Gr 2-4 Give a Hoot for Owls

Owls are  important top predators that use their adaptations to survive in their ecosystem. While owls are similar to other raptors they do have many differences. Even among owls different species can vary greatly, many owls for many habitats.

The Lee Richardson Zoo's Distance Learning Studio offers a multitude of environmental programs to students all over the nation. Our programs always include 2-4 live animals. However, we are currently unable to give programs from actual exhibits around the zoo. If you would like to know which specific animals will be used in your program, please contact the Distance Learning Coordinator directly.


Program Format
1. Begins with a discussion of Birds of Prey (aka Raptors) and their various characteristics/adaptations.
2. Discussion of a nocturnal owl and identify the adaptations that the students notice or know of.
3. Discussion on a diurnal owl and the different needs between the two. Continue with adaptations of owls.
4. Discussion of a falconiforme (falcons and relatives) and discuss the differences between owls and falcons.
5. Review over information discussed in the program.


By Request Cost: $100.00


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Lee Richardson Zoo 

Whitney wbuchman@garden-city.org 312 Finnup Drive Garden City, KS  67846 United States Phone: (620) 276-1250 Fax: (620) 276-1259

Gr. 3-6 Building the Erie Canal

Using primary documents and works of art students will look back in time at the work that went into building the Erie Canal and the natural and political barriers that were over come to accomplish its construction. Students will also examine the importance of the Erie Canal for trade and transportation throughout the country.

By Request Cost: $125.00

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Albany Institute of History & Art Barbara Collins education@albanyinstitute.org Education Department 125 Washington Aveune Albany, NY  12210 United States Phone: (518) 463-4478 ext. 405 Fax: (518) 463-5506

Gr 3-5 Pole to Pole: Polar Bears to Penguins

Pole to Pole: Polar Bears to Penguins: This appealing winter season program capitalizes on children's natural curiosity by engaging them in observation and deduction of cold weather animals. Using visuals, games, and live animals, students will explore the role that specific adaptations play for an animal's survival in a cold climate. Students will learn about the adaptations of animals from polar bears to penguins as well as where some cold habitats are located throughout the world.


This program is available Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. This is a special seasonal program that will only be offered from November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012.


By Request Cost: $180.00
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Ami Dobelle
distancelearning@wcs.org
Wildlife Conservation Society/ Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY  10460-1068
United States
Phone: (718) 741-1693
Fax: (718) 364-2225

Challenger Learning Center e-Missions

Academic year 2010-2011 is well underway and we would like you to consider how e-Missions™ can help you make this year the best yet for your students.  Please check out our growing list of e-Missions that we offer at www.e-missions.net.  Each mission scenario has its own website; complete with lesson plans, materials, and information for you. 

**NEW THIS YEAR**

WV Storm – (Middle School)

Hurricane Alert! - (Middle School)

CyberSurgeons- (High School)

At the Challenger Learning Center, one of our goals is to help teachers provide positive, productive, and engaging learning experiences for students.  Our e-Mission programs offer a wide range of options for teachers to help them meet learning objectives for the year.  Each e-Mission includes a wide range of prepared lesson plans aligned with state and national standards ready for you to deliver in your classroom. 

After completing a minimum number of lesson plans, your class ‘connects live’ with Mission Control at the Challenger Learning Center to help solve problems.  Your class will assemble into an Emergency Response Team made up of specialist groups to use their math, science and reading skills to help NASA solve problems.

In essence, this program equals the thrill of a field trip for your students without leaving the classroom.  We can connect with any classroom, anywhere with the use of a few computers, video conferencing equipment and internet access.  E-missions are ‘no bus, no fuss’ virtual field trips and they are great tools to expose your students to technology at the same time that you cover core math and science topics.

If you have not yet scheduled your e-Mission(s) for this year, now is the time!  Please complete and return the attached reservation form or register on-line at www.e-missions.net.  I look forward to flying with you and your students this year!  Kathleen

Kathleen Frank

Assistant Director

e-Missions Programs

Challenger Learning Center

Wheeling Jesuit University

316 Washington Ave.

Wheeling, WV  26003

304-243-2495 (desk)

304-780-6614 (cell)

www.e-missions.net

Gr 4-6 1900s Logging Camp: The Life of a Lumberjack (FREE 10/31-11/4: Limited Number of Classes Available)

The year is 1900, America is growing fast and timber is in high demand! Join us a at a Northern Minnesota logging camp where students take on the roles of lumberjacks and explore the lives of men who cut, hauled and floated logs downstream to the sawmills. Students will examine historical artifacts to learn how humans and technology impacted the forest.

1. Introduction of presenter as Foreman or boss of logging camp, the owner of the logging camp and the students as employees of the logging camp.
2. We then discuss the history of the logging industry before and during 1900
3. Then students are introduced to Logging Camp and the buildings at logging camp
4. Students then learn about daily life a logging camp and how each of their jobs at logging camp help the whole crew work together.
5. Concluding with how logging has changed and how logging has impacted the environment.

This program is available by request ONLY

http://goo.gl/DPy1v

$120.00 for schools not in the State of Minnesota

Limited Number of FREE Classes Available for October 31st to November 4th.

Minnesota Historical Society

Margaret Nimocks
ivc@mnhs.org
345 Kellogg Blvd. West
St. Paul, MN  55102
United States
Phone: (651) 259-3412
Fax: (651) 282-2484

Gr. 5-8 Special author Discussion, Don't Feed the Bully, Fall/winter edition

It's September, and you need a book to assign for class reading. Don't Feed the Bully has been shown to be a great choice! 86% of sixth grade boys who said they don't like reading, in a recent study,* finishedDon't Feed the Bully, and called it their favorite or equal to any book they had ever read. Over 90% of all students finished the book and over 75% said it was their favorite or equal book. Plus, the topic of bullying in a novel that is funny, fun, and accessible creates a million teachable moments in each lesson.

Then after reading the book to have a discussion with the author on writing, the genre of the hard boiled detective, and bullying.

Brad Tassell's bullying presentations are known for bringing huge laughs, music, magic, and responsible information on bullying. Including, simple steps to moving the bully target, creating empathy, and taking responsibility for violence.

This program is stripped down to discussing in-depth the important topics in the book and it's concept. There will still be lots of laughs because as a 22 year veteran of the comedy stage, Brad can't help it!

Each student will be responsible for having questions ready to ask. One related to bullying and the other related to writing, authorship, literature, or the genre of the detective novel. Plus, the use of simile, metaphor, and analogy to enhance meaning and humor.

Brad will have lots of questions too.

This is a not to miss learning opportunity for incredible growth right off the school year bat.

“In a nutshell: Don't Feed the Bully is an important self-help book for pre-teens that is cleverly disguised as a hilarious, fictional novel. Don't Feed the Bully provides practical advice to children on the extremely important topic of bullying. Yet it delivers that advice in a humorous, captivating plot that makes putting the book down nearly impossible. I urge educators to adopt this as required reading for your middle-school children. Doing so would be a major step forward in takling the serious problem of bullying, which continues to lead to escalating violence in our schools.” Barnes and Noble.com reviewer, 5/12/2007 ***** 

The book will be mailed out to arrive as early as possible, the fee for the conference will be due on arrival of the books.

*2007, 2008 Discover Middle school study of sixth and seventh graders who read the book.

Program Format:

A magic trick that illustrates that reading is the only true magic.

Introduction by Brad Tassell

I will facilitate the discussion.

There will be appropriate stories used for explanation.

I will question students on their ideas on bullying and it's causes and cures, and on writing, creativity, and the use of simile, metaphor, and analogy.

This program is available by request ONLY

http://goo.gl/FQbjd

By Request Cost: $200.00

Brad Tassell
llessat@aol.com
P.O.Box 1437
Bowling Green, KY  42101
United States
Phone: (812) 660-0191

Gr 2-5 Virtual Victory Garden

Community, school, and home gardening and the recent local and slow food initiatives all have roots in the Victory Garden movement of WWII. Students will play a fun and exciting game where they will discover how to grow a successful garden. During the game, students will complete activities related to the WWII Home Front, nutrition, healthy food choices, and community building. The program reinforces the values and skills that won the war, including teamwork, optimism, social action, and hard work.


Program Format
1. Introduction to the Museum (5 minutes)
2. Overview of Victory Gardening during WWII (10 minutes)
3. Play game identifying the steps to grow a successful garden (30 minutes total)


Objectives
1. Introduce the Victory Garden movement and its significance during the war and now.

2. Present a fun game that reinforces the steps to grow a successful garden.

3. Present important values and lessons from the war such as teamwork, optimism, and service.

4. Explore how to make healthy choices and establish good eating habits.

5. Encounter WWII artifacts including propaganda posters and photographs, gaining insight into history through object-based learning.


By Request Cost: $100.00


The National WWII Museum

Chrissy Gregg
virtualclassroom@nationalww2museum.org
The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA  70130
United States
Phone: (504) 528-1944 ext. 351
Fax: (504) 527-6088

K -2 Hardtack’s TITANIC Adventure!

Hear the adventurous tale of Hardtack-the-Mouse as he sets sail for America aboard the R.M.S. Titanic! We’ll retrace his trip as he meets the friendly (and not-so-mouse-loving) people in first, second, and third class, all while experiencing the sights and sounds aboard the “unsinkable” ship. Then we’ll join Hardtack as he survives the ship’s sinking aboard a lifeboat and eventually makes it safely to New York City!


Program Format
1. Students will hear the story of TITANIC’S maiden voyage as experienced by Hardtack-the-Mouse.
2. Students will track the voyage from Europe to the United States in Hardtack’s photo journal.
3. Students will listen and dance to music from the period.
4. Story ends with an explanation of how Hardtack’s tale compares to the real story of TITANIC’S maiden voyage.
5. Program concludes as students make their own TITANIC postcard.


Objectives
1. The student will be able to identify the American Flag and Statue of Liberty as symbols of the United States.
2. The student will be able to locate the seven continents, Atlantic Ocean, the United States, and England, as well as the general location of New York City and Egypt.
3. The student will be able to explain that coal was used to fuel ships in the early 20th century.
4. The student will be able to describe how coal scarcity affected ships traveling in the early 20th century.
5. The student will understand that different types of people traveled aboard the R.M.S. TITANIC with different accommodations.
6. The student will understand that the TITANIC set sail in 1912 from England on its way to New York City, but ran into an iceberg and sank.
7. The student will learn that many passengers were unable to get into a lifeboat.


Interactive Cost: $125.00


The Mariners' Museum

Anne Marie Millar
distancelearning@marinersmuseum.org
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA  23606
United States
Phone: (757) 591-7748

Gr 2-6 Colours in Nature

We’ll start with animals and determine exactly what they are trying to ‘say’ with the colour of their feathers, fur, skin or scales. We’ll use live (seasonally dependent) and preserved specimens as well as images and videos to demonstrate some of these adaptations while discussing what they mean and how they are interpreted. We’ll also explore the connection between flower colours and animals that are attracted to them. Finally, depending on the time of year we’ll take a few minutes to talk about changing leaf colour.


Program Format
1. Discuss the children's observations while outside exploring the rainbow.
2. Discuss what we see compared to how animals see.
3. Discover different ways animals use colour to warn, trick or advertise.
4. Participants will pretend they are certain animals and share what their message is.
5. Time is allowed for questions and answers


30-45 minutes depending on grade level
Interactive Cost: $125.00


Royal Botanical Gardens (Canada) 


Karin Davidson-Taylor
kdavidsontaylor@rbg.ca
Royal Botanical Gardens
680 Plains Road West
Burlington, Ontario, Canada  L7T 4H4
Canada
Phone: 905-527-1158 x249
Fax: 905-577-0375


Taken from the CILC Content Provider Updates at www.cilc.org

Gr 6-11 Become an Ambassador for the United States

The Ambassador Program offers two semester-long projects for elementary, middle school and high school students.
The Research Project
Students on both sides of the ocean will meet regularly to compare research conducted on selected topics. The final re-sults will be presented to each other in an innovative and creative format at the end of the first semester.
The Community Service Project
Students from both sides will combine their efforts, skills and access to form a service group. Throughout the course, students can discover interests and talents as well as build skills and confidence in both themselves and their class-mates.
The Akoma Ntoso Cultural Center, along with the generously donated Telepresence equipment from Polycom Corpora-tion, enable students on both sides of the ocean to connect on a very real level, face to face, culture to culture, and dis-cover for themselves their commonality. Our cultural exchange programs have inspired students and teachers on both continents to see new and unique ways of learning and sharing. The Ambassador Program develops cultural awareness, relationships and practical experience in putting knowledge to work in the service of one’s peers abroad. Our hope is that this program will be a first step towards the students becoming lifelong global citizens.

Please see the following link for details: http://www.oiadaintl.org/pdf_files/Ambassador_Program.pdf

Interactive Cost: $150.00

Oiada International

Darryl Batts
darrylbatts@oiadaintl.org
191 Central Avenue
Newark, NJ  07103
United States
Phone: (973) 732-3188


Taken from CILC Content Provider updates at www.cilc.org

Other programs from Oiada International

Create African Arts and Crafts live from Africa - by Oiada International  2010-11 Honorable Mention
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Oiada International would like to give an interactive educational session on dying cloths with Adinkra symbols that have been part of the Ghanaian culture for centuries. The first part of the session will be to teach the history and significance of the symbols...Availability: By Request ONLY
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Learn African Music Live from Ghana - by Oiada International  2010-11 Honorable Mention
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Oiada International would like to take a trip through time to experience the history of music via theatrical performance, skits and live interaction with students. Music is an international form of communication that can be understood and expressed beyond the ...Availability: By Request ONLY
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Learn to cook African dishes from students - by Oiada International  2010-11 Honorable Mention
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Oiada International would like to give a demonstration on preparation of foods indigenous to Ghana. The interactive session will include a demonstration of traditional techniques with common foods such as Cassava, Plantain, FuFu and Banku.Availability: By Request ONLY
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Gr 3 Spooktacular Math and Mammals

Students will learn about mammals by focusing on bats. They will also be creating a craft by way of solving math problems and they will also use problem solving skills in this 40-45 minute session.

Program Format
This is completely interactive and will involve question and answer, problem solving and craft actvities. As the presenter works through the content, these steps will be directed.

Interactive Cost: $75.00

  East Central Ohio Educational Service Center

  Michele Carlisle or Marilyn Roder
video@ecoesc.org
834 East High Avenue
New Philadelphia, OH  44663
United States
Phone: (330) 308-9939 ext. 8251
Fax: (330) 308-0964

Gr K-2 October discount special - Not So Scary

Join us (if you dare) as we meet some of the Zoo's "spooky species" and discover they're really not so scary after all!

Program format: 
We begin with a discussion on which animals are considered "scary" and why. We also briefly discuss Halloween and the animals associated with it.
We observe and examine different animals commonly thought of as scary and explain why this isn't necessarily so.
We conclude the program with a question and answer session.

Objectives:   

Participants will explain the significance of Halloween and the animals associated with it.

Participants will voice their fears of certain animals, and hopefully gain an appreciation for those animals after learning more about them.
Participants will list certain animals that are commonly considered to be "scary", "dangerous", or "spooky".

Interactive Cost: $80.00

October discount special - Not So Scary - by Indianapolis Zoo

 Allison Young
dlearning@indyzoo.com
1200 W Washington St
Indianapolis, IN  46222
United States
Phone: (317) 630-2044
Fax: (317) 630-5114