Grade 1
Incredible Insects ($20 per student)
Come learn about the most numerous group of animals in the world and see for yourself the astonishing diversity of insects that live in the Meadowlands. Classification, life cycles, physical characteristics, and the role insects play in their local habitats will all be investigated. Observations of live insects will be included in the lesson, many collected by the students, weather-permitting. This program includes a take-home craft. NGSS & NJSLA-S: 1LS1-1, 2ETS-1, 2LS4-1, 3LS1-1, 3LS2-1, 3LS4-2, 3LS4-3 *NOTE: this program costs $20 per student and the cost on your confirmation will be incorrect. An accurate invoice will be emailed.
Marsh Muckers ($20 per student)
Not Available: 12/01/2024-03/31/2025
Visit the salt marsh and meet the animals that make this amazing habitat their home. Students will learn about the unique water here and interact with live specimens, collecting and sorting them based on the observations they make. They will also be introduced to a salt marsh food chain, a concept that will be reinforced with a take home craft. This program includes a guided field hike, weather permitting. NGSS & NJSLA-S: KLS1-1, KESS3-1, KESSS3-3, K-2ETS1-2 *NOTE: this program costs $20 per student and the cost on your confirmation will be incorrect. An accurate invoice will be emailed.
Natures Course ($20 per student)
Follow the course of an uneaten apple from its beginnings as a fragrant flower to its end as part of the soil beneath the tree it came from. Students will learn the story of Adam, an energetic first grader anxious to help with chores on his family’s orchard. Along the way they will discover how nature’s waste is recycled and interact with live decomposers including composting redworms. NGSS & NJSLA-S: KESS2-2, KESS3-3 *NOTE: this program costs $20 per student and the cost on your confirmation will be incorrect. An accurate invoice will be emailed.
Shell Stories & Scale Tales ($20 per student)
Animals display an amazing array of adaptations and the wildlife inhabitants of the Meadowlands salt marsh habitat are no exception. Interactive storytelling and cooperative learning stations fully engage students in this exciting topic. This program includes a take-home craft. NGSS & NJSLA-S: K-LS1-1, KESS-2-2, KETS-1, 1LS1-1 *NOTE: this program costs $20 per student and the cost on your confirmation will be incorrect. An accurate invoice will be emailed.
Story of the Sun ($20 per student)
Follow Emile the Egret on his journey from his evening roost just outside the big city, to his daytime feeding grounds in the salt marshes of the Meadowlands. By hearing Emiles story students will learn about the Suns apparent motion across the sky and understand the important role this illusion plays in the life cycles of animals. This program includes a take-home craft. NGSS & NJSLA-S: KPS3-1, KPS3-2, 1ESS1-1 *NOTE: this program costs $20 per student and the cost on your confirmation will be incorrect. An accurate invoice will be emailed.