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 Grades 2 – 4     $10 per student     90 minutes     Capacity: 15-80 students

Please note: minimum program fees will be charged for groups of fewer than 15 students.


Program Description: A dragonfly with up to a 71 cm wingspan! A 7-foot millipede! Students examine specimens of modern and prehistoric insects by looking at fossils and replicas through a variety of hands-on learning labs.  Students learn about arthropods of the past and present, life cycles, insect environments, and evolution of prehistoric bugs to today’s bugs and insects. 


CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

Grade 2 Science: Living Systems – Offspring are the children of plants or animals Identify similarities between offspring and their parents. A life cycle shows the different stages of life that a plant or an animal goes through.  

Grade 3 Science: Earth Systems – Soil provides a habitat for many animals. Habitats are environments where plants or animals establish a home.  

Grade 3 Science: Living Systems A food chain shows the order in which plants and animals depend on each other for food. 

Grade 4 Science: Living Systems – Structures, including body parts, are features of organisms that serve a purpose or function. Organisms have external structures that can vary, including sensory and reproductive organs.

 


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