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Education
All of the programs below are available.
Program
Locations:
M
- Myrick Conservation Center, West Chester
S
- Saalbach Farm, Coatesville
O
- Other location (add $1.50/participant)
Elementary School |
Middle School | High
School
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Adventure
Team
Locations:
M
Grades
4-5; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Students participate in a variety of problem-solving experiences that require group participation and physical activity. Elements are designed to break down barriers, foster teamwork and identify leadership potential among students. This program is recommended at the beginning of the school year, or prior to group projects and/or problem-solving activities.
All
About Owls
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.3/3.1.4/3.1.5/4.1.4
Grades
3-5; 1.5 hours; $6.00/participant OR 2 hours; $8.50/participant
with owl pellet dissection (1 pellet per student pair included)
What
makes an owl a great nocturnal predator?
Can an owl really turn its head all the way around its
body? Learn about
the fascinating lives of owls through an exploration of their
amazing adaptations. Get
a close look at a taxidermy mount of an owl that lives in
Southeastern Pennsylvania
, and then go on a habitat hike.
An adapted version
of this program can be conducted at your school, winter only.
Amazing
Adaptations
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.3/3.1.4/3.1.5/4.1.3/4.1.4
Grades
3-5;
Grade
3; 1.5 hours; $5.75/participant
Grades
4-5; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Observe
a variety of structural and behavioral adaptations of plants and
animals at the
Myrick
Center
, or other location of your choice.
Students will play games, and go on a hike to see
examples of how plants and animals have adapted in order to
survive. “Tooli
Birds,” a game that demonstrates the adaptations of bird
beaks, can be included upon request.
At
Home in Your Habitat
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.K/3.1.1/3.1.2/3.1.3/4.1.2/4.1.3
Grades K-3; 1.5 hours; $5.25/participant
Search
for signs of wildlife while learning about the four basic
components of a habitat. Students
will discover a variety of animal homes while learning how
specific habitats provide food, water, shelter and space.
Backyard
Farming
Locations:
M
Standards:
3.1.2/3.1.3/3.1.4/3.1.5/3.3.3/4.1.2/4.1.5/4.4.2/4.4.3/4.4.5
Grades
2-5; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Learn
about the life cycle of plants and insects while exploring the
Myrick
Center
’s organic vegetable garden and greenhouse.
Students will test the soil, search for insects and help
plant and harvest vegetables as the season permits.
Produce is donated to local food cupboards.
*Due
to seasonal constraints, please call to find out if this program
is available.
Common
Sense
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.2/3.1.3
Grades
K-3; 1.25 hours; $5.25/participant
Test
your sense of touch, smell, sight and hearing in the outdoors
during a sensory walk. Students
will learn to use their “sensory skills” to become more
aware of their surroundings.
Ecosystem
Explorations
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards
(Pond/Stream): 3.1.4/3.1.5/3.3.5/3.4.4/3.4.5/4.1.4/4.1.5
Standards
(Field/Forest): 3.1.4/3.1.5/3.2.4/4.1.4/4.3.4/4.5.4
Grades
4-5; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Explore
a pond, stream or field/forest ecosystem while discovering how
its inhabitants interact and adapt.
During the study, students will collect organisms and
examine their interdependency through the transfer of energy.
Each ecosystem study is 2 hours.
Findings
of Fall
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.K/3.1.1/3.1.2/4.1.K/4.1.1/4.1.2/4.2.K/4.2.1/4.2.2
Grades
K-2; 1.25 hours; $5.00/participant
Available September - November
Discover
how plants and animals adapt in the fall to prepare for the
upcoming winter, while observing the beautiful variety of autumn
colors. Learn why
different animals plan ahead, migrate and hibernate.
Students will also investigate the adaptations of special
seeds.
Geology
and Landforms
Locations:
M
Standards:
3.3.3/3.3.4/3.3.5
Grades
3-5; 1.5 hours; $6.00/participant
Don’t
get stuck between a rock and a hard place!
Gain a better understanding of Geology fundamentals
through hands-on activities.
Learn about the layers of the Earth and how metamorphic,
igneous and sedimentary rocks are formed.
Go on a scavenger hunt to rock outcroppings on our
property to find evidence of both natural and human-made changes
in the landscape.
Inspect
an Insect
Locations:
M
Standards:
3.1.1/3.1.2/3.1.3/3.1.4/3.1.5/4.1.1/4.1.2/4.1.3/4.1.4/4.2.2/4.2.3/4.4.1/4.4.2/4.5.4
Grades
1-5; 1.5 hours; $5.50/participant
Available April - October
Learn
how to use a sweep net to collect a variety of insects at the
Myrick
Center
! Insect body parts
and life cycles will be explored through movement and modeling.
Students will compare and contrast the similarities and
differences between aquatic and terrestrial adaptations to
enable a greater understanding of the importance of them for
their survival.
Lenape
Lore – Full Day
Locations:
M
Standards:
3.1.3/3.1.4/3.1.5/3.4.3/3.4.4/4.1.3/4.1.4/4.2.3/4.3.3/4.3.4/4.4.3/4.4.4/4.5.3/4.5.4/4.5.5
Grades
3-5; 3 hours; $10.00/participant
Step
back in time and explore the lives of the pre-contact Lenape
Native Americans. Students
will participate in hands-on activities in our replica
Lenape
Village
as they learn about home-life and hunting.
They will try their hand at popular skill games, and see
tools that were used in daily life.
Students will also learn foraging and fishing techniques,
as well as identify medicinal plants that the Lenape used.
This program is broken up into two 1.5 hour learning
sessions with a 30 minute lunch break in between.
Maximum 75 students.
Minimum 25 students.
Lenape
Lore – Half Day
Locations:
M
Standards:
3.1.3/3.1.4/3.1.5/3.4.3/3.4.4/4.1.3/4.1.4/4.2.3/4.3.3/4.3.4/4.4.3/4.4.4/4.5.3/4.5.4/4.5.5
Grades
3-5; 1.5 hours; $6.00/participant
Want
to learn about Native American life and still have time for
another program? Then
Step back in time and explore the lives of the pre-contact
Lenape Native Americans. Students
will participate in hands-on activities in our replica
Lenape
Village
as they learn about home-life and hunting.
They will try their hand at popular skill games, and see
tools that were used in daily life.
Maximum 100 students when
partnered with second program.
Minimum 25 students.
Lenape
Sense
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.1/3.1.2/4.1.1/4.1.2
Grades
1-2; 1.5 hours; $5.25/participant
Travel
back in time to learn about the life of the Lenape people.
Through various games and hands-on activities, students
will gain insight into how animals and people use their senses
to survive. Students
will experience the importance of living in harmony with nature
similar to the way the indigenous people lived.
This lesson is designed as an introduction to the Lenape
Lore programs and does not include a visit to the
Lenape
Village
.
Pebbles,
Sand and Soil
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.3.1/3.3.3
Grades
1-3; 1.25 hours; $5.50/participant
Based
on the Foss®kit, this program brings the inquiry-based approach
outside. Students
observe rocks and other earth materials by investigating water
in a stream, learning about local rocks and sorting a river rock
mixture by particle size. Students
also dissect the mixture and use soil sorter charts to learn
more about its composition.
Use this program as an introduction to the kit, or a
general overview of earth materials.
Pond
Sense
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.K/3.1.1/3.1.2/3.1.3/3.3.1/4.1.K/4.1.2/4.1.3/4.2.2/4.2.3/4.4.2/4.5.1/4.5.2
Grades
K-3; 1.5 hours; $5.25/participant
Go
on a sensory journey around the pond!
Learn the different stages of the frog’s life cycle
through games and hands-on activities.
Discover how frogs have adapted to survive in their
habitat. Compare
pond plants and animals with those that live on the land around
it. Students will
view live insects and animals previously collected from the
pond.
Signs
of Spring
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.K/3.3.K/4.1.K/4.1.1/4.1.2/4.4.1/4.4.2
Grades
K-2; 1.25 hours; $5.00/participant
Available March - June
Watch
Spring unfold as buds and wildflowers pop up, hibernators emerge
from their winter shelters and activity picks up again as the
days grow longer and warmer.
Students will learn how and why plants and animals change
with the season.
Stream
Sense
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.K/3.1.2/3.1.3/3.3.1/4.1.1/4.2.2/4.2.3/4.4.2
Grades
K-3; 1.5 hours; $5.50/participant
Practice
using your senses as you explore a stream and its surroundings.
Students will discover plants and animals that live in
and near a stream and how they differ from those that live in a
field.
Wonderful
Wetlands
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.3/3.1.4/3.3.4/4.1.3/4.1.4/4.2.3/4.2.4/4.2.5/4.3.4/4.5.3/4.5.4
Grades
3-5; 2 hours; $6.00/participant
Discover
the biological diversity of the wetland environment, and learn
why protection of wetlands is so important.
Take a wetland walk along a stream corridor, and
participate in hands-on activities to see how wetlands soak up
water, act as filters and help to slow runoff.
Search for signs of animals, and observe the unusual
adaptations of wetland plants.
Working
Watershed
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.3.4/3.3.5/4.2.5/4.5.3/4.5.4/4.5.5
Grades
3-5; 2 hours; $6.50/participant
Learn about the water cycle, why water is so precious and the importance of conserving and protecting it. Through a series of stations, students will view a groundwater model, Enviroscape model, discuss various sources of water pollution and go on a walk to see how physical features influence water flow in a watershed.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Amazing
Adaptations
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.6
Grade
6; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Observe
a variety of structural and behavioral adaptations of plants and
animals at the
Myrick
Center
, or other location of your choice.
Students will play games, and go on a hike to see
examples of how plants and animals have adapted in order to
survive. “Tooli
Birds,” a game that demonstrates the adaptations of bird
beaks, can be included upon request.
Backyard
Farming
Locations:
M
Standards:
3.1.6/3.3.6/4.4.6/4.5.7
Grades
6-8; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Learn
about the life cycle of plants and insects while exploring the
Myrick
Center
’s organic vegetable garden and greenhouse.
Students will test the soil, search for insects and help
plant and harvest vegetables as the season permits.
Produce is donated to local food cupboards.
*Due
to seasonal constraints, please call to find out if this program
is available.
Brandywine
Watershed Tour
Locations:
O
Standards:
Vary by program choice
Grades
6-8; 2 to 4 hours – by special arrangement
Cost
to be determined based on length of tour.
Most
residents of the Brandywine Watershed know very little about
where their water comes from, what happens after it is used and
where their trash goes after it is picked up.
In this program, students will tour your choice of a
local wastewater treatment plant, water filtration plant, or
landfill to gain a better understanding of traditional resource
management. They
will also have the opportunity to visit local farms that utilize
conservation practices and spray irrigation.
The tour is designed specifically for your students.
This is a great program for students in environmental
studies, conservation, or community planning courses. School will be required to provide transportation for this bus tour.
Maximum number of students limited to space on bus.
Canoeing
Water Quality Program
Locations:
O
Standards:
3.1.7/3.1.8/4.1.7/4.2.7/4.2.8/4.5.7/4.5.8
Grades
7-8; 4 hours; $30.00/participant (transportation included)
Available April - October
Search
for aquatic organisms in a stream, and learn how to use them as
indicators of stream health and change.
Students stop at multiple water quality testing sites
along the Brandywine Creek.
Canoeing experience is not necessary, as basic
instruction will be provided.
An east or west branch trip on the creek is available;
please indicate your preference at the time of registration.
Lead teacher free.
Additional adults: $15 each.
Pond
Study
Locations:
M, O
Standards:
3.1.6/3.1.7/3.1.8/4.1.7/4.2.6/4.2.7/4.2.8
Grades
6-8; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Analyze
the physical, biological and chemical parameters of a pond to
determine the health of the system.
Students will then hypothesize how to solve the problem(s).
Discuss the biotic and abiotic components, and energy
flow within this ecosystem.
This program can be held at the
Myrick
Center
or a pond closer to your school.
Stream
Study
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.1.6/3.1.7/3.1.8/4.1.7/4.2.6/4.2.7/4.2.8
Grades
6-8; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Explore
a stream collecting, identifying and categorizing vertebrates
and invertebrates found. Discuss
the biotic and abiotic components, and energy flow within this
ecosystem. Evaluate
the chemical and biological parameters of the stream, and learn
how scientists determine the water quality.
Team
Challenge
Locations:
M
Grades
6-8; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Students will participate in a variety of problem-solving experiences requiring group participation and physical activity. Activities are designed to break down barriers, foster teamwork and identify leadership potential among students. This program is recommended at the beginning of the school year, or prior to group projects and/or problem-solving activities.
Working
Watershed
Locations:
M, S, O
Standards:
3.3.6/3.3.8/3.4.6/4.2.6/4.2.7/4.2.8/4.5.7/4.5.8
Grades
6-8; 2 hours; $6.50/participant
Learn about the water cycle, why water is so precious and the importance of conserving and protecting it. Through a series of stations, students will view a groundwater model, Enviroscape model and see hands-on how a watershed is defined by its surrounding topography. Students will stage a point or non-point source pollution in a water sample, and then work collaboratively to develop and apply an affective cleanup strategy. Go on a walk to view the water cycle in action and see how landforms direct its flow.
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Brandywine
Watershed Tour
Locations:
O
Standards:
Vary by program choice
Grades
6-8; 2 to 4 hours – by special arrangement
Cost
to be determined based on length of tour.
Most
residents of the Brandywine Watershed know very little about
where their water comes from, what happens after it is used and
where their trash goes after it is picked up.
In this program, students will tour your choice of a
local wastewater treatment plant, water filtration plant, or
landfill to gain a better understanding of traditional resource
management. They
will also have the opportunity to visit local farms that utilize
conservation practices and spray irrigation.
The tour is designed specifically for your students.
This is a great program for students in environmental
studies, conservation, or community planning courses. School
will be required to provide transportation for this bus tour.
Maximum number of students limited to space on bus.
Canoeing
Water Quality Program
Locations:
O
Standards:
3.1.10/3.1.12/4.1.10/4.1.12/4.2.10
Grades
9-12; 4 hours; $30.00/participant (transportation included)
Available April - October
Search
for aquatic organisms in a stream, and learn how to use them as
indicators of stream health and change.
Students stop at multiple water quality testing sites
along the Brandywine Creek.
Canoeing experience is not necessary, as basic
instruction will be provided.
An east or west branch trip on the creek is available;
please indicate your preference at the time of registration.
Lead teacher free.
Additional adults: $15 each.
Pond
Study
Locations:
M, O
Standards:
3.1.10/3.1.12/4.1.10/4.1.12/4.2.10
Grades
9-12; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Examine
the physical, biological and chemical parameters of a pond to
determine the health and biological diversity of the ecosystem.
Students will then analyze the data to determine the
health of the pond, and discuss possible solutions to any
problem(s). Compare
the relationship between ecosystem changes and how this affects
plant and animal populations. This
program can be held at the
Myrick
Center
or at a pond closer to your school.
Stream
Study
Locations:
M, S, O
Grades
9-12; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Explore
a stream by collecting, identifying and categorizing vertebrates
and invertebrates found in this ecosystem.
Evaluate the chemical and physical parameters of the
stream, and learn how scientists determine the water quality.
Discuss how humans impact stream ecosystems and in turn
interrupt the energy flow of the food webs within this aquatic
habitat. This
program can be held at the
Myrick
Center
or at a stream closer to your school.
Team
Challenge
Locations:
M
Grades
9-12; 2 hours; $6.25/participant
Students will participate in a variety of problem-solving experiences requiring group participation and physical activity. Activities are designed to break down barriers, foster teamwork and identify leadership potential among students. This program is recommended at the beginning of the school year, or prior to group projects and/or problem-solving activities.
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