“What do parents owe their young that is more important than a warm and trusting connection to the Earth…?”
– Theodore Roszak
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORERS
Connecting children in grades kindergarten – grade 6 to the natural world by integrating the foundations of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
What is Environmental Explorers?
**FREE, standards aligned program to discuss topics in environmental science and complete
interactive STEM challenges.
When and where do the Environmental Explorers meet?
**Sessions are held throughout the year at the Environmental Learning Barn.
**Parents are welcome to stay on reserve property while their children are exploring the program.
What is Environmental Explorers?
**FREE, standards aligned program to discuss topics in environmental science and complete
interactive STEM challenges.
When and where do the Environmental Explorers meet?
**Sessions are held throughout the year at the Environmental Learning Barn.
**Parents are welcome to stay on reserve property while their children are exploring the program.
MONARCH MADNESS
September 29, 2018: 9 am – Noon
Did you know? Monarch butterflies can travel up to 3,000 miles south for the winter? Join us as we examine monarch migration and complete a STEM challenge for butterflies to visit!
For this session, we will:
Did you know? Monarch butterflies can travel up to 3,000 miles south for the winter? Join us as we examine monarch migration and complete a STEM challenge for butterflies to visit!
For this session, we will:
- Discuss butterfly life cycle
- Discuss color pattern and how they also look similar to the Viceroy
- Nature hike to search for monarchs and milkweed
- Play a monarch migration game
- STEM challenge for K-2: Build your own butterfly feeder
- STEM challenge for 3-6: Build your own pollinator garden
Between the branches
October 20, 2018 from 9 am – Noon
Tall tree, short tree, red tree, orange tree! Leaves are falling and autumn is calling! Join us as we discover how leaves change colors, investigate different types of trees, and complete a STEM challenge for designing your own tree.
For this session, we will:
Tall tree, short tree, red tree, orange tree! Leaves are falling and autumn is calling! Join us as we discover how leaves change colors, investigate different types of trees, and complete a STEM challenge for designing your own tree.
For this session, we will:
- Life cycle of a tree (discuss seeds)
- How to tell the age of a tree
- Leaf scavenger hunt
- STEM challenge of building a free standing tree
Nocturnal Animals
November 17, 2018 from 9 am - Noon
Learn about how animals adapt to their nighttime habitat!
Learn about how animals adapt to their nighttime habitat!
