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Bring your class to Lake Erie Nature & Science Center for a field trip unlike any other! Our Field Trip Programs cover the Ohio Academic Content Standards in Science with hands-on activities and inquiry-based learning experiences. Expect more activities, less lecture! Come prepared to engage in the wonder of scientific discovery.

Living “Ohio Wildlife” (deer, red fox, skunk, raccoon, mink, bald eagle, owls, snakes, hawks and more!) provide students with up-close encounters in our Life Science field trip programs. Varied habitats in the Huntington Reservation enhance our exploration of the “Habitats of Ohio” and beyond. Water and Sand tables, rock and mineral specimens and identification kits provide exciting hands-on experiences in our Power of Water and Geology field trip programs. The Space Science Ohio Content Standards come to life in our world-class Walter R. Schuele Planetarium.

Download the 2008 – 2010 School Field Trip Program Guide

Animals, Animals
Date: Available during the school year Time/Duration: 30 or 60 minutes
Choose 1 Option for 60 min. program
or Add an Option
or As a self-guided activity
  Grades Pre-K and up
 Fee: 30-Minute Program: $3/ student
$40/minimum/deposit

1 to 2 Hour Program: $5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs: $8.00/student
$100.00 minimum/deposit
May include any two programs-Science or Planetarium
What is the difference between a pet and a wild animal? Students will find out in this unique program that provides an opportunity to interact with the resident Center critters. This is our traditional animal program that provides up-close encounters with a variety of animals, including mammals, reptiles and birds of prey in a classroom setting (approximately 5 animals). Students may then choose to tour the Center’s indoor exhibits, or observe the wildlife exhibits in the Center’s Wildlife Gardens. Please reserve extra time for your group after their program if you wish to explore all of the Center’s wildlife exhibits!
Content is tailored to the age level participating in the program and may vary with the availability of Center animals.


Nature Hike
Date: Available Sept, Oct, Apr, May, June; weather permitting Time/Duration: 60 minutes
  Grades K and up Fee: One Program (1 -2 hours)
$5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs:
$8/student
$100 minimum/deposit
What are the native plants and animals of Ohio’s fields and forests? The outdoors is our classroom as we explore and discover the habitats of Huntington Reservation. This class provides a great introduction to the Ohio wildlife and native species science content standards.
Grade K Ohio Science Content Standards:
   Life Sciences Content Standards 1,3-6
   Earth & Space Sciences Content Standards 2,3
   Scientific Inquiry Content Standards 1,4,7
   Scientific Ways of Knowing Content Standards 3


Survival of the Fittest
Date: Available Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar Time/Duration: 60 minutes
Add an Option: or as a self-guided activity (see special options)
  Grades 1-2 Fee: One Program (1 to 2 hrs.)
$5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs
$8/student
$100 minimum/deposit
May include any two programs-science
or planetarium
What would you do if you found yourself alone and stranded on a deserted island? How would you find food and water, build a shelter, or protect yourself if threatened? We’ll discuss how animals in the wild have to perform these tasks every day in order to survive. Students will observe the Center’s wildlife and natural artifacts, and will participate in our “Adaptation Investigation” activity to see, first-hand, some of the amazing adaptations that help animals “make a living."
Grade 1 Ohio Science Content Standards:
   Life Sciences Content Standards 1-5
   Scientific Inquiry Content Standards 1,4,5,6,8,9


Wildlife of Ohio
Date: Available Year-round Time/Duration: 60 minutes
Add an Option: as a self-guided activity (see special options)
  Grades Pre-K and up Fee: One Program (1 to 2 hrs.)
$5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs
$8/student
$100 minimum/deposit
May include any two programs-science
or planetarium
This traditional animal program includes a classroom session featuring up-close encounters with local Ohio wildlife. A walk in the Wildlife Gardens will also highlight the many resident Ohio animals that are on exhibit at Lake Erie Nature & Science Center.
Grade 2 Ohio Science Content Standards:
    Life Sciences 8


Habitats of Ohio
Date: Available Sept, Oct, Apr, May, June
 Time/Duration: 90 minutes
Add an Option: or as a self-guided activity (see special options)
  Grades 1-3 Fee: One Program (1 to 2 hrs)
$5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs
$8/student
$100 minimum/deposit
May include any two programs-science or planetarium
Add an Option: or as a self-guided activity (see special options) What makes up a habitat? First, we’ll meet a variety of live animals and learn about their habitats. We will focus on the plants, animals, and habitats of Ohio. Then we’ll hike through Huntington Reservation, using activities to investigate local habitats first-hand.
Grade 2 Ohio Science Content Standards:
   Life Sciences Content Standards 1-9
   Scientific Inquiry Content Standards 2,5,6
   Scientific Ways of Knowing Content Standards 3


Web of Life
Date: Available Sept, Oct, Apr, May, June Time/Duration: 90 minutes
Add an Option: or as a self-guided activity (see special options)
  Grades 5-6
 Fee: One Program (1 to 2 hrs.)
$5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs
$8/student
$100 minimum/deposit
May include any two programs-science
or planetarium
In this fun, active class, we’ll focus on the basic principles of ecology, learn how living organisms depend on one another for survival, and discuss how humans interact with the natural world. During the numerous hands-on activities, students will create food chains, become a member of one, and finally, determine how to distribute the resources of our planet in an eye-opening simulation.
Grade 5 Ohio Science Content Standards:
   Life Sciences Content Standards 1-6
   Earth & Space Sciences Content Standards 5-6
   Science & Technology Content Standards 1,3


Geology
Date: Avaialable Sept, Oct, Apr,May, June
(Includes: Hike, weather permitting)		 Time/Duration: 2 hours
  Grades 4 - 6 Fee: One Program (1 to 2 hrs):
$5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs:
$8/student
$100 minimum/deposit
May include any two programs-Science or Planetarium

Hands-on investigations will help students gain an understanding of the “rock cycle” and the earth’s composition. Students will try their hand at rock AND mineral identification. We will study Ohio geology and hike to explore the geological features of Huntington Reservation.

Ohio Science Content Standards

Grade 6 Earth & Space Sciences                        1 - 3

Grade 6 Scientific Inquiry                                   1 - 4


Our Great Lake Erie
Date: Available: Septe, Oct, May, June
(Includes: Hike		 Time/Duration: 2 hours
  Grades 5 and up Fee: One Program (1 to 2 hrs.)
$5/student
$60 minimum/deposit

Two Programs
$8/student
$100 minimum/deposit
May include any two programs-science
or planetarium
Test your Lake Erie I.Q.! How much do you know about the great sweetwater resource at your doorstep?  How do we rely on our Great Lake Erie and what makes Lake Erie special? We’ll hike to the lake and explore our north coast shoreline. We’ll take dissolved oxygen and pH measurements of Lake Erie, and survey the local beach flora and fauna. Please arrange for school field trip buses to pick you up at the east end of the Lake Erie parking lot in Huntington Reservation at the conclusion of your field trip time.




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To make a reservation for School Field Trips or questions call Carole Lynn Tuesday - Saturday at (440) 871-2900 ext. 211 or email .

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