OUTREACH PROGRAMS

     

NEW in 2009!

Have Conservation Discovery Education Programs come to you! Enjoy a half day program full of hands-on activies in your classroom and schoolyard. Outreach programs are modified versions of the onsite school programs and are led by an Area Educator.

Cost: $7/ student, plus a $50 mileage fee for every day that an educator visits the school

For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, click here.

What Teachers Are Saying About the Cross Outreach Programs

"Excellent- it was really nice and relaxing and less stressful and tiring for you to come to us."

"Great ! Lots of engaging activities-Students learned a lot."

Now taking bookings for Fall 2009.

For available dates and to register, please contact us at 403-931-2042.

We also encourage teachers to get their students involved in conservation education with our "Take Action" projects.

 

WINTER WALKABOUT - GRADES 1 - 2

Investigate what animals and plants need to survive our coldest season! Experiment with snow as an insulator and become a vole underneath a snow blanket. Use track makers, sounds, and natural objects to discover who lives here in winter, then explore your own backyard. Weather dependent – must be able to spend majority of program outside. 

Curriculum ties: Seasonal changes, Needs of Animals and Plants (Grade 1); Small Crawling and Flying Animals, Hot and Cold Temperature (Grade 2)

THE AMAZING MINI ADVENTURE - GRADES 1 - 3

Discover the wee world of insects! Get up close with live insects and natural objects (hives, galls, larva tunnels) to study life cycles and habitats. Investigate aquatic insects in a mini pond and create bug parks based on different needs! Try out a bug’s life through metamorphosis and food chain games and find out how you can protect insects

 

Curriculum ties: Small Crawling and Flying Animals (Grade 2), Animal Life Cycles (Grade 3)

 

THE WEB OF LIFE - GRADES 3 - 4
Untangle the roles of plants and animals in a forest habitat. Investigate skulls, antlers, seeds, and more to discover how each species’ needs are connected in a web of life. Explore food chains, predator-prey relationships, and waste recycling and dissect real owl pellets if available. Finally, determine your role in protecting the web!

Curriculum ties: Animal Life Cycles (Grade 3); Plant Growth and Changes, and Waste and Our World (Grade 4)

 

FOREST EXPLORE - GRADE 6

Explore the value of forests to wildlife and humans. Use a dichotomous key and real tree and shrub samples to identify a mystery plant to cure your ‘ailment’. Count rings on tree cookies and investigate various tree measurements. Take on the roles of forest animals with food chain and habitat games and debate the importance of forests to you.

 

Curriculum ties: Trees and Forests (Grade 6)

 
Note: Only the main curriculum ties are listed. Each program may connect to several other curriculum areas.