaf Characteristics
- 5. From the Forest
- 6. Hardwood Lumber
- 7. Incredible Wood
- 8. Maple Syrup
- 9. Paper!
- 10. People & Trees
- 11. The Right Chemistry
- 12. How Hardwood is Processed
- 13. We Rely on What Our Forests Produce
- 14. Christmas Trees
- 15. Baseball Bats
Wildlife 2023
- 2023 Wildlife Study Resource Cover Sheet (5th-6th Grade & Middle School)
- 1. PA Wildlife Journal:
- Pages 27-30: beaver
- Pages 31-33: muskrat
- Pages 67-68: mink
- Pages 80-82: river otter
- Pages 114-119: herons, egrets and bitterns – Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, Green Heron
- Pages 128-133: puddle ducks – Mallard, Wood Duck, Northern Pintail, American Black Duck
- Pages 134-138: diving ducks – Bufflehead, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser
- Pages 139-144: hawks – Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Harrier
- Pages 151-156: eagles – Bald Eagle, Osprey
- Page 168: a simple review of sandpipers
- Pages 194-196: belted kingfisher
- 2. PA Game Commission’s “About the Pennsylvania Game Commission”
- 3. PA Game Commission’s “Basic Hunter-Trapper Education”
- 4. Skull Study worksheets: general information and specific species skull ID
Study Resource Questions, Comments, or Concerns?
Contact us! Use the form below to submit your study resource questions, comments, or concerns.
5th-6th Grade Competition Photos
Thanks for participating in the 2022 5th-6th Grade Envirothon!
Please see below photos from the event.
How to Download your Team Photos:
- Click on your team photo to expand the image.
- Once you are viewing the expanded image, right click the image.
- Select “Save image as” to download the image and save it to your computer.
Middle School Competition Photos
Thanks for participating in the 2022 Middle School Envirothon!
Please see below photos from the event.
How to Download your Team Photos:
- Click on your team photo to expand the image.
- Once you are viewing the expanded image, right click the image.
- Select “Save image as” to download the image and save it to your computer.
