cont’d.
Michigan’s Precious Few includes activities
explaining factors leading to the demise of species,
steps that can be taken to help these species, and
laws related to plant and wildlife protection. Materials
include videos, books, and puppets.
400 S. Badour Rd.
Midland, MI 48640-8661
Traveling
Educational Trunks
Native American Uses of Natural Resources
Use this traveling trunk to discover how Native
Americans interacted with natural resources a
thousand years ago. Reproduction items include an
arrow, stone drill, stone point, and stone knife.Among
other items, the trunk also includes a brain tanned
hide, beaver pelt, fire making kit and baskets.
Tree Trunk includes activities on tree identification,
forest ecology, forest measurements, Michigan
lumbering history, and human uses of trees. Materials
include cross-sections of trees, tree identification
books, historical lumbering photos and much more.
Wetlands are one of our most precious ecosystems,
and this trunk gives a glimpse into why. Books, maps
of wetland changes in Michigan, videos, activities, and
more bring this amazing resource to life.
Homestead Life uses a variety of artifacts to teach
children about Michigan farm life in the 1870s.
Included in the trunk are items such as McGuffey
readers, toys and games typically played, clothes,
butter molds, wool carders and much more! There
is also a written packet with background information
and activity ideas.
For more information or
to register, please contact
Chippewa Nature Center at
989.631.0830 or register online
www.chippewanaturecenter.org
At Home
with Nature
Supporting Homeschool Education
2015-16
At Home with Nature
This program
is designed to
supplement
homeschool
elementary
education through
fun, interactive,
hands-on activities.
Each series consists
of three programs,
all held at the Visitor Center. Each session is
limited to 30 students.
Groups will be divided
based on the age of
the students, with the
minimum age being 5 and
the maximum age being
12 years old. Each series is
$12 per student and $10
for each additional sibling.
(CNC members: $9 per
student, $7 for each
additional sibling.)
Series must be registered for as a package, and
missed sessions
cannot be made
up or refunded.
Pre-registration
is required at
least one week
before the start
of the series.
Late Summer Series
Thursdays, Sept 24, Oct 8 & 22
10-11:30 am or 1-2:30 pm
Sept 24 – Butterflies & Metamorphosis
Oct 8 – Aquatic Life
Oct 22 – Water Cycle
Fall Series
Thursdays, Nov 5 & 19, Dec 3
10-11:30 am or 1-2:30 pm
Nov 5 – Fish & Their Habitats
Nov 19 – Physics of Flight
Dec 3 – Food Chains & Webs
Winter Series
Thursdays, Feb 4 & 18, March 3
10-11:30 am or 1-2:30 pm
Feb 4 – Tracks & Animals Movement
Feb 18 – Physics of Snowshoeing
March 3 – Ecology
Spring Series
Thursdays, April 7, 21 & May 5
10-11:30 am or 1-2:30 pm
April 7 – The “Nature” of Physics
April 21 – Simple Machines on the Farm
May 5 – Fishing
Traveling
Educational Trunks
The Traveling Trunks are filled with hands-on,
interdisciplinary activities. Each trunk contains
a curriculum guide (which includes vocabulary
lists, reproducible worksheets, and background
information), and materials for conducting the
activities such as books, pictures, and specimens.
Trunks may be checked-out for a 2-week period for
a fee of $20. An additional fee will be assessed if you
need the trunk mailed to you. All trunk curriculum
guides are designed for grades 3-6, but anyone may
check-out the trunks.
Alien Invasion!
This trunk includes activities focusing on identification
of invasive exotic species, management, impact exotic
species have on ecosystems, and much more. It’s
packed full of hands-on lessons, pictures, books, videos
and posters!
Fish & Their Habitats
This trunk includes activities focusing on classification,
predator-prey relationships, and conservation efforts.
Materials include fish identification books, fish scales
for up-close investigation, rubber fish replicas, maps of
local watersheds, and much more.
Furs & Skulls
Included in this trunk are the skulls and furs to compare
carnivores, herbivores, and omnivores. Skulls and furs
for a coyote, raccoon,
rabbit, beaver, and deer
are in the trunk. Also
included are activity and
identification guides.
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For more information or to register, please contact Chippewa Nature Center at
989.631.0830 or register online at www.chippewanaturecenter.org