Second visit of a two part weather themed program.

What do birds need to survive? How do they use their body parts to get the things they need? Explore your school yard with our teacher naturalist to see if it's a good place for birds.

Explore your schoolyard or local park with our teacher naturalist. How do we measure weather? Learn about some of the tools we use to observe, describe, and record local weather conditions. What do you notice as the seasons change? Observe a nearby habitat (backyard, school, or local park) over time and record your observations. Are your predictions accurate? NGSS: K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-2

Second visit of a two part program.

Plants stay put right? Not exactly! Join us to explore your schoolyard or local park. Learn more about how plants can spread from place to place, sometimes with the help of their animal neighbors. NGSS: 2-LS2-2

Follow the water. Where does it go and what does it take with it on its journey? Learn about the ways that water shapes the landscape and how our actions can affect the quality of the water downstream in our watershed. NGSS: 4-ESS2, 5-ESS2-2, 5ESS3

Explore your schoolyard or local park with our teacher naturalist. Did you know that animals and plants have special parts and tools to help them survive? Take some time to look closely and see what makes living things unique and how these structures give them amazing powers of survival. Can you design your own super creature? NGSS: 1– LS1-1

Explore your schoolyard or local park with our teacher naturalist. How do we measure weather? Learn about some of the tools we use to observe, describe, and record local weather conditions. What do you notice as the seasons change? Observe a nearby habitat (backyard, school, or local park) over time and record your observations. Are your predictions accurate? NGSS: K-ESS2-1, K-ESS3-1, K-ESS3-2

Note: This is a 45 minute weather program for specifically for Manchester kindergarteners. CAS will visit the schools and run an outdoor program on the school grounds for each class.

Explore your schoolyard or local park with our teacher naturalist. See what plants you find. While there is a lot of variety among plants, most plants have certain parts in common. How many examples of these parts can you find? How do they help plants solve the problem of survival and reproduction?
NGSS: 1-LS1

Plants stay put right? Not exactly! Join us to explore your schoolyard or local park. Take part in games and observations to learn more about how plants can spread from place to place, sometimes with the help of their animal neighbors. Can you design a seed that catches a ride? NGSS: 2-LS2-2

Let us join you to explore the habitat around your school or local park. What plants and creatures live there and how do they use their adaptations to survive? Let's learn about how people affect the habitats that these creatures depend on? Are there ways we can co-exist better with our plant and animal neighbors? NGSS 3-LS4-2, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4

Follow the water. Where does it go and what does it take with it on its journey? Using models, games, and hands-on experiments, learn about the ways that water shapes the landscape and how our actions can affect the quality of the water downstream in our watershed. NGSS: 4-ESS2, 5-ESS2-2, 5ESS3

What's climate change all about? Learn about the carbon cycle and its role in climate change. Discover the ways humans affect the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. Explore what you can do to help solve the problem.

The first of a two-visit first grade program about animal and plant body parts. (adaptations)

Designed as the first portion of a two visit weather program for East Hartford kindergartners.

Raindate events for EH and Manchester

A good introduction to birds and birding. Learn about the variety of our local birds and how to go about identifying them. What equipment will you need? Where should you look? What resources can help you?

Our birds face a variety of challenges from climate change to habitat loss. Learn about some of the stressors on our local birds. Explore some of the ways scientists study birds and the sorts of questions they attempt to answer with their research. Learn ways that you can get involved in collecting citizen science data that can be helpful to scientists worldwide.

Learning to bird by ear can add considerably to our enjoyment of our bird neighbors and is an important field skill for all birders. Join us to learn the basics of how to identify birds by song or call and discover useful resources to add to your repertoire.

Is your yard a good bird habitat? Learn about the needs of wild birds and how the landscaping choices you make affect bird populations.

Learn about birds and how to identify them. Birds are in trouble! What do birds need and how can you help them? Learn ways that you can get involved in collecting citizen science data that can be available to scientists worldwide or make your own bird feeding station.