We currently offer five programs for your classroom for students K-8th grades.
Mammals – Pelage, Skulls, and Tracks
Birds – Our Feathered Friends
Sand Secrets – Microhabitats for Invertebrates
Observations and Deductions – Scientific Method
Archaeology – The Science of Deciphering the Past
Approximate Length: 1 hour
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $140 per classroom (up to 35 students)
Note: 10% discount if you schedule more than 1 module per day.
The objective of this lesson is to familiarize students with local mammals, their diet, field markings, and ecological roles. The instructor accomplishes this through four activities:
Approximate Length: 1 hour
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $140 per classroom (up to 35 students)
Note: 10% discount if you schedule more than 1 module per day.
The objective of this lesson is to familiarize students with local birds, their diet, unique field marks, and ecological roles. The instructor accomplishes this through three activities:
Approximate Length: 1 hour
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $140 per classroom (up to 35 students)
Note: 10% discount if you schedule more than 1 module per day.
The objective of this lesson is to familiarize students with the origin and components that make up our sand in our dunes and local beaches. The lesson introduces the sand’s unique geology and the microhabitat it provides invertebrates. The instructor accomplishes this through three activities:
Approximate Length: 1 hour
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $140 per classroom (up to 35 students)
Note: 10% discount if you schedule more than 1 module per day.
The objective of this lesson is to familiarize students with the components of the scientific method, specifically the development of hypotheses and testing of that hypothesis.
The instructor accomplishes this through an interactive process that includes introducing students to the concepts of developing a hypothesis and data collection through observations and experiments.
Approximate Length: 1 hour
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $140 per classroom (up to 35 students)
Note: 10% discount if you schedule more than 1 module per day.
In this lesson students learn about the science of archaeology and how archaeologists use clues in the form of artifacts to piece together the story of past cultures.
The instructor accomplishes this through three activities:
To learn more about our classroom programs, please contact us at 805.343.2455 or email us at education@dunescenter.org.