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Exploring Habitats
Grade Level:  4
Duration:  3 hours
Offered:  Year-round (some activities are seasonal)
Description:
Program Duration: 3 hours

 

Indoor Presentation:

Interactive presentation on:

  • introduction to various habitats
  • basic food chains
  • human impact on habitats and food chains

Outdoor Component:

  • Interactive hike through the fields, forests and wetlands of the McCurdy woodlands
  • Students will collect data on the various habitats including signs and signatures of wildlife, food and water sources, potential animal homes etc.
  • Students will be able to use the data they collect to compare the various habitats and their components
  • Observe and discuss the effects of human and natural change in habitats