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Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area
Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
Energy In Action
(gr: 4 to 6 - Limited to one class and offered
only in November and April. )
Students will take part in interactive
workstations to learn about solar and wind power, as well as traditional
methods of energy use. In the afternoon, students will visit the
forest to experience a food chain in action and the overall concept
of energy flow through a variety of hands-on activities by becoming
a "Munchline Monitor". Students will complete their
visit by making one commitment to energy reduction in their lives.
Instincts for Survival
(gr: 4 and up - fall, winter, spring)
This physically active simulation game helps students to understand
environmental niches, animal adaptations, energy flow, and predator-prey
relationships by role-playing the life of a herbivore, omnivore
or carnivore. This game is completed with a discussion of how
people and limiting factors, such as disease, impact on natural
ecosystems.
Pioneer Snowshoe Excursion
(gr: 3,5,6 - winter)
Strap on wooden snowshoes and experience travel from long ago.
Venture over frozen marshes and take in the history of the area
and imagine yourself back in time. Snowshoe rental fee is $2.00
per person in addition to the regular program fee. (Limited to
one class per visit due to equipment. A rental fee is charged
to teachers and parent volunteers.)
Plants Large and Small
(gr: 3, 4 and 6 - fall, spring)
Students will explore, indentify, classify, and learn the stories
of plants in both field and forest habitats in the fall and winter,
and the marsh plants will be included in the spring program. Through
a game and hands-on activities, students will come to understand
the basic requirements of plants, physical characteristics, and
special adaptations of different plants. Students will leave with
a greater understanding of their interdependence with plants on
earth.
Ski Lessons
(gr: 3 to 8 - winter)
Bring your class out for cross-country ski lessons! The ski rental
cost is $8.00 per student in addition to the regular program fee.
(Limited to one class per visit due to equipment. A rental fee
is charged to teachers and parent volunteers.)
Soil Treasures
(gr: 3,4 - fall, spring)
Through role playing, students become Good Soil Pirates in search
of soil treasures. The Good Soil Pirates will experience a sensory
soil profile, soil organisms, fungi friends, and a soil food chain
game. Your students will leave inspired to conserve and protect
this overlooked element of nature..
Weather Survival Challenge
(gr: 5 - fall, winter, spring)
Your class will take part in a seasonal weather challenge. Students
will learn how weather directly impacts humans, plants and animals.
The dramatic outdoor weather scenario take place hiking through
fields and forest. Through teamwork and dramatization, your students
will be challenged to discover the effects and the interconnection
of temperature, cloud formation, wind speed, air pressure, fronts,
and precipitation.
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