Circle of Life

Introduce your second or third graders to the natural world through inquiry-based science and environmental education activities! Through exploration of life cycles, habitats, and adaptations of local flora and fauna, students will develop their ability to engage in scientific techniques including making observations, asking essential questions, finding and evaluating evidence, and making comparisons. Students will gain awareness, appreciation, and understanding of the natural world, nature's significance to their quality of life, and of their ability to make a difference.

This program includes 3-5 one-hour classroom sessions and an optional field trip to Arcadia.

Program Location(s):

Arcadia, Easthampton
Your school or other location

Grades:

2, 3

Price:

Please contact [email protected] for current pricing.

Learning Standards Supported:

2-LS2-3 (MA) - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - how plant/animals depend on surroundings
2-LS4-1 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - observe/compare living things diff. env.
3-ESS2-1 - Earth's Systems - use graphs to predict seasonal weather
3-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - life cycles
3-LS4-2 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - individual variation relates to survival
3-LS4-3 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - env. constraints on organisms survival
3-LS4-4 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - changes in habitat affect reproduction
3-LS4-5 (MA) - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - pop. survival depends on reproduction

Contact:

For more information email us - [email protected].