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
Offered: September through November
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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
Offered: September through November
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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
Offered: November and December
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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
Offered: December through February
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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
Offered: December through February
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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
Offered: December through March
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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
Offered: February Through April
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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
Offered: May and June
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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
Offered: May and June
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