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HURON-CLINTON Metroparks School Program Guide TM HURON-CLINTON metroparks School Program Guide www.metroparks.com 2017-2018 RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 WHO WE ARE: The Huron-Clinton Metroparks operate one of the nation’s largest regional park systems, receiving over seven million visitors annually at its 13 parks encircling the Detroit Metropolitan area. The Interpretive program has gained national attention; outside of the National Parks it is one of the largest interpretive programs in the nation. It has been recognized for its professional leadership, educational programs, expertise of staff, and commitment to the natural and cultural environment. WHERE: The Metroparks are located within Macomb, Oakland, Livingston, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties. Many interpretive centers are located near you or we can also come to your facility/organization. WHY SCHEDULE A FIELD TRIP WITH THE METROPARKS: Research shows that children’s social, psychological, academic, and physical health is positively impacted when they have daily contact with nature. Environmental education engages students in learning and raises test scores. The Metroparks Interpretive school programs are great examples of STEM-based environmental education, with hands-on activities, cooperative learning, and critical thinking discussions. WHEN WE OFFER FIELD TRIPS: Outreach programs and field trips to an interpretive center are available year- round. Experience the Metroparks each season; enhance your curriculum and test scores by engaging students throughout the school year with hands-on educational adventures. WHAT WE OFFER: The Metroparks are committed to improving the environmental and natural science literacy of students. All programs support the Michigan Science Standards curriculum in content, methodology, and technology use. A wide variety of environmental and cultural history programs are offered that support Common Core curriculum, STEM, and Michigan Science Standards. Each of these programs are taught by a professional Interpreter who is knowledgeable in the content and school requirements. HURON-CLINTON METROPARK SCHOOL PROGRAM GUIDE 2 4 SCHEDULE A VISIT 5 HUDSON MILLS METROPARK 8 INDIAN SPRINGS METROPARK 13 KENSINGTON METROPARK FARM CENTER 17 KENSINGTON METROPARK NATURE CENTER 23 LAKE ERIE METROPARK 26 LAKE ST. CLAIR METROPARK 30 OAKWOODS METROPARK 33 STONY CREEK METROPARK 39 WOLCOTT MILL METROPARK FARM CENTER 42 WOLCOTT MILL METROPARK HISTORIC CENTER 45 OUTREACH MOBILE LEARNING AND EXPLORATION VEHICLES 1. Lake St. Clair 2. Wolcott Mill 2 3. Stony Creek 4. Indian Springs 4 3 5. Kensington 6. Huron Meadows 5 1 7. Hudson Mills 8. Dexter-Huron 9. Delhi 6 10. Lower Huron 11. Willow 7 12. Oakwoods 13. Lake Erie 10 8 9 11 12 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 SCHEDULE A VISIT GETTING STARTED Group reservations can be made by calling individual centers. All reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance. TO SCHEDULE A PROGRAM, HAVE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION READY: • Date and time you would like to visit • Number of children • Activities you would like to schedule • School address, email address and phone number CONFIRMATION A confirmation email with important details regarding your visit will be sent to you after you schedule an appointment. IN-PARK COST • One hour programs are $3 per student, $45 minimum charge • 1½ hour programs are $4.50 per student, $60 minimum charge • 2 hour programs are $6 per student, $90 minimum charge • Voyageur Canoe programs are $75 per ride, 12 person minimum and 18 person maximum • For schools outside of Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties, programs are $4 per student per hour • Due to program cost, some fees may vary. See program listings. • Vehicle permit required for park entry, excluding school buses. OUTREACH COST • These programs are at your school. • Cost is $100 for the first program, $75 for additional programs the same day. • There is a maximum of four programs per day with 30 students per program (Subject to change due to topic choice) • Includes schools within Wayne, Oakland, Livingston, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties • Different fees apply for counties outside of those previously listed • Due to program cost, some fees may vary - See program listings • Limit to one program type per visit • Please note that specialty programs may have a different fee structure SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES The Metroparks offer a variety of scholarship opportunities. These range from transportation and field trip funding to outreach programming. Please refer to our website for current opportunities. If you are interested in sponsoring these educational opportunities please visit the Metroparks Foundation tab on the website. SCHEDULE A VISIT RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 HUDSON MILLS METROPARK ACTIVITY CENTER 734-426-8211 • 8801 N. Territorial Road, Dexter, MI 48130 1. Lake St. Clair 2. Wolcott Mill 2 3. Stony Creek 4. Indian Springs 4 3 5. Kensington 6. Huron Meadows 5 1 7. Hudson Mills 8. Dexter-Huron 9. Delhi 6 10. Lower Huron 11. Willow 7 12. Oakwoods 13. Lake Erie 10 8 9 11 12 13 With a historic river meandering through its 1,549 acres, Hudson Mills Metropark is located on North Territorial Road, 12 miles northwest of Ann Arbor. The park’s trails give easy access to the marriage of serene woods and waters. The Interpretive program is based out of the Activity Center, which is located at the head of the two- mile Nature Trail. Programs combine an indoor component with an exploration using nearly four acres of woodland and wetland as an outdoor classroom. Playfields, playgrounds and a food bar are also available from the Activity Center. RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 ALL GRADE LEVELS MAPLE SUGARING MARCH • 1 HOUR Experience how maple syrup has been made over the years. This includes tapping a maple tree, watching the process of turning sap into syrup and getting a sweet taste at the end. An optional all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast is available for an additional $3.50 per student and $5.50 per adult. Focus: plant parts & function ∙ plant needs ∙ how people use the environment ∙ states of matter HUDSON MILLS THROUGH THE SEASONS; SEASONAL HIKE YEAR-ROUND • 1 HOUR Take a hike to see, hear and smell the signs of the season. Learn the basic needs of the plants and animals of the park. Register for all seasons for a complete life cycle! Focus: identify basic needs identify & compare living & non-living things ∙ life cycles PRESCHOOL – KINDERGARTEN CREEPY CRAWLIES FALL & SPRING • 1 – 1½ HOURS Go on a bug hunt and discover the difference between insects, worms, and spiders, and observe their amazing adaptations for survival. (OPTIONAL: Decorate a creepy crawly T-shirt. Have the students bring a white or light-colored t-shirt.) Focus: identify basic needs ∙ identify & compare living & non-living things ANIMALS IN WINTER WINTER • 1 HOUR Discover how animals survive the winters through hands-on objects and a short hike. Focus: identify basic needs identify ∙ compare living & non-living things FIRST – SECOND WETLAND DISCOVERIES FALL & SPRING • 1 HOUR Search for animals in the stream using nets. By exploring the biodiversity, you will understand how this relates to positive and negative effects that humans have caused on the environment. Focus: identify the needs of animals life cycles water quality habitats PLANT PARTS & THEIR CYCLES FALL & SPRING • 1 – 1½ HOURS Discover parts of plants and their cycles. Discuss how a flower turns into a seed, and travels. Then, dress up a student to become a flower. Go on a scavenger hunt and search for plant parts. Focus: plant parts & functions plant life cycles identify needs of plants PLANT HEREDITY FALL & SPRING • 1 HOUR Through games, students will explore plant heredity, observable plant characteristics and how these are passed on from parents to young. This is a wonderful follow-up program to “Plant Parts and Their Cycles.” Focus: plant heredity ∙ characteristics passed from adult to young HUDSON MILLS METROPARK ACTIVITY CENTER RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 INCREDIBLE INSECTS FALL & SPRING • 1 – 1½ HOURS Discover insects and their life cycles, then search for them outside using nets. Also, observe insects’ amazing adaptations for survival. Focus: identify basic needs ∙ identify & compare living & non-living things ∙ environmental adaptations ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS & STRUCTURES YEAR-ROUND • 1 HOUR Learn how animals protect themselves, how they get food, and why they look the way they do through hands-on items and a game. Focus: structures & functions ∙ classification ∙ environmental adaptation LET’ S GO FISHING! SPRING • 1 HOUR Go fishing using the park’s rods and reels. Explore fish as predators and prey in the food chain. Focus: environmental adaptations ∙ food chain ∙ structures & functions ∙ classify animals THIRD – SIXTH THE FRENCH VOYAGEURS & THE FUR TRADE YEAR-ROUND • 1 HOUR Join a French Voyageur to learn about the trade and interactions between the French and the Native American here in Michigan. Through artifacts and replicas, students will experience life at a 1700s era trading post. Michigan history, geography and economics come alive in one program. Focus: Native/European interaction ∙ physical characteristics of Michigan ∙ scarcity ∙ choices ∙ natural resources PREDATOR PREY CSI YEAR-ROUND • 1 HOUR Students will identify the mystery animal by comparing animal skulls and adaptations. Then play the predator and prey carrying capacity game. Focus: Adaptations ∙ organisms ∙ habitat, predator and prey ORIENTEERING YEAR-ROUND • 1½ HOURS Learn the basics of orienteering. Also, learn how to read a map and compass, then practice your knowledge during a survival game. Focus: magnetic field of the earth as a magnet map & compass reading ∙ Angles and computation HURON RIVER ECOSYSTEM YEAR-ROUND • 1½ HOURS Using nets, collect and identify macro invertebrates from the Huron River watershed. Oxygen content, erosion and water quality will be measured using the flora and fauna living in the water. Students should wear water shoes. Focus: species adaptation & survival ∙ life requirements ∙ food webs ∙ ecological relationships ∙ water quality HUDSON MILLS METROPARK ACTIVITY CENTER RETURN TO TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 INDIAN SPRINGS METROPARK ENVIRONMENTAL DISCOVERY CENTER 248-625-7280 • 5200 Indian Trail, White Lake, MI 48386 1.
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