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Distance Learning

Welcome to the Duke Farms Distance Learning Portal! Here you can find activities, lesson plans, and other resources created to inspire and educate digital visitors of all ages.
If there is something that you'd like to see, contact us at info@dukefarms.org. Have fun and be well!

Activities

Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Fritillary Host Plants

Read More 9/16/2021
Activities

Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Keystone Shrubs: Viburnum

Read More 9/15/2021
Activities

Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Mourning Doves

Read More 9/14/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Keeping Connected with Natural Resources & Education

Read More 8/20/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord: Aquatic Life of the Raritan River & Duke Farms

Read More 8/18/2021
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Summer Smogasbord of Environmental Learning: The Raritan River: Part 2

Read More 8/13/2021
Activities

Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Stinging Nettle

Read More 8/10/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: "Poison" Plants

Read More 7/26/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Keystone Trees: Birch

Read More 7/23/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Firefly Rerun

Read More 7/22/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Keystone Trees: Cherries

Read More 7/16/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Keystone Shrubs: Blueberry

Read More 7/12/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Keystone Trees: Oaks

Read More 6/24/2021
Activities

Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Tick, Tick, Tick…

Read More 6/23/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: Keystone Plants, Caterpillars, and You!

Read More 6/15/2021
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Summer Smorgasbord of Environmental Learning: The Raritan River: Part 1

Read More 6/14/2021
Activities

Wet & Wild May: Caddisflies

Read More 5/28/2021
Activities

Wet & Wild May: Great Blue Heron

Read More 5/26/2021
Activities, Videos

Wet & Wild May: Kingfisher

Read More 5/24/2021
Activities

Wet & Wild May: Osprey

Read More 5/19/2021
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Wet & Wild May: Algae vs. Duckweed

Read More 5/12/2021
Activities

Wet & Wild May: Turtles

Read More 5/6/2021
Activities

April Amblings: The Meditation Garden

Read More 5/3/2021
Activities

April Amblings: The Sugarbush Trails

Read More 4/30/2021
Community Garden (Garden Talk), Activities

Adventuras en Abril: El Jardin Comunitario de Duke Farms

Read More 4/28/2021
Activities

April Ambling: The Eagle Nest via the Duke Farms Eagle Cam

Read More 4/26/2021
Activities, Videos

Dabble in Ducks at Duke Farms

Read More 4/23/2021
Activities

Quiet Places & Spaces at Duke Farms

Read More 4/21/2021
Activities

April Amblings: Research Woods

Read More 4/19/2021
Activities

April Amblings: The Old Foundation

Read More 4/14/2021
Activities

April Amblings: The Birding Platform

Read More 4/12/2021
Activities

April Amblings: The Lake System

Read More 4/5/2021
Community Garden (Garden Talk), Activities

March is for Gardening: Starting a Backyard Garden

Read More 3/29/2021
Community Garden (Garden Talk), Activities

March is for Gardening: Microgreens

Read More 3/24/2021
Activities

March is for Gardening: Parts of the Plants We Eat

Read More 3/22/2021
Activities

March is for Gardening: The Tuber that Changed the World: Part 2

Read More 3/18/2021
Activities

March is for Gardening: Pollinators in the Garden

Read More 3/15/2021
Activities

March is for Gardening: Backyard Chickens

Read More 3/12/2021
Community Garden (Garden Talk), Activities

March is for Gardening: Vegetable Seed Starting

Read More 3/11/2021
Community Garden (Garden Talk), Activities

March is for Gardening: The Duke Farms Community Garden

Read More 3/8/2021
Community Garden (Garden Talk), Activities

March is for Gardening: The Tuber that Changed the World

Read More 3/5/2021
Community Garden (Garden Talk), Activities

March is for Gardening: NJ Fruits and Veggies

Read More 3/3/2021
Activities

Duke Farms Agroecology: Species Specifics - Cattle, from Domestication to Duke Farms

Read More 3/1/2021
Activities

Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Textile Chemistry

Read More 2/19/2021
Activities

Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Nature Illustrator

Read More 2/17/2021
Activities

Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Green Entrepreneur

Read More 2/12/2021
Activities

Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Large Animal Veterinarian

Read More 2/10/2021
Activities

Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Solar Panel Technician

Read More 2/8/2021
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Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Landscape Architecture

Read More 2/5/2021
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Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Ornithology

Read More 2/4/2021
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Spotlight on Environmental Careers: Environmental Law Attorney

Read More 2/1/2021
Activities

Explore January: Downy Woodpecker

Read More 1/27/2021
Activities

Explore January: Tree Rings

Read More 1/25/2021
Activities

Explore January: Maple Sap Moths

Read More 1/22/2021
Activities

Explore January: IDing Maple Trees

Read More 1/18/2021
Activities

Explore January: Road Salt and Sugar Maples

Read More 1/9/2021
Activities

Explore January: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Read More 1/5/2021
Activities

December, the Doorway to Winter: Call of the Chickadee

Read More 12/25/2020
Activities

December, the Doorway to Winter: Where Does the Snow Go?

Read More 12/23/2020
Activities

December, the Doorway to Winter: Feeding Birds, a Brief History

Read More 12/17/2020
Activities

December, the Doorway to Winter: Meet the Mighty Oaks: Part 2

Read More 12/16/2020
Activities

December, the Doorway to Winter: Our Common Conifers

Read More 12/14/2020
Activities

December, the Doorway to Winter: Meet the Mighty Oaks: Part 1

Read More 12/10/2020
Activities

December, the Doorway to Winter: Precipitation

Read More 12/7/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: The Hair-raising Truth About Squirrels

Read More 12/3/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Wild Turkey

Read More 12/1/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Down to the Roots

Read More 11/29/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Birds on the Wing - Migration: Part 3

Read More 11/27/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Prepping Native Seeds

Read More 11/26/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: NJ Fall and Winter Visitors

Read More 11/25/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Decomposers

Read More 11/24/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Birds on the Wing - Migration: Part 2

Read More 11/23/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Red-tailed Hawk

Read More 11/20/2020
Activities, Videos

Finally Fall: Growing Garlic in NJ

Read More 11/19/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Seed Dispersal: Part 2

Read More 11/18/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Birds on the Wing - Migration: Part 1

Read More 11/17/2020
Activities

An Experiment in At-Home Composting: Part 5

Read More 11/16/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Seed Dispersal: Part 1

Read More 11/13/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Leave the Leaves

Read More 11/11/2020
Activities

An Experiment in At-Home Composting: Part 4

Read More 11/9/2020
Activities

Finally Fall: Leaves Change Colors

Read More 11/5/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Yellow Sac Spider

Read More 11/3/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Something Slimy!

Read More 11/2/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Barn and Snowy Owls

Read More 10/30/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Bat Boxes

Read More 10/29/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Wolf Spider

Read More 10/28/2020
Activities

An Experiment in At-Home Composting: Part 3

Read More 10/27/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Saw-whet and Barred Owls

Read More 10/26/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Habitat Conservation for Bats

Read More 10/23/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: White-nose Syndrome

Read More 10/22/2020
Activities

An Experiment in At-Home Composting: Part 2

Read More 10/21/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 13: Goldenrod

Read More 10/20/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Brown Recluse

Read More 10/16/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Long and Short-eared Owls

Read More 10/15/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Frogs and Toads

Read More 10/14/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Bat Math

Read More 10/13/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: NJ Native Bats

Read More 10/12/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Black Widow

Read More 10/9/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Pill Bug

Read More 10/8/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Great Horned and Screech Owls

Read More 10/7/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 12: Aster

Read More 10/6/2020
Activities

Virtual Creature Festival: Turkey Vulture

Read More 10/6/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Pollination Hoop House

Read More 10/5/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Solar Array

Read More 10/2/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Native Planting

Read More 10/1/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Agroecology

Read More 9/30/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Climate Change

Read More 9/29/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Green Transportation

Read More 9/28/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: LEED Certification

Read More 9/25/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Permaculture

Read More 9/24/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 11: Snakeroot

Read More 9/23/2020
Activities

An Experiment in At-Home Composting: Part 1

Read More 9/22/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Bioswales

Read More 9/18/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 10: Boneset

Read More 9/17/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 9: Vervain

Read More 9/15/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Permeable Pavement

Read More 9/10/2020
Activities

Composting at Home

Read More 9/9/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Constructed Wetlands

Read More 9/8/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 9: Sunflower

Read More 9/7/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Sustainability September: Green Roof

Read More 9/4/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Climate Change Resources for Educators

Read More 9/3/2020
Activities

Sizzling Summer Reading: Books That Buzz

Read More 9/2/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Bumblebees

Read More 9/1/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Pollination

Read More 8/28/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Seed Bombs

Read More 8/27/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Chrysalis Vs. Cocoon

Read More 8/26/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Eastern Swallowtail Butterflies

Read More 8/25/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Metamorphosis

Read More 8/21/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 7: Anise Hyssop

Read More 8/20/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Creating Monarch Habitat

Read More 8/19/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Monarch Tagging

Read More 8/18/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Monarchs & Culture

Read More 8/14/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 6: Turtlehead

Read More 8/13/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Monarch Migration Game

Read More 8/12/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Monarch Life Cycle

Read More 8/11/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: The Great Monarch Migration

Read More 8/6/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: Monarch Anatomy

Read More 8/5/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: What's That in the Meadow?

Read More 8/4/2020
Activities

Monarch & Meadow Month: What Makes a Meadow?

Read More 8/3/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 5: Black-Eyed Susan

Read More 7/28/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 4: Joe-Pye Weed

Read More 7/23/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Catching Fireflies

Read More 7/22/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Habitat & Light Pollution

Read More 7/21/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 3: Cardinal Flower

Read More 7/17/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Flash Patterns

Read More 7/16/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Folklore

Read More 7/15/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Geography

Read More 7/14/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Life Cycle

Read More 7/10/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Firefly Anatomy

Read More 7/9/2020
Activities

Virtual Firefly Festival: Bioluminescence

Read More 7/8/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 2: Bee Balm

Read More 7/7/2020
Activities

Red, White, and Blue is for the Birds

Read More 7/2/2020
Activities

Trees with Red, White, and Blue Hues

Read More 7/1/2020
Activities

Bats, Skinks, and Turtles are Red, White, and Blue, Too!

Read More 6/30/2020
Activities

A Red, White, and Blue-filled Plate

Read More 6/29/2020
Activities

Sizzling Summer Reading: Moth Madness

Read More 6/25/2020
Activities

Sizzling Summer Reading: Go Buggy

Read More 6/24/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Textures in Nature: Part 3

Read More 6/23/2020
Activities

Hummingbirds: Family Fun for Everyone

Read More 6/19/2020
Activities

Bee-Friendly Flowers Week 1: Milkweed

Read More 6/18/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Textures in Nature: Part 2

Read More 6/17/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

The Best Beak Ever

Read More 6/16/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Textures in Nature: Part 1

Read More 6/10/2020
Activities

Your Backyard: A Home for Hummingbirds

Read More 6/9/2020
Activities

Spotted Lanternfly: Beat that Bug!

Read More 6/2/2020
Activities

Preserving and Pressing Flowers

Read More 5/26/2020
Activities

Crafting in Nature

Read More 5/22/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Measure for Measure

Read More 5/19/2020
Activities

Creating a Garden for Butterflies

Read More 5/15/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Forgotten Flowers Week 6: Spring Beauty

Read More 5/13/2020
Activities

Explore Moths in Moonlit Meadows: Part 3

Read More 5/12/2020
Activities

How to Keep a Field Notebook and Draw Scientific Illustrations

Read More 5/7/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Forgotten Flowers Week 5: Trout Lily

Read More 5/6/2020
Activities

See Butterflies Aflutter

Read More 5/5/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Explore Moths in Moonlit Meadows: Part 2

Read More 4/30/2020
Activities

Return of the Hummingbirds

Read More 4/28/2020
Activities

Discover the Joy of Bird Watching!

Read More 4/24/2020
Activities

Explore Moths in Moonlit Meadows

Read More 4/23/2020
Activities

Journaling in Nature

Read More 4/21/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Small Patch, Big Diversity!

Read More 4/20/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

After the Sun Goes Down

Read More 4/16/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Observing Nature from your Window

Read More 4/7/2020
Activities

Plant Parts Search

Read More 4/2/2020
Activities

Adopt a Tree

Read More 3/31/2020
Lesson Plans, Activities

Color Matching in Nature

Read More 3/30/2020
Activities

5 to Stay Alive Activity

Read More 3/30/2020
Activities

Snags, Limbs, and Logs

Read More 3/30/2020
Activities

Observing Eagles from Afar

Read More 3/26/2020
Activities

Eagle Cam Scavenger Hunt

Read More 3/26/2020
Activities

Get to Know Your Local Wildlife

Read More 3/25/2020