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Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
"Egg"-cellent Eggs
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $125
Description: What\'s inside an egg? Where do they come from? Are all eggs the same? Explore an egg-citing variety of birds\' eggs and learn about their different shapes, sizes, colors and nests where they are found. This program includes hands-on activities that are full of egg-citement! (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Awesome Animal Adaptations!
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $140
Description: Explore animal habitats and adaptations. Meet and touch live animals that may include a bat, snake, box turtle, tarantula, and/or hissing cockroaches. Learn about and handle unique items such as baleen, pronghorn antelope fur, armadillo armor and more from Cincinnati Museum Center collections. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Bats!
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Wildlife
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8, Grades 9-12
Cost: $140
Description: Walk like a bat! Fly like a bat! Meet a native Big Brown Bat. Explore echolocation, how it works and what it sounds like. Learn about these truly amazing yet misunderstood animals through a slide presentation, games and more. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Chemistry in Your Hands
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Science - Physics & Chemistry
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $140
Description: See and feel the evidence of physical versus chemical change. Perform experiments to deduce which chemicals produce what changes. Learn chemistry basics and practice lab safety. Bewarethe results you take home may be slimy! (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Coral: A Colorful Community
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $125
Description: Children will learn what coral is, where it lives, what it eats and how it protects itself. Explore different types of real coral skeletons, how a coral polyp feels and some of the creatures that live in a coral reef. Using puppets, everyone can participate in making a coral habitat come to life. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Digging for Dinosaurs
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Geology
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $140
Description: Uncover fossils on a paleontology \\\\\\\"dinosaur dig.\\\\\\\" Discuss Cincinnati\'s world-famous Ordovician fossils. Learn how fossils are formed and make a cast of a fossil for the group to keep. Touchable fossils from dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus, Stegosaurus, Allosaurus, raptors and many more make this program a junior paleontologist\'s dream. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Dino Dig
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Geology
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $125
Description: Dig up dinosaur fossils and discover their owners\' true identities! Learn about different kinds of dinosaurs, what they looked like, what they ate and how they protected themselves. A variety of activities allow you to growl, claw and walk like a dinosaur. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Experimenting with Physical Science
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Science - Physics & Chemistry
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $140
Description: What shapes do bubbles take? Does sound vibrate? Explore bubbles, sound, electricity, magnets, light, color, mirrors and optical illusions in this inquiry-based program. Perform experiments, draw conclusions and share your discoveries. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
From the Backyard to the Barnyard
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Wildlife
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $125
Description: Using puppets, investigate a variety of animals that can live in either a backyard or a barnyard habitat. We\'ll visit with a live animal friend who can be a city or country dweller investigating what this animal eats and how it finds food by using echolocation. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Geology Rocks!
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Geology
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: $140
Description: Be a geologist for the day
rocks, and gems, and minerals, oh my! Where did they all come from? What types are there? Answer these questions and more in this rocking, hands-on program where you will examine, test, and classify specimens to learn their true identities. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Plants
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $125
Description: What is a plant? How do plants grow? What foods come from plants? What things do plants provide for us? We\'ll explore the world of plants with hands on activities that make learning about plants fun. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Incredible Insects
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Classification - Insects
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $140
Description: Get up close and personal with the creatures that make up the Earth\'s largest population. Build-a-bug; see the world through the eyes of a fly; and learn some amazing facts about insect defense, including camouflage and mimicry. This program comes complete with live insects and some truly unbelievable mounted insects from across the globe. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Our Five Senses
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $125
Description: It takes a nose to know, or maybe hands, ears, eyes or a tongue! Little ones explore the magic of their senses through fun, hands-on activities. Our live animals are a touchable finale to this sense-sational program. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Snug as a Bug
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Classification - Insects
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $125
Description: Participants build a bug as they study insects. Learn about the life cycle of a caterpillar as it magically transforms into a butterfly. Play a game of hide-and-seek with a very hungry frog as we explore how insects protect themselves. Meet and touch some live insects then look at some incredible, mounted bugs from around the world. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Tall Tails
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Wildlife
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $125
Description: Wiggle, waggle, hop, and prop as children learn about animal adaptations. Try on larger-than-life costumed tails and become that animal. Hear a Native American story about two unique local animals that have a tall tale to tell. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Taxonomic Detectives
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Classification
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $140
Description: Classification isn\'t as mysterious as it sounds. We\'ll use clues given by animal eye placement and teeth type, along with a dichotomous key, to identify real animal skulls and determine to which taxonomic order they belong. With some simple classification activities to get you started, it\'s a detective case you\'ll soon solve, right down to the species of each skull. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
The Reasons for the Seasons
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Seasons
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $140
Description: Using globes, rotate and revolve your way to learn about the seasons and to understand why spring and summer are warmer times of the year and fall and winter are colder. Investigate the annual cycles of animal migration, hibernation and toleration then learn about tracks and scat. Create the sounds of spring and learn why leaves change color and fall is called fall. (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Tour the Solar System
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Astronomy
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $140
Description: Soar through the solar system with recent slide images from Mercury, Pluto and beyond. Touch real meteorites and rocks of the type found on our Moon. Create impact craters and observe the crushing effects of air pressure! (60 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Wild About Animals
Cincinnati Museum Center Programs-On-Wheels
Topic: Wildlife
Type: Outreach Program
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $125
Description: From Africa to Antarctica, children become part of the wild animal kingdom. We\'ll safari through the jungle looking for zebras and lions. Visit a continent with some rather unusual down-under residents. Then we\'ll take an expedition to the coldest place on Earth to learn about some of the animals that call this place home. (45 minutes)
More Info: (513) 287-7021
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Forest Ecology
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: Rowe Woods
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $4 / student
Description: Students examine a forest habitat for examples of succession and stratification, while working on plant classification and tree keying skills. Plant life cycles are examined using wildflowers in spring and seed dispersal in fall. Students study the value of plants, particularly trees, from seed to decomposed log.
More Info: (513) 831-1711 x152
Nature's Sweet Treat: Maple Syrup
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Topic: Plants - Maple Syrup
Type: Field Trip Location: Rowe Woods
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $4 / student
Description: Students experience the maple syrup making process by taking a walk through the maple grove, tapping trees, setting spiles and collecting sap. Students observe the evaporation process, taste sap and syrup, hear maple syrup history and folklore and discuss photosynthesis.
More Info: (513) 831-1711 x152
Ohio Plants and Animals
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: Rowe Woods
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $4 / student
Description: Students observe examples of local plants and animals in various life stages. They explore the pond, field and forest and learn about the physical and behavioral adaptations of plants and animals in each habitat.
More Info: (513) 831-1711 x152
Pioneers on the Land
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Topic: History - Pioneers
Type: Field Trip Location: Rowe Woods
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $4 / student
Description: Students journey back to 1810 to immerse themselves in the lives of early settlers. They discover how pioneers used and depended on the land\'s resources. Hands-on activities and period log house will bring history to life and highlight how early settlers changed the environment.
More Info: (513) 831-1711 x152
Under Our Feet: Experiential Earth Science
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Topic: Geology
Type: Field Trip Location: Rowe Woods
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $4 / student
Description: Students investigate the importance of soil and rock layers, how they vary, and how they show geologic change. Through direct experience, students identify and describe soil components and properties, learn how soil supports life, observe how erosion and deposition affect land forms, and discover clues about the geologic past in fossils and rock layers.
More Info: (513) 831-1711 x152
Water, Water Everywhere: Aquatic Ecosystems
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: Rowe Woods
Grade Level: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $4 / student
Description: Students investigate the interactions within pond and stream ecosystems. They evaluate these habitats using biotic and abiotic indicators, identify pond and stream organisms and their adaptations, see common aquatic food webs, and compare succession in two ponds.
More Info: (513) 831-1711 x152
What's for Lunch?
Cincinnati Nature Center Rowe Woods
Topic: Ecology - Food Webs & Relationships
Type: Field Trip Location: Rowe Woods
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $4 / student
Description: Students search for living examples of producers, consumers and decomposers within a variety of habitats while discussing food chains, population dynamics, adaptation and change. Skulls, teeth, living herbivores, carnivores and omnivores are examined. Students learn about nature\'s nutrient recycling and investigate the forest for evidence of decomposition. Changing factors in an ecosystem are considered, including invasive species, overpopulation and disease.
More Info: (513) 831-1711 x152
Cincinnati Park Board Avon Woods
Animal Real Estate
Cincinnati Park Board Avon Woods
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: Avon Woods
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students relate local animal habitats to their own homes and neighborhoods. A hike, hands-on activities and a fun-filled animal presentation closely examine the four components of a habitat and how animals are adapted to live within one.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods Nature Center)
Life of an Ohio Native American Child
Cincinnati Park Board Avon Woods
Topic: History - Native Americans
Type: Field Trip Location: Avon Woods
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Emphasis is placed on the daily life (food, clothes, family, education) of an Ohio child 200 to 300 years ago in a lively presentation with audience participation, hands-on activities and native games. Students will discover on a hike how these early inhabitants interacted with their natural environment.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods Nature Center)
Mysteries of the Plant Kingdom: Seeds to Trees
Cincinnati Park Board Avon Woods
Topic: Plants
Type: Field Trip Location: Avon Woods
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students become detectives and use observation, evaluating and simple classification techniques to solve the mysteries of plants and trees. We will explore life cycles, seasonal changes, photosynthesis, and plant needs and characteristics while discovering the effect plants have on our everyday lives.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods Nature Center)
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Adapting to Habitats
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Come discover the differences between living and non-living things as we learn how plants and animals interact with their physical environment. We will figure out the basic needs of organisms, how their habitat fills those needs, and the important role of adaptations. During the hike, we will explore three different local habitats.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
CSI: Nature Investigation
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: Ecology - Food Webs & Relationships
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will solve a mystery in nature. Using various tools, we will be measuring, collecting and analyzing evidence of a staged nature crime scene. By reviewing the data collected, students will be able to support their findings and draw conclusions from the evidence at hand to solve the mystery.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
Ecology: What's the Connection?
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: Ecology - Food Webs & Relationships
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Learn how everything is connected. Students will learn how organisms survive in their ecosystem, and how the energy all organisms need flows through the system. As students explore food chains and food webs, we will discover what roles everyone plays in an ecosystem, and that everything is important.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
Fossils, Soils and Cincinnati Geology
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: Geology
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students participate in an interactive introduction and an exploratory creek hike to find Cincinnati\'s famous fossils. A two hour program for Pre-K through Grade 2 covers fossils only. Grades 3 and older will investigate geologic processes such as rock formation, soil types, weathering and other forces, past and present, which shape Cincinnati.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
Maple Sugaring
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: Plants - Maple Syrup
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Learn how Sugar Maple trees produce sap and why it is collected for syrup only during this brief season. Watch us collect the sap and cook it down. Students taste maple sap in three stages of production. The basic program is one hour in length with half taking place outside. A 1 1/2 hour extension, with half taking place outside, for grades 1 - 5 includes Native Americans\' use of maple sap, science experiments, and additional activities.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
Native Americans
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: History - Native Americans
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: This interactive program focuses on the everyday life of an Ohio Native American child in the late 1700's, including food, clothing and shelter. Students will try some daily life skills, pictographs, games, and dances. The hike stresses Native Americans' historic uses of forest resources.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
The Green Team
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: Plants
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will learn about the unique role of plants as producers of food through photosynthesis. A hike can include plant life cycles, pollination, seed distribution, how plant structures are related to function, and interactions between plants and animals. Fall programs can include leaf collections and the use of classification keys.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
Weather 101
Cincinnati Park Board Caldwell Nature Center
Topic: Weather
Type: Field Trip Location: Caldwell Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: A lively series of demonstrations introduces students to how air, water, and heat produce Earth\'s weather. Students will learn how to read a weather map. They will do experiments introducing air pressure, convection currents, and how different types of clouds bring different types of weather. On the hike, we will look for the effects of weathering and erosion, and measure temperature in various locations.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 761-4313 (Caldwell Nature Center)
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
"Tree"-mendous Trees
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Plants
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: This program is a well-rounded introduction to all aspects of the plant kingdom. An outdoor hike will be geared for the season. The indoor presentation will focus on plant physiology and photosynthesis.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
An Old Way of Life: A Pioneer Experience
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: History - Pioneers
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will gain knowledge of pioneer ways and experience a typical day in the life of a pioneer. Students will realize how lifestyles, religion, customs and traditions helped shape Cincinnati. An interactive hike will introduce the students to characters of that period.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
Fascination with Pollination
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Plants
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: This program follows the process of how a flower turns into a fruit or seed. Students will learn how wind, gravity, and animals pollinate flowers. Children will also observe honeybees up-close through an observation hive and discover their important role in pollination. Hands-on activities will cover flower physiology, bee biology and hive components. An interactive hike will focus on how flowers are structured to attract different pollinators.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
Lands Across Time - The Geology of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Geology
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will use interactive demonstrations to learn about the rock cycle, glaciation, freeze / thaw processes, and fossilization. An exploratory hike will focus on erosion and give children an opportunity to take home fossils from our Lick Run Creek. Program can also be customized to the teacher\'s lesson plans. Sturdy footwear is required.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
Local Wildlife
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Wildlife
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will be exposed to the wildlife of the Cincinnati area. An indoor presentation will focus on how our local wildlife is adapted to survive in a specific habitat and touch briefly on animal classification. An outdoor hike will reveal animal homes and food sources.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
Solid Waste to Super Soil
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Reduce, Reuse & Compost
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will discuss cycles in nature including life cycles of amphibians (toads/frogs), insects (honeybees), plants, water, oxygen and carbon dioxide. An interpretive hike will focus on seasonal cycles of nature. An indoor program will focus on human solid waste and recycling.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
The Ecology of Habitats
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will be introduced to local habitats in the Cincinnati area and how basic ecological principles apply to each of these habitats. An indoor presentation will focus on predator/prey relationships and animal structures. An outdoor hike will include an in-depth, hands-on study of the forest, meadow and creek habitats.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
The History and Mystery of Maple Sugaring
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Plants - Maple Syrup
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: From the pioneer to today\'s processors, this program will trace the history of maple sugaring. Students will assist in tapping, collecting, and processing maple sap. An indoor talk will focus on plant physiology and the process of photosynthesis. Participants will be allowed to taste all levels of the maple product.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
Weather: Wild or Mild?
Cincinnati Park Board California Woods Nature Center
Topic: Weather
Type: Field Trip Location: California Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will become junior meteorologists as they learn how to make predictions about the weather. Using a weather map and symbols, the students will interpret patterns most often encountered in our region. Weather demonstrations and instrument experiments will be performed by the students.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 231-8678 (California Woods Nature Center)
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Native American Life
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: History - Native Americans
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: This interactive program focuses on the everyday life of an Ohio Native American child in the late 1700\'s, including food, clothing and shelter. Students will try some daily life skills, pictographs, games, and dances. The hike stresses Native Americans\' historic uses of forest resources.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
Plants are FUNdamental
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: Plants
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Explore the preserve for plants in different stages of their seasonal or life cycles. Students will see how plant structure relates to function in different habitats, and concepts of interdependence and diversity come alive through games and activities. The program can include fossil plants, using dichotomous keys, honeybees and pollination, and a make and take classroom demonstration.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
Recycling
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: Recycling
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle is also Nature\'s way. Students learn about natural resources and cycles, composting, recycling and other ways to minimize waste through a hike and fun activities. First semester groups can also make and take a vermin-composting (worm) bin for the classroom. (Request worms when you book the program.)
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
Spring Magic
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: Seasons
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Celebrate the season of new life with a trail walk and activities that illustrate nature\'s important cycles. Children will learn how plants and animals meet their basic needs in various local habitats. A puppet show introduces the program.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
Survival: Bringing Literature to Life
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: Math, Literature, & More
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Hatchet, My Side of the Mountain or Danger Along the Ohio will come to life as students hike to locate sources of food and water, and build an emergency shelter in the woods. They will also try some essential outdoor skills such as fire building, reading maps and using a compass. The program will build excitement, deepen understanding and instill self confidence. Read the book before the program.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
The Real World
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: Contact With Nature
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Does your class know more about the Internet than their backyard? Enjoy a grab-bag of the Naturalists\' favorite activities with the emphasis on fun and exploration (They\'ll soak up lots of information as well). Wear old clothes and sturdy shoes for woods exploration. Touch nature, meet an animal or two, and play a game.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
The Wonders of Fall
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: Seasons
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Preschool, Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: This program focuses on how plants and animals meet their survival needs in the fall. Students will walk the trails and complete fun activities to study food sources, life cycles, and seasonal changes in the woods. A puppet show is included in this program.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
Web of Life: Ecosystems
Cincinnati Park Board LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: A hands-on program in a forested setting, where students will observe the interactions and interdependencies of native plant and animal life. Activities will also illustrate human connections to the ecosystem and the significance of personal actions to the web of life.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 542-2909 (LaBoiteaux Woods Nature Center)
Cincinnati Park Board NatureConnections
NatureConnections Ecosystems and Cycles
Cincinnati Park Board NatureConnections
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Outreach Program Location: NatureConnections
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: FREE
Description: NatureConnections is Cincinnati Parks\' FREE outreach program to Cincinnati schools serving primarily at-risk and economically disadvantaged students in grades 4 - 6. The program consists of three naturalist programs all focused on a particular theme - one each in Fall, Winter and Spring. The Fall and Spring visits take advantage of green space within easy walking distance of the school, to provide outdoor experiences, activities and explorations that help make state science standards come alive. The Winter visit occurs within the classroom. Classrooms in the program are also able to borrow equipment from the NatureConnections lending library, to help with additional investigations.
More Info: (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods, NatureConnections HQ); or (513) 321-6070
NatureConnections Geology
Cincinnati Park Board NatureConnections
Topic: Geology
Type: Outreach Program Location: NatureConnections
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: FREE
Description: NatureConnections is Cincinnati Parks\' FREE outreach program to Cincinnati schools serving primarily at-risk and economically disadvantaged students in grades 4 - 6. The program consists of three naturalist programs all focused on a particular theme - one each in Fall, Winter and Spring. The Fall and Spring visits take advantage of green space within easy walking distance of the school, to provide outdoor experiences, activities and explorations that help make state science standards come alive. The Winter visit occurs within the classroom. Classrooms in the program are also able to borrow equipment from the NatureConnections lending library, to help with additional investigations.
More Info: (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods, NatureConnections HQ); or (513) 321-6070
NatureConnections Habitats and Adaptations
Cincinnati Park Board NatureConnections
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Outreach Program Location: NatureConnections
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: FREE
Description: NatureConnections is Cincinnati Parks\' FREE outreach program to Cincinnati schools serving primarily at-risk and economically disadvantaged students in grades 4 - 6. The program consists of three naturalist programs all focused on a particular theme - one each in Fall, Winter and Spring. The Fall and Spring visits take advantage of green space within easy walking distance of the school, to provide outdoor experiences, activities and explorations that help make state science standards come alive. The Winter visit occurs within the classroom. Classrooms in the program are also able to borrow equipment from the NatureConnections lending library, to help with additional investigations.
More Info: (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods, NatureConnections HQ); or (513) 321-6070
NatureConnections Trees and Keys
Cincinnati Park Board NatureConnections
Topic: Plants
Type: Outreach Program Location: NatureConnections
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: FREE
Description: NatureConnections is Cincinnati Parks\' FREE outreach program to Cincinnati schools serving primarily at-risk and economically disadvantaged students in grades 4 - 6. The program consists of three naturalist programs all focused on a particular theme - one each in Fall, Winter and Spring. The Fall and Spring visits take advantage of green space within easy walking distance of the school, to provide outdoor experiences, activities and explorations that help make state science standards come alive. The Winter visit occurs within the classroom. Classrooms in the program are also able to borrow equipment from the NatureConnections lending library, to help with additional investigations.
More Info: (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods, NatureConnections HQ); or (513) 321-6070
NatureConnections Weather
Cincinnati Park Board NatureConnections
Topic: Weather
Type: Outreach Program Location: NatureConnections
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: FREE
Description: NatureConnections is Cincinnati Parks\' FREE outreach program to Cincinnati schools serving primarily at-risk and economically disadvantaged students in grades 4 - 6. The program consists of three naturalist programs all focused on a particular theme - one each in Fall, Winter and Spring. The Fall and Spring visits take advantage of green space within easy walking distance of the school, to provide outdoor experiences, activities and explorations that help make state science standards come alive. The Winter visit occurs within the classroom. Classrooms in the program are also able to borrow equipment from the NatureConnections lending library, to help with additional investigations.
More Info: (513) 861-3435 (Avon Woods, NatureConnections HQ); or (513) 321-6070
Cincinnati Park Board Parks without Nature Centers
Accessible Treehouse Programs
Cincinnati Park Board Parks without Nature Centers
Topic: Contact With Nature
Type: Field Trip Location: Parks without Nature Centers
Grade Level: All Ages
Description: Everybody\'s Treehouse in Mt. Airy Forest provides a new perspective on the forest for people of all ages and abilities. Wheelchair accessible, the Treehouse can be the highlight of an educational program for your special needs class. Much of the program takes place in the nearby Oak Ridge picnic / playground area, which is equipped with accessible bathrooms (in season). Program topics and activities appropriate for your students can be worked out with the presenting Naturalist. Whatever is decided, your students will both learn and have fun.
More Info: (513) 321-6070
Local History Tours
Cincinnati Park Board Parks without Nature Centers
Topic: History - Local
Type: Field Trip Location: Parks without Nature Centers
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Have a bus and need a tour guide? A Cincinnati Park Board Naturalist can bring your next field trip alive with exciting visits to destinations throughout the city. Local history tours include: Memorial Pioneer Cemetery and the founding of Cincinnati
Along The Waterfront: the Rise of the Queen City
Inclines and Overlooks: Escaping the Basin
or explore the exciting history behind the city\'s older parks and diverse neighborhoods. Tours can be customized to meet your educational needs.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Service Learning / Community Service
Cincinnati Park Board Parks without Nature Centers
Topic: Service Learning Projects
Type: Field Trip Location: Parks without Nature Centers
Grade Level: Grades 7-8, Grades 9-12
Description: Park Naturalists can work with you to set up Service Learning projects for your class. Topics that could be covered include: 1) Alien Species: instruction on the ecological damage caused by invasive non-natives, information on their origins and how to recognize them, and work projects restoring natural habitat through non-native removal. 2) Water Quality Testing: information on water quality and its importance to aquatic life, instruction on using a biotic index and chemical test kits, and work projects gathering water quality data from park streams or Burnet Woods Lake. 3) Biologic Inventories: instruction from a Naturalist on field identification of targeted species and on surveying techniques, and work projects locating and identifying species and creating a database of findings.
More Info: (513) 321-6070
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
A Bug's Life
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
Topic: Classification - Insects
Type: Field Trip Location: Trailside Nature Center
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: They\'re creepy, crawly and all together fascinating! Discover the exciting world of a bug\'s life, as we look at the most successful group of animals on the planet. From the depths of Burnet Woods to the butterfly gardens of Trailside Nature Center this program offers a unique opportunity to examine metamorphosis, life cycles and the unique roles they play in our day-to-day lives.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Aquatic Ecosystems
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: Trailside Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: The Burnet Woods Lake will serve as our outdoor laboratory as we explore the plants and animals that comprise this unique ecosystem. Hands-on activities engage students in analyzing water quality, investigating aquatic food chains, the water cycle and more. Problem solving skills will be used to assess the health of the lake and address pollution issues.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Cincinnati Skies
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
Topic: Astronomy
Type: Field Trip Location: Trailside Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8, Grades 9-12
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Experience the oldest planetarium west of the Allegheny Mountains. Discover stars, constellations, galaxies and more. Learn the stories behind Orion, the Big and Little Dippers and many others. Stories include Native American, African, Greek and Roman legends. Students will participate in hands-on activities revolving around planets, moon phases and constructing star charts for nighttime viewing.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Classification: The Key to Understanding
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
Topic: Classification
Type: Field Trip Location: Trailside Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Through the use of classification keys, students will uncover the characteristics that separate plants and animals into different classes, orders and families. Animal mounts, skulls, leaves and seeds will be used to sharpen our new skills when it comes to sorting things out.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Earth Savers
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
Topic: Recycling
Type: Field Trip Location: Trailside Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: Students will explore ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle our natural resources through hands-on and interactive activities. Fun and active techniques are employed to engage students in the recycling of solid waste, nature\'s recycling methods and composting.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Habitats and Adaptations
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Field Trip Location: Trailside Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: This program introduces students to our local habitats, their composition and how plants and animals have adapted to live within them. Through a combination of exploration, fun-filled activities and live animal demonstrations, students will gain a greater understanding of the world around them.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Plants: From Seeds to Trees
Cincinnati Park Board Trailside Nature Center
Topic: Plants
Type: Field Trip Location: Trailside Nature Center
Grade Level: Grades 1-3, Grades 4-6
Cost: $3 / student (in-city schools); $5 / student (out-of-city)
Description: This exciting program functions as a primer on plant life. Students will learn about the structure, function and reproduction of local trees and wildflowers as they explore the wooded hillsides of this urban forest. Through the use of hands-on activities, students are exposed to the process of photosynthesis, seasonal changes, seed dispersal and more.
More Info: (513) 321-6070 (reservations); (513) 751-3679 (Trailside Nature Center)
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Adaptations
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only1
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Search for \\\"zoo clues\\\" about how plants and animals are able to survive in the wild. Students will learn about their own adaptations, too! (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Animals Should Not Wear Clothing
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Ecology - Adaptations
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Preschool
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Find out about fur, feathers, and scales and all different coverings that animals can call their own. (20 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Feathered Friends
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Classification - Birds, Mammals & Herps
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-8
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Feathered Friends highlights the characteristics of a particular group of animals called birds. Students will be able to meet some of our bird representatives. (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Fur, Feathers and Scales
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Classification
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Grades 4-6
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Fur, Feathers, and Scales is perfect for developing the concepts of grouping and classification. By comparing a mammal, bird and reptile, students will gain an understanding of how alike and different these classes of animals are. (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Insects and Their Relatives
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Classification - Insects
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Although often misunderstood, these animals are some of the most important on the planet. Your students will learn about insect characteristics, metamorphosis and their role in the food web. (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Marvelous Mammals
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Classification - Birds, Mammals & Herps
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Mammals are some of the most familiar animals to children. This program will help students learn about mammalian characteristics and how to relate this information to themselves. (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Rainforests
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Ecology - Habitats & Ecosystems
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Now covering only a small percent of the Earth\'s surface, rain forests are some of the most important habitats on the Planet. Students will learn what rain forests are like and meet some rain forest inhabitants. (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Reptiles
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Classification - Birds, Mammals & Herps
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Preschool
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Meet a snake, turtle, alligator, or lizard and learn about their similarities and differences. (20 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Reptiles and Amphibians in Our World
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Classification - Birds, Mammals & Herps
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Is it a reptile? Perhaps it\'s an amphibian! How can you tell the difference? This program will help your students learn the differences and why these animals are important in our world. (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Who Lives in Your Backyard?
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Animal Demonstrations
Topic: Wildlife
Type: Field Trip Location: Animal Demonstrations
Grade Level: Kindergarten, Grades 1-3
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: This is an Animal Demonstration - the perfect way to start or end your Zoo visit! Through this program students will learn to recognize and understand the ecological importance of a variety of animals they see in their own neighborhoods. (25 min.)
More Info: (513) 559-7767
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden CREW Programs
Evergreen World: Endangered Plants
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden CREW Programs
Topic: Conservation
Type: Facility Tour Location: CREW Programs
Grade Level: Grades 7-8, Grades 9-12
Cost: Zoo admission and parking fees only
Description: Start with a slide presentation in the Education Building, before touring the CREW facility. Learn about the technologies CREW scientists are using in the preservation and propagation of some of the rarest plants on earth. This fascinating program reveals the mysteries of plant tissue culture (cloning) and cryopreservation... a frozen garden! Hear and see how science can save plants as well as