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Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
First, Second, and Third Grade School Programs
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| NPS photo | | School children on a snowshoe field trip |
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First Grade - Fall
Insects and Life Cycles
Michigan Science Standards Met: Organization of Living Things 2 and 3, Constructing Scientific Knowledge 3
In the classroom for one hour: A brief examination of life cycles of different animals including insects and live specimens.
One-hour field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: Exploring to discover insects in different life stages. Students will prepare charts of different orders and stages found. If monarch butterflies can be found, they will be captured, banded, and released.
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First Grade - Winter
Winter Cycles and Life
Michigan Science Standards Met: Changes in Matter 1, Atmosphere 3, Living Things 1, Motion of Objects 1
In the classroom for one hour: Through hands-on demonstrations, students will understand why we have a winter season. They will understand what causes snow and water to change shape. Children will make predictions of changes in snow with an investigation they set up in the schoolyard. Students will explore what animals are doing in winter.
One hour field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: Children will learn about Inuit and Ojibway children’s experiences in winter then they will participate in building Inuit igloo blocks and racing Ojibway snowsnakes. The program will conclude with a scavenger hunt for animals in their winter cycles.
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First Grade - Spring
Butterfly Life Cycles and Needs
Michigan Science Standards Met: Organization of Living Things 2, 3, 4
In the classroom for one hour: Children will be given materials to study butterfly cycles and raise butterflies in the classroom along with some host plants. An activity will help them prepare to release butterflies and grow plant hosts.
One-hour field trip at your school site: Children will release butterflies they have raised and plant butterfly food plants. An insect scavenger hunt will be conducted to help students compare and contrast insect features and life cycles.
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Second Grade - Fall
How Native Plants Help Wildlife
Michigan Science Standards Met: Organization of Living Things 4, Caring for Living Things
In the classroom one hour: A brief presentation and discovery activities about wildlife and the native plants they depend on.
One-hour field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: An exploration to identify some native plants and the wildlife they provide food for. Students will be given native plants or seeds to grow over the winter and eventually plant in a garden next spring.
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Second Grade - Winter
Exploring Snow and the Winter Ecosystem
Michigan Science Standards Met: Hydrosphere 1, Constructing Knowledge 3, 4
In the classroom one hour: Children will examine charts of different kinds of snowflakes and predict how each was formed. They will use thermometers to take the temperature of different snow and ice and water samples. Predictions will be made about snow purity. A snow sampling device will be set out at the school site.
One-hour snowshoe field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: Snow from the school site sampler will be brought in and tested for purity. Children will venture outside to observe snow conditions and observe signs of the winter ecosystem. They will also learn some Native American terms for these snow conditions.
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Second Grade - Spring
Ecosystem Basics
Michigan Science Standards Met: Ecosystems 1 and Constructing Knowledge 4
In the classroom one hour: Students will review ecosystem components and compare and contrast ecosystems in the classroom using posters. Next they will play a game to help them understand how ecosystems function.
One-hour field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: Children will travel outside to examine several different ecosystems. They will test and compare soil and moisture. They will identify dominant plant and animal species in different ecosystems. Activities will also demonstrate how ecosystems change over time.
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Third Grade - Fall
Exploring Earth Materials
Michigan Science Standards Met: Geosphere 1 and 2
In the classroom one hour: A hands-on classroom investigation of different types of earth materials.
One-hour field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: A hands-on exploration for different earth materials, erosion, and other changes in the earth.
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Third Grade - Winter
Exploring How Animals Survive Winter
Michigan Science Standards Met: Living Things 4, Evolution 2, Reflecting on Scientific Knowledge 2 and 4, Constructing New Scientific Knowledge 2
In the classroom one hour: Using mounted animal specimens, furs, and drawings, students will examine the many ways animals adapt to survive winter.
One hour snowshoe field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: Students will explore how some animals mark territory and find food in the winter by playing a “scent tracking” game. They will also make pretend “gel animals,” use different insulating materials to protect them, and then place their animals somewhere outdoors where they may “survive” from freezing in the winter cold.
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Third Grade - Spring
Migration and Adaptation Magic
Michigan Science Standards Met: Evolution 2, Living Things 5, Constructing New Knowledge 3
In the classroom one hour: Through indoor activities, students will learn about the mysteries of migration and some hazards our bird and butterfly friends might face.
Two-hour field trip at your school site or Pictured Rocks: Students will learn how to use binoculars to look for migrating flocks of birds to study their behavior. Insects, other animals, and plants will be examined for their adaptations that enable them to survive in their environment.
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When scheduling a program, please determine your preferred date and a few alternate dates. Please contact:
David Kronk, Park Ranger
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI 49862
(906) 387-2607, ext. 206
e-mail
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Did You Know?
Mineral stains give color to the famous cliffs of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Red and orange colors are iron, black is manganese, white is limonite, and green is a trace of copper. There are no pictographs or petroglyphs on the Pictured Rocks cliffs (that we know of).
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Last Updated: November 01, 2007 at 10:30 EST |
