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Duration: 90 minutes
Native pollinators and plants are just some of the spectacular living things that make up the Mariners’ Park ecosystem! In this program, students will become nature explorers and discover the wonders of Mariners’ Park through sensory engagement and storytelling.
During this program, students will rotate through different stations both inside and outside of the museum. Students will observe pollinators and plants in their native habitat along with the colors, shapes, and textures that surround them. The insect excitement continues as they read a book about pollinators and play a game that highlights their relationship with different plants. Science and art collide when students create their own art pieces and reflect on how they fit into the ecosystems around them.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Better understand that ecosystems are full of many complex relationships between living and non-living things, including pollinators and plants.
- Discover that our senses can be used to investigate our surroundings.
- Understand that humans play a role in protecting our ecosystems by planting native plants and conserving natural resources like soil and water.
- Bridge art and science through a creative art piece.
Science (VDOE 2018):
- Elementary: 2.4 (a, b), 2.5 (a, b, c), 2.7 (a, c), 2.8 (b), 3.4 (a,b), 3.5 (a,b), 3.6 (a,b), 3.7, 3.8
Next Generation Science Standards:
- Elementary: 2-LS2-2, 2-LS4-1; 3-LS1-1, 3-LS3-1, 3-LS3-2, 3-LS4-3
VA Fine Arts SOLs:
- Elementary: 2.1 (a,b), 2.2 (a,b), 2.12 (a,b,c,d,e), 2.13 (a), 2.15, 3.1 (a,b), 3.2 (a, b, c), 3.7, 3.11, 3.12 (a,b,c,d,e), 3.14
Pricing:
Payment can be made before the program, or we can invoice following your program.
- Programs at the Museum are $4.50 per student.
All adults accompanying a field trip are free. - Programs at your location are $4.50 per student.
- Virtual education programs are $125 per program.
Reservations are required for all programs and are booked on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs fill quickly in the fall and spring, so make your reservations a minimum of two weeks in advance.
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