CSTL Offers Field Trips & Outreach Programs.  

• Field Trips are approximately 1 hour in length

• Field Trips can be combined to fill an entire day.

• Gift shop on site.

• $7/person

• 20 child minimum group size

• Amazing Animals is $5/per person (charge per adult as well)

Ponds & Streams: During this field trip kids examine the flora and fauna found in ponds and streams and examine their connection to the forest and wetland ecology.

Food Webs & Biodiversity: During this field trip kids discover the interdependence of living things while on a hike through the woods and investigate what lives in the forest, ponds and streams. The field trip ends with a food-web craft.

Paleontology: During this field trip kids learn about fossils and dig for bones at our realistic dig site. The field trip ends with kids making a fossil of their own.

Math in the Natural World: During this field trip students will sharpen their skills in estimation, strength of shapes, geometry, measurement, and basic math skills.  Students will examine patterns in the environment and examine the Fibonacci sequence and its connection to nature. Kids examine animal artifacts and take a hike in the woods to look at math in nature.

Entomology: During this field trip kids learn how insects fit into a variety of food chains. Search for different species and make your own field guide about the insects you found.

Live Animal Show: During this field trip kids Interact with live lizards, turtles, and other animals. Learn about conservation efforts, diet, and the important niches these organisms fill.

Naturalist Hike: During this field trip kids take a guided hike to explore for insects and other living things while focusing on observation skills and using their senses. Learning about nature starts with observation and questioning.

Forensics:  During this field trip kids investigate the fundamentals of forensics, collect evidence, and make conclusions to solve a crime.

Soil Science: During this field trip kids explore the interdependence of soils, plants, and animals. Kids learn about decomposers and the nitrogen cycle. Kids learn what soil is and how it becomes soil.

Geology: During this field trip kids conduct simple experiments to investigate chemical and physical weathering. Kids examine rock, soil, and fossil samples to discover what they tell us about Earth.

Visit our Amazing Animals Exhibit:  View everything from an alligator to owls, turtles, reptiles, birds, and amphibians in beautiful naturalistic environments. $5/person group rate.

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