Lacawac on the Road

Let Lacawac come to you!

Lacawac educators will visit your school, daycare center, preserve, library or community center with a nature-based program that supports your curriculum and learning goals. Our programs are designed to deliver engaging experiences while deepening students’ curiosity for and connection to the natural world.
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Program Topics
Avian Adaptations (grades K-3)
  • Role play bird adaptations.
  • Match food source to beak adaptation.
  • Interact with skulls, feathers, and mounted specimens.
  • Classify birds according to characteristics

CSI (Critter Science Investigations) - Habitats and Adaptations (grades 1-3)
  • What animal is it? and Where does it live?
  • During an investigation using critical thinking, students  
    • open clue envelops to determine habitat needs (food, water, shelter)
    • interact with skulls, fur, tracks, and scat to discover adaptations.
  • Problem solve to identify the animal and where it lives.

Skins and Skulls – Mammal Adaptations (grades K-3)
  • Observe characteristics of animals to identify local mammals.
  • Match fur samples to animal skulls using field guides cards.
  • Determine adaptations and habitat needs using observation.
  • Identify differences between predator and prey to build a food web.

Awesome Owls - Discovery and Dissection (grades 3-6)
  • Introduction to owl biology and food chains.
  • ​Interact with owl skulls, feathers, and mounted specimens.
  • Dissect an owl pellets, identify bones, and reconstruct a rodent skeleton.
  • An additional $25 per class for materials.

Aquatic Investigations:  Macros in the Classroom (grades 4-6)
  • Sort and identify aquatic organisms.
  • Classify macroinvertebrates according to taxa.
  • Analyze data to determine water quality.
  • Identify how humans can impact water ecosystems.

​Watershed Connections (grades 4-6)
  • Trace on a map the flow of water from your school to the ocean to learn the watershed address. 
  • Form a hypothesis prior to conducting an experiment.
  • Small groups create variable surface cover models to measure and record runoff versus infiltration to understand storm water management and groundwater dynamics. 
  • Identify how water cycles through the environment and the importance of water as a natural resource.

Cost

$75.00 per class
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Free when paired with a field trip
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Contact Us

For more information contact: Jamie Reeger, 570-689-9494 or jamie.reeger@lacawac.org
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 Lacawac on the Road is supported through the generosity of the following: