Pick a Series
Discovery Creek makes is easy for you to book two or three programs for your class. Choose any of the options below, and your field trips will seamlessly emphasize the same science concepts and ideas. All programs provide age-appropriate activities and meet national and local science standards. Call (202) 337-5111 today to book a series for your class.
Series 1: Lively Life Cycles
Pre K - 1st Grade
Are your students curious about how animals grow and change? Discovery Creek
offers two programs that allow students to study how animals grow and change
in their life cycles.
Eggs to Legs lets students examine the
way that mammals and birds grow and change. Then they compare those changes
to the tremendous changes that amphibians experience. At
Six-legged Sensations,
Groovy Growers! engages your students in an insect investigation
as they learn about the amazing changes these critters undergo during metamorphosis.
Series 2: Survival Specialists*
Pre K - 1st Grade
Want to learn more about how animals meet their basic needs of food, shelter,
and protection? Take your students through this three part series of programs!
Meet some super-sensory animals that use their highly tuned senses to find food
and protect themselves during
Animal Sensations. At
Animal
Architects, your students will find out how some animals make or build
their shelters or homes. Then,
Snow Place like Home will let
your students discover what animals do to survive in the winter when food is
scarce and the weather is cold. Your students will complete these hands-on,
minds-on programs with a greater understanding of how animals are able to survive
in their environment.
Series 3: Forest Features*
Pre K - 6th Grade
Your students will get friendly with forests in this three-program series! First,
travel
Out on a Limb, as your students journey from treetop
to root tip in an exploration of trees and the temperate forest environment.
Next, at
Soil Sleuths, students will take a closer look at
what happens right under their feet on the forest floor as they answer the age-old
question: "Where do all the leaves go after they fall?" Finally, students will
put their new forest knowledge to the test as they compare the forests of the
Washington, DC area to tropical rainforests at
Tropical Treehouse.
Series 4: Insect Inspection*
Pre K - 6th Grade
Invigorate your students with this three-program series on insects. Begin with
an investigation into what makes an insect an insect at
Insects Head-to-Toe
(Pre K - 1st) or
Bug Basics (2nd - 6th). Then investigate many
of the fantastic ways that insects are adapted to survive in
Here, There,
and Everywhere (Pre K - 1st) or
Incredible Insects
(2nd- 6th). Finally, learn about the magic of metamorphosis with a study of
insect life cycles at
Groovy Growers! (Pre K- 1st) or
Terrific
Transformations (2nd- 6th). Get your class in-step with insects.
Series 5: Curious Classes
2nd - 6th Grade
Study three classes of animals--insecta, amphibia, and reptile--at Discovery
Creek! Your students will become familiar with different creatures and classifications
as they participate in two hands-on programs. Students will find out what makes
an insect an insect at
Bug Basics in the
Six-legged Sensations
exhibition. They will become true herpetologists as they study the fascinating
animals that we call herps (reptiles and amphibians) at
Scales and Trails.
At the conclusion of these two programs, students will understand how and why
humans classify living creatures.
Series 6: Habitat Helpers
2nd - 6th Grade
Discovery Creek offers two programs examine the impact humans have on the earth.
At
Tropical Treehouse students learn about the tropical rainforest
and the ways that human behavior affects the rainforest, both in the past and
the future. At
Creek Critters, students explore human impact
closer to home as they learn about the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the ways
people can have both positive and negatives influences on its health. Students
will leave both programs with a sense of environmental stewardship and an understanding
that they, too, play a role in protecting earth's diverse ecosystems.
* = Sign up for this series and receive a multi-program discount.
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hard copy of the 2005-2006 School Program Guide, please call (202) 337-5111.
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