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| LIFE IN THE FOREST
Students explore the ecological niche of trees in the forest and the birds which inhabit them. Slides, museum specimens and hands-on activities introduce such topics as photosynthesis, deciduous and evergreen trees, bird migration and feeding habits. Grades: K to 6
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LONG ISLAND GEOLOGY
Our slide presentation introduces glaciation and its effect on Long Island's geological history. In the lab, students will created and learn about topographic maps. Grades: 4 to 6
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| NATIVE AMERICANS
A slide presentation looks at Long Island's Native American culture. In the lab, children use their investigative skills to explore how the first Americans adapted to their environment. Young groups plant seeds, older groups create clay pots. Grades: K to 6
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LONG ISLAND'S WILDLIFE
Become a woodland sleuth. Learn how animals survive the winter and what their tracks tell us. Using museum specimens and slides, students compare and interpret data and make their own animal tracks. Grades: K to 3
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| LONG ISLAND'S WATER: CLOUD TO FAUCET AND BACK AGAIN
Discover how to use the different kinds of clouds to predict tomorrow's weather. Trace the complex journey that water takes on long Island as it travels from those clouds to our faucets and back again. Find out what we can do to preserve the quality and abundance of our fresh water. Grades: 4 to 6
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EARTH SHAKERS
Learn how the inside of the Earth causes changes on its surface in the form of volcanoes and earthquakes. Use hands-on activities to explore such properties as color size, shape, texture, density and magnetism Grades: K to 3
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| DINOSAUR DETECTIVES
Children use investigative skills as they speculate about dinosaurs, solve and puzzle of dinosaur bones and make plaster fossils. Grades: K to 3
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SEASHORE
Explore the ways in which sea creatures have adapted to the variety of conditions that exist on Long Island's north and south shores. The intricate food web that connects plants, animals and their environment are presented. Weather permitting, a brief visit to a north shore beach is included. Grades: K to 6
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| INVESTIGATING INSECTS
Insects have been important inhabitants of the Earth for the last 350 million years. Through slides, museum specimens and "create an insect" lab session, students explore anatomy, life cycles, and protective coloration of insects. Grades: K to 4
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Earth & Space Science Building
SUNY at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NY 11794-2100
Phone: (516) 632-8230
Fax: (516) 632-8240