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Wetland
Wonders, Grades
pre K-2 (1.5 hours) -
Discover the wetland
ecosystem and all its wonders. What
is a wetland and what plants and animals live there?
This primary program focuses on how we use our senses to experience
nature.
Cost:
$5.00/student
Maximum: 25 students
Minimum: 15 students
Wild
and Wonderful Wetland Experience,
Grades 3-6 (2
Hours) - Hands on
activities in the wetland allow students to investigate the mysterious
orange water, dissect a weird wetland plant, inspect creepy crawlers, and
at the end they “Iron It Out”.
PA State Academic
Standards Addressed:
E&E - 4.1.4C,D,E and 4.3.4B
S&T - 3.1.4D,E; 3.2.4B; 3.3.4A,B,C; 3.4.4A; 3.6.4A,C and 3.3.4B,C
Cost: $5.00/student
Maximum:
40 students
Minimum: 15 students
Critters
and Chemistry: Investigation of the Wetlands at Monastery Run,
Grades 7-9 (2
Hours) Chemical
and biological parameters are investigated at the beginning and end of the
wetland system. Students
collect macroinvertebrates, analyze mine water, and chart data.
Field kits and sampling equipment are used to determine what is
happening chemically and biologically in the wetland cells as the mine
water travels through five wetland ponds during the treatment process.
PA State Academic Standards
Addressed:
E&E - 4.1.7C,D,E; 4.3.7B;
4.6.7A,C and 4.7.7C
S&T - 3.2.7B; 3.5.7B and 3.6.7C
Cost: $5.00/student
Maximum: 20 students
Minimum: 15 students
Scout-It-Out
Wetland Adventure
(2 Hours) -
Scouts examine the wonders of wetlands to receive a participation badge.
Scouts employ various techniques to observe nature and sample mine
drainage. By looking at
insect diversity, plant adaptation, and completing chemical analysis of
the mine water in the wetland, and collecting stream organisms, Scouts can
determine the effects of the wetlands on stream health.
Cost: Contact Angela Belli
Maximum: 20 students
Minimum: 10 students
Monastery
Run Tree Discovery Trail Program
(2 Hours) – Webelos scouts forage into the woods and
wetlands to earn their Forester Badge.
Scouts become part of a tree and act out their function, determine
how old their “tree” is, identify types of forests, and discuss
wildfires and how to prevent them. In
the field, they identify trees and forest plants and explain their uses.
Cost: Contact Angela Belli
Maximum: 20 students
Minimum: 10 students
Micro
to Macro Worlds in the Environment (2 Hours)
- Students investigate the living worlds found around the wetland project
area. Students will work in investigative teams to complete the
Mystery Activity identified. Each team will collect, identify, and
examine the items found from a lake, pond, wetland, and field site to
understand the Micro to Macro World.
PA State Academic Standards
Addressed:
E&E - 4.1.4C, 4.8.4B, 4.1.4E, 4.6.4A, 4.3.4B, 4.3.4C, 3.2.4A, 3.2.4B
Cost: $5.00/student
Maximum: 40 students
Minimum: 15 students
World of Wetlands (2 Hours) -Students
explore the wonders of wetlands and their function in the
environment. Students examine the water, soil, animals,
and plants found at the Monastery Run Project Wetlands to gain the
knowledge of this ecosystem's functional role in the environment.
PA State Academic Standards
Addressed:
E&E - 4.1.4D,
4.1.7D, 4.1.7E, 4.6.4A
Cost: $5.00/student
Maximum: 40 students
Minimum: 15 students
Wetland
Flora Fun (2 Hours)
- Wetland plants make
special adaptations to the wet and harsh conditions of the ecosystem in
which they live. Learning to use a dichotomous key, scavenger
hunt, and hands-on activities, students identify these marsh
residents, their adaptations, special features, and role in the
environment.
PA State Academic Standards Addressed:
E&E
- 4.1.4D, 4.1.7D, 4.6.4A, 4.7.4A, B
Cost: $5.00/student
Maximum: 40 students
Minimum: 15 students |
