The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program

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The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is a dynamic art- and science-based curriculum that teaches wetland and waterfowl conservation to students in kindergarten through high school. The program encourages students to explore their natural world, invites them to investigate biology and wildlife management principles and challenges them to express and share what they have learned with others.

Since its inception in 1989, the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program has used a science-based art curriculum. Students are involved in hands-on learning opportunities, discovering the wonders of North American waterfowl, habitat characteristics, and conservation principles - all through a visual arts program.


Among the materials available to support this learning are four curriculum guides that help spark interest in wildlife and habitat conservation through science, art, math and technology focused lessons and activities. 

https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/Education/junior-duck-stamp-conservation-program/DSOfactsheetJR.pdf


Print the worksheet and start your research today

https://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/edsitement.neh.gov/files/worksheets/worksheet03_stamp.pdf


Homeschool information

https://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/education/JuniorDuckStamp-HomeschoolGuide.pdf

Learning and the Junior Duck Stamp Homeschool Guide
The Junior Duck Stamp Homeschool Guide is written for the home school educator, as a
supplement to the Junior Duck Stamp Educator Guide and Youth Guide. It is designed to
help families take advantage of the flexibility of the learning environment in the homeschool
setting to enhance the quality of learning about the environment as well as teach skills that
students will use for the rest of their lives. This guide makes it easy for families to select
activities that best match their interests and their educational goals. Youth Guide activities
build the skills students need to successfully engage in a wetland or waterfowl project.
Project-based learning allows students to apply and practice skills in multiple disciplines as
they pursue their goal. Find more about project-based learning in Appendix B.

Why Waterfowl and Wetlands for Homeschoolers?
Homeschool families are in unique positions to get the most out of their Junior Duck Stamp
experiences. Homeschool youth have much more freedom to explore connections to the
natural world because they are not limited to a particular setting or time frame, as many
formal and even non formal educational experiences usually are. Waterfowl, as subjects, are
beautiful and fun to watch; amazing flyers, divers, and swimmers; and closely connected to
not only wetland habitats, but also to human history and culture. Exploring waterfowl and
wetlands is something that family members all can enjoy together or as part of their larger
community.
The Homeschool Guide is designed to encourage families to take advantage of community
outdoor classrooms such as wildlife refuges, nature centers, or national, state, county and
municipal parks and forests. Natural history, science, and children’s museums, as well as
zoos, can also play a big role in learning about wetlands and waterfowl for students in urban

or suburban settings.