5th – 8th Grade Envirothon
Thank you for supporting the 5th-6th Grade and Middle School Envirothon!
The Middle School Envirothon Competition was held May 3, 2022
The 5th – 6th Grade Envirothon Competition was held May 4, 2022
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.
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.
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 2022
- 2022 Study Resources Cover Sheet (5th – 8th Grade)
- Ponds
- PLAY Winter 2021: Vernal Pools
- PLAY Summer 2021: Jump into Lake Ecology
- What is a Reptile
- What is an Amphibian
- Smart Angler’s Notebook: Water Walkers
- Smart Angler’s Notebook: Dragons and Damsels
- PLAY Winter 2014: Where Do They Go in Winter
- Penna.’s 10 Least Wanted Aquatic Nuisance Species
- PLAY Spring 2008: Sci-Fi in the Real World
- Macroinvertebrate Species – Allegheny Creek Connections
- Reptile and Amphibian Species – Pennsylvania Amphibians & Reptiles by PA Fish & Boat Commission
- Fish Species – Pennsylvania Fishes by PA Fish & Boat Commission
Current Issue 2022
Forestry 2022
- 2022 Forestry Study Resource Cover Sheet (5th – 8th Grade)
- Identification Pages for the 12 Tree Species Listed on Resource Cover Sheet
- Leaf Characteristics
- Tree Identification Basics
- Summer Key for Pennsylvania Trees
- Low Impact Recreation: Protecting Our Forests
- Prevent the Spread of…Spotted Lanternfly and Emerald Ash Borer!
- Watch Our For…Poison Ivy and Stinging Nettle!
- Protect…Turkey Tail Fungus, Christmas Fern, and Lichen!
- Mountain Laurel
- Jewelweed
Wildlife 2022
- 2022 Wildlife Study Resource Cover Sheet (5th – 8th Grade)
- Opossum – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 5-7)
- Bats – focus on Little brown bat, Big brown bat – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 14-20)
- Big brown bat skull
- Rabbits and Hares – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 21-25)
- Mice, Voles, Lemmings – focus on White-footed mouse, House mouse, Meadow vole – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 34-39)
- Woodchuck – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 46-48)
- Woodchuck skull
- Squirrels – focus on Gray Squirrel, Flying squirrels – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 49-52)
- Skunks – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 69-71)
- Raccoon – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 75-79)
- Raccoon skull
- White-tailed deer – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 98-103)
- Deer skull (buck)
- Deer skull (doe)
- Vultures – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 120-122)
- Swans and Geese – focus on Canada goose – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 123-127)
- Typical Owls – focus on Great Horned owl, Barred owl, Screech owl – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 179-187)
- Thrushes – focus on American robin, Eastern bluebird – PA Wildlife Journal (Pages 234-238)
- PA Game Commission’s “About the Pennsylvania Game Commission“
- PA Game Commission’s “Basic Hunter-Trapper Education”
- Skull Study worksheets: general information and species ID