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 (formerly “Private Eye”)
Archaeology – The Science of Deciphering the Past
Approximate Length: 1 hour
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $125 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: $125 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: $125 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: 3-8th
Cost: $125 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 the role of data collection through various methods of observation.
The instructor accomplishes this through an interactive process that includes introducing students to the concepts of developing a hypothesis and data collection through observations. This exercise includes a “guessing game” that challenges the students to make deductions about sample objects based upon their data collection.
Approximate Length: 1 hour
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $125 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 admin@dunescenter.org.