Middle School and High School Outreach Programs

TRACKING 101

Grades: 6th – 8th

Curriculum Connections
• Biodiversity
• Interpreting evidence
• Extrapolate data

Approximate Run Time: 40 minutes

Careful observation of track casts, scat replicas and skull anatomy paired with dichotomous keys to enable students to identify even the trickiest of samples.

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Learning Standards

SCENE-IC BACKWOODS

Grades: 6th – 8th

Curriculum Connections
• Interpreting evidence
• Fluency
• Collaboration

Approximate Run Time: 50 minutes

Creativity and critical thinking come together in this student-centered program. We will analyze and interpret primary sources. Then students will synthesize the information gathered to create a short skit with prompts and historic characters.

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Learning Standards

  • ELA – Reading Standards – Literary and Informational Text – Key Ideas and Details
    • 6R1. & 6R2.
  • ELA – Reading Standards – Literary and Informational Text – Craft and Structure
    • 6R4.
  • ELA – Writing Standards – Text Types and Purposes
    • 6W3-5.
  • ELA – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • 6L4.
  • Social Studies – Gathering, Interpreting, and Using Evidence
    • A.2-4.
  • ELA – Reading Standards – Literary and Informational Text – Key Ideas and Details
    • 7R1. & 7R2.
  • ELA – Reading Standards – Literary and Informational Text – Craft and Structure
    • 7R4. & 7R6.
  • ELA – Writing Standards – Text Types and Purposes
    • 7W3-5.
  • ELA – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • 7L4.
  • Social Studies – Gathering, Interpreting, and Using Evidence
    • A.2-5.
  • ELA – Reading Standards – Literary and Informational Text – Key Ideas and Details
    • 7R1. & 7R2.
  • ELA – Reading Standards – Literary and Informational Text – Craft and Structure
    • 7R4. & 7R6.
  • ELA – Writing Standards – Text Types and Purposes
    • 7W3-5.
  • ELA – Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
    • 7L4.
  • Social Studies – Gathering, Interpreting, and Using Evidence
    • A.2-5.

LUMBERJACK ROADSHOW

Grades: 6th – 12th

Curriculum Connections
• Critical analysis
• Artifact inquiry
• Industry

Approximate Run Time: 50 minutes

Students examine a variety of antique tools used in 19th century lumbering to determine how and why they were used.

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Learning Standards

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