Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority

Intermediate programs: Gr 7 and 8

Ecosystem Tours
(gr: 6 and 7 - fall, spring)

After an introductory slide show to ecosystems, students will explore and document flora and fauna in the forest. They will become familiar with food chains by role-playing species from a field ecosystem. Students will leave with a better understanding of their connections to ecosystems and how to make a positive impact.

Maple Math
(gr: 6 to 8 - March)

Our Maple Madness program with an added mathematics component. Students become forest resource managers, learning about the history of the sugar bush and basic forest resource management by collecting basic data to determine diameter, height, number of taps, sap yield, and maple syrup production.

Wet and Wild
(gr: 8
- fall, spring)
Students will become familiar with the use and importance of water within the watershed they live in. Through water activities, a game, and outdoor exploration, students will leave with a greater awareness of human impacts on water.

At the Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area:

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Contact:

Education Supervisor
(613) 546-4228 ext. 251
educate@cataraquiregion.on.ca

Cost:

$6.50 per student attending for all regular half-day programs.

$4.50 per student attending from the Limestone District School Board (the Board pays a $2.00 per student subsidy).

$3.50 per student attending from the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (the Board pays a $3.00 per student subsidy).