| Leeland Valley Frankfort, Kentucky |
 Where learning comes alive .... |
| Leeland Valley Frankfort, Kentucky |
Where learning comes alive .... |
Program Activities: |
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MAMMALS "Wild Animals of Franklin County"- Students can learn about fox, deer, squirrel, ground hog, opposum, muskrat, rabbit, weasel, raccoon, coyote, and other wildlife. "Who's Been Here?"- Students will search for signs of animal life; tracks, scat, deer rubbings, bones, foods, and animal homes. "Animal Adaption"- Students will use observation skills to look for animals, make assumptions about them, and identify some ways in which they are adapted to life in their particular habitat. Students will learn the answers to questions such as: Why doesn't the crayfish die when he comes out of the water to make burrows? And what good is a thumb? "Food Chains and Food Webs" "Life Cycles" 2. BIRDS "Bird Adaptation" "Bird Watching" Studens will use binoculars to see how many different birds they can identify in the fields, woods, along the creek, and at the bird feeders. 3. AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES "A Search through the Stream" - Students will go on a creek walk learning about amphibians and reptiles as they search for crayfish, frogs, snakes, salamaders, turtles, and fish. "Life Cycles" - Students will go on a creek walk learning about life cycles of the animals who depend on the creek for survival. 4.
INSECTS |
On a nature hike with
children from 5. PLANTS (trees, flowers, and endangered species) "Plant Adaptation" - Students will use observation skills to look for plants, make assumptions about them, and identify some ways in which they are adapted to life in their particular habitat. Students will learn the answers to questions such as: Why do decidious leaves have petioles? What keeps trees from freezing in the winter? Why does algae in one part of the creek look different from algae in another part? And why does the osage orange tree have a fruit shaped like a ball? 6. ROCKS and FOSSILS "Franklin
County before the Dinosaurs" |
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