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Animal
Moves & Meals ($125)
45 minutes
There seems to be no end to the ways in which animals move. Some slither, swim,
hop, fly, run, crawl, and swing. In this lesson students explore the many
different ways animals move about in order to find their food and to avoid
becoming someone else's food!
Who’s at
the Zoo? ($85)
45 minutes
In this program, students will encounter a variety of animals with body
coverings of fur, feathers and scales.
They will explore how zoos meet the basic needs of wild animals for
food, water, shelter and space. This
program will also relate the characteristics and needs of zoo animals to the
critters more encountered by students, pets and backyard wildlife. Lots of opportunities for students to be
active during the program, while they mimic animal movements!
Dino-Mite Dinosaurs ($125)
Storytelling, song, role-playing, and the close
examination of fossils are used in this session in an imaginative journey into
the world of dinosaurs.
Who Wants to be an Astronaut? ($95)
Do your little
"astronauts" have the right stuff? Find out by joining the
Clarian Health
Partners
Being Healthy is Fun ($75)
This interactive presentation will help students learn
what physical activity is and why it is important to health. We will explore
how to make activities fun and how families can participate in activities
together. Students will also learn how to be healthy with the foods they
choose. This portion of the program will provide nutritional information about
the Food Guide Pyramid and what foods are good for them and which are not.
Lastly, students will learn about body image, including a discussion on the
influence of media and what it takes to be healthy. Students will be able to identify how to
stretch correctly before exercise. They will also be able to understand the
importance of physical fitness and proper nutrition.
Hook’s
Me,
Myself & I ($100)
Young
children are just becoming aware of their own bodies. Me, Myself and I will
introduce children to various body parts, their functions and how to stay
healthy. Using Eric Carle's books, The
Mixed-Up Chameleon and From Head to
Toe as a starting point, children will investigate their senses, discover
how people are alike and different and will discuss why it is great just being
me.
What to
Wear When You’re Out There ($90)
30 minutes
Space Center Houston is the official Visitor’s
Critters
in the Cold ($100)
(Dec, Jan and Feb
only)
Discover how animals survive and thrive when it’s cold outside. You’ll
experiment with insulation and take a virtual trip to
Animal
Colors ($125)
This appealing program capitalizes on childrens' natural curiosity by engaging
them in observation and deduction. Using visuals, games, and live animals,
students will explore the role that color plays in animal survival. Students
will learn that an animal's color may help it to attract a mate, to warn off
other animals, and to hide from other animals.
Wild
Winter Animals ($85)
How do animals prepare for the winter and change from season to season? How do polar bears survive in the harsh
Arctic environment? Animals use
migration, hibernation, and amazing adaptations to survive in a cold climate
home! Students will observe video clips of
the polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo, along with live animals that use clever
winter survival strategies. Program
includes opportunities for movement as the students focus on the seasonal
adaptations of animals.
Center For
Puppetry Arts
Butterflies
($145)
Each student will construct a
butterfly marionette while participating in learning activities about the
lifecycle of the butterfly, what makes a butterfly an insect, color and
camouflage, moths, and the similarities and differences between caterpillars
and butterflies. Video clips and
photographs of the different stages in the life of a butterfly are
included. This is a great arts and
science lesson all in one!
Dinosaurs ($145)
Students
learn interesting facts about dinosaurs while building a Dinosaur Cup Puppet.
Learning activities focus on the following: meat eaters vs. plant eaters, ways
that dinosaurs moved, and ways that dinosaurs protected themselves.
Clarian Health
Partners
Play it Safe ($75)
Play it
Safe teaches children safety precautions while in the water, under the sun, on
the playground, riding a bike, and being around dogs.
Backyard
Animals ($100) Join us as we explore North American wildlife and discover the
plants and animals that live in our own backyard! Students will learn about animals of the
forest, wetland, grassland, oceans and of course, their own backyard. The program is broadcast live from the Animal
Exhibit at the Columbus Zoo. Each
student works along in his/her own, colorful Backyard Animals booklet (which
they take with them after the program).
A fast paced, and exciting videoconference, right on target for first
graders!
HealthSpace
Cleveland
Just
Senseless ($100)
Increase
your student’s understanding of the 5
senses and how they help to keep our bodies safe. By using a collection of
hands-on props, students will learn how their lives would be different if they
were lacking one or more senses. This
program includes a kit with props that will be shipped to us prior to your
scheduled program.
Hook’s
If I
Were a Goldfish ($100)
If I Were
a Goldfish investigates instincts and learned behaviors in both humans and
other animals. Do animals have feelings? Why do they act the way they do? This
program takes a very hands-on approach to discussing the uniqueness of human
emotions and comparing them to the behaviors of animals. Students will observe
several animals to better understand defensive behaviors and instincts.
Birds ($170)
This videoconference introduces students to birds.
Students will learn the basic characteristics of birds, explore the many
differences among them and compare the different body structures and
adaptations that they have. This program
is broadcast from the
A classic tale by Jan Brett, The Mitten is a story
of a lost mitten and the animals that find it. Students will meet some of the book's
characters up close and identify some major features of each animal as they
read through this holiday favorite with an educator from the
Polar Bear:
Giant of the
What makes polar bears so cool (besides their habitat)?
You'll find out as we observe and discuss the adaptations and behaviors of this
Giant of the
Polar Bear,
Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? ($170)
Shh! Do you hear that? What kind of animal is making that
sound? During this program students read through the children’s classic Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
By Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle.
They will discuss why animals make different sounds, will hear examples
of animal noises, try to figure out what the animal is trying to say and think
about ways in which they communicate using sound. The program ends with a question and answer
session.
Tuxedo
Junction: Penguins ($170)
Take a voyage south of the Equator to visit our favorite,
feathered friends, the penguins! You don't have to get dressed up just because
they did; we're just going to talk about how they're adapted for a chilly
lifestyle and what makes them different from other birds. Students begin by locating
Happy Hearts ($140)
This distance-learning program is a fun and
interactive program to help them on the road to heart health early in
life. Dr. Bill begins the program by taking a red piece of paper
construction paper and drawing a heart on it with black crayon. He asks
the students at the distance end to do the same thing. Then Dr. Bill cuts
out his heart and all the students cut out their hearts along with Dr.
Bill.
The
Rocket’s Red Glare ($90)
30 minutes
Space Center Houston is the official Visitor’s
Halloween
Slime Time ($125)
(Oct. only)
Take a new look at the gross, creepy and crawly things that make Halloween
special. We’ll explore spider webs, silly string and JELL-O brains before
making two types of slime. Younger students learn about the states of matter.
Older students investigate the properties of polymers. Includes a kit with student materials.
Animal Size
& Shape ($125)
Why is a
ferret long and thin? Youngsters consider this and other questions about how an
animal's size and shape are related to its way of life. By observing a variety
of animals, students discover some fundamental concepts about how size and
shape help an animal survive. Students also draw conclusions about where an
animal lives and what it eats.
Center for Puppetry Arts
Pop Up Plants ($145)
Students will construct a Pop-Up Plant puppet while learning
about the various parts of a plant and their functions. Students will also discuss photosynthesis and
plants as food.
Spiders ($145) (Great around Halloween)
The puppet and learning activities
for this program can be modified to suit the participating age group. Students
build a Spider Marionette while participating in learning activities about how
spiders and insects differ and the lifecycle of a spider. Students will engage in a
discussion about web builders vs. hunting spiders and create a working puppet
tied to the science curriculum. This is a great arts and science
lesson in one!
The
Gingerbread Boy ($145) (Nov, Dec Jan)
During this program, students will
make a Gingerbread Boy Shadow puppet. Students witness the classic tale of The Gingerbread Boy
come to life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and
performed during the first part of the program. Led by the program presenter,
students make their very own Gingerbread Boy Shadow Puppet during the second
half of the program. They also participate in a learning activity about
gingerbread's ingredients and history. This is a great holiday program. Here is a link to the Study Guide, so that
you can see the specific content of the program:
http://www.puppet.org/pdf/dl_studyguide_gingerbread.pdf
Captain Cosmic
($95)
Let your
little stars shine by being part of the program. Join Captain Cosmic for
a tour of the Solar System. Captain Cosmic and students will share
information about the sun, moon, and each planet. Climb on board with
Captain Cosmic for a fun-filled adventure.
Living &
Working in Space ($95)
Do you dream about becoming an astronaut and climbing aboard a Space
Shuttle? What is it like to live and
work in microgravity? How do astronauts
eat and sleep? Join the CLC for an
exciting program about living and working in space.
Clarian Health
Partners
Growing Up Drug Free ($75)
This interactive presentation will help students learn
what is and is not a "drug". Activities will help students learn that
medicine is not candy and they should not use medication or other unknown
substances unless under adult supervision. Students will discuss why they think
alcohol and drugs are bad for them. Students will practice ways to say "NO"
to drugs and alcohol.
Nocturnal
Animals ($100)
While you were sleeping, you missed a lot! When the sun goes down, many animals are just
starting their day! Become a
night-watcher with the Columbus Zoo and see how our five senses compare to
those of nocturnal animals. The program is presented live from the Nocturnal
building…which is pretty cool. Each student receives a “nightwatcher
guide” and a strip of stickers. They start by talking about the word
nocturnal and how nocturnal animals are different than us…which leads to them
viewing the bats in the nocturnal house. Next it leads to a discussion
about what senses we use during the day and how animals use those at
night. They first talk about sight, and what animal would need
good eyesight…an OWL of course! Students see the zoo’s big Eurasian Eagle
Owl and then they do a sight activity, to show them how owl’s eyes are
different than ours (they use a magnifying glass in the activity). Then
they move on to the sense of hearing…why would you need good
hearing? Which leads to seeing the Fennec Fox and doing a hearing
activity, where they have to listen and identify the sounds they are
hearing. Next, they talk about the sense of smell, students see a
hedgehog, and we pass around a smell jar and they have to figure out using
their sense of smell what it is. Then on to the sense of taste…and
they see a Tamandua (related to the anteater).
There is a taste activity...where they talk about what different animals
eat. Finally it’s time for the sense of touch…and students see a
Leopard…whose sense of touch is very different than ours and there is a “touch”
sack activity. Throughout the program students are using their
nightwatcher guides, which are kind of put together like a coloring book.
They add a sticker to each page and the sticker highlights the sense that they
learned about.
Desert
Habitats ($170)
Feeling hot, hot, hot? You will be during this
program, where we learn all about desert life, including habitat characteristics
and plant and animal adaptations.
Seal vs.
Sea Lion ($170)
Visit
the Zoo’s
Minnetristra
Monarch Mania ($100)
During this interactive program, we'll explore the monarch
butterfly. We'll investigate this interesting insect who's a picky eater--the
larva will only eat milkweed--and who's an international traveler--monarchs are
the only migrating butterflies in
Sea Me Read: Smiley Shark ($50) (20-30 minutes in length)
Students will learn about shark diversity and the
characteristics of sharks. Students will also use literacy and reading
comprehension skills. Finally, students will learn why sharks are threatened and
what they can do to help conserve them.
* Types of sharks (~5 minutes)
* The Story of Smiley Shark (~5 minutes)
* Fishy Thoughts: Help our educator answer a few questions about sharks! (~3
minute)
* Look through Smiley Shark?s photo album to meet his friends (~1 minutes)
* Shark Conservation: What you can do to help (~1 minutes)
* Questions and Answers (~5 minutes)
Your Place or Mine? ($50)
Why
doesn't a tree frog live in the desert? Students will explore this question and
more as they learn about the basic elements all animals need in their habitats
for survival. They will meet live animals who make their homes in a variety of
habitats, such as deserts, forests and wetlands. Along their journey, they will
discover why it is important for humans to take care of habitats.
Where in
the world can you hear parrots squawk, monkeys howl, insects buzz AND also
smell bananas, orchids, and cinnamon? In the tropical rainforest, of
course! Students discover the importance of the rainforest and the
consequences of its destruction by covering the layers, sounds, smells, and
animals of these vanishing rainforests. Students will also learn what
they can do to help save this vanishing habitat.
Center For
Puppetry Arts
Africa (
Students
build a Malian Rod Puppet and learn about Malian puppetry. Students also learn
characteristics about the continent of Africa (different topography, people and
cultures) and
Mexico/Mexican
Flag/Patriotism ($145)
Students construct an eagle marionette while participating in learning
activities about the following topics: questions and answers about
Clarian Health
Partners
Think First for Kids ($75)
Students learn how to protect their brains and spinal
cords while in vehicles, in water, on bicycles, during sports, while playing,
and around weapons. They also learn
problem solving tips to avoid injury.
African Masks ($135)
Using a
"Passport to
Amazing
Adaptations ($100)
Plants and animals adapt to their environment in many
ways. Students will visit with a variety
of species at the
Ocean
Explorers ($100)
Broadcast from the Columbus Zoo Discovery Reef, this program
is an overview of the unique coral reef habitat. Students will take on the role of CSI
Investigators as they learn about the coral reef ecosystem and why it is in
danger. It will be up to the students to
uncover the mystery surrounding the disappearing reef. Food chains, symbiotic relationships and
adaptations will all be touched on during the Ocean Explorers Program. Students will also find out what animals make
their home within the reef and their special adaptations for living there.
Students will see many varieties of fish, sharks, sea stars, jellyfish,
and coral.
COSI
Gadget Works ($200) Due to the price, 2 classes come at the same
time
Professor Gadgeteer guides students through an exploration
of simple machines by observing the motion of wind-up toys, taking the toys
apart and putting them back together again. Each program includes hands-on
materials for 30 students that will be used during the 45-60 minute program and
materials for many additional hours of in-class activities. Program objectives include:
Cranbrook
Institute of Science
Bats of
the World ($120)
Step into the world of bats and
discover the tremendous species diversity.
This program begins with a slide program introducing students to bats from
around the world. Topics include
echolocation (using a bat detector), hibernation, migration, and food
preferences. Students will learn the
most fascinating aspects of bats, and see 3 live bats. There is an interactive question and answer
session where bat conservation is discussed.
As a result of participating in this videoconference, students should be
able to:
1. Identify
fruit bats from insect-eating bats
2. Understand
feeding behaviors
3. Understand
vampire bat behavior
4. Describe
why bats are important
5. Describe
what types of conservation measures are important to save bats
6. Compare
the characteristics of bats
7. Understand
echolocation
Historic
Hearth and Home: Domestic Arts in Early
The
purpose of this program is to introduce students to the methods used to prepare
and cook food in the early 19th century. Cooking methods of two centuries ago will be
contrasted with those used today. This
presentation will make use of the kitchen and cooking fireplace of the Spicer
Leaming House on the
Insects a Go-Go ($100)
Scientists have named almost one million different species
of insects and thousands of species are discovered every year! This program introduces participants to the
wide world of insects. Discover how they
move, where they live, and what they feel like.
Go further and classify insects using real specimens.
Butterflies: Flights of Fancy ($170)
Visit the
Ani-Math ($170)
How do numbers fit into a zoo environment? During this
videoconference, students will learn about animal weights, heights, speeds, and
other ways that math is used at the zoo. The program begins with a brief
discussion of how students use math in their everyday lives and why math is
important. Then, through animals and
video examples, students will explore how workers in the zoo world use math
during their day. There will be some
"mathematically amazing" animals shown, who break records for height,
speed, and size. The program ends with a
question and answer session.
You
Can Make History: Is Anybody Home? ($125)
Students are introduced to Arbuckle, a 200-year-old turtle
in this series that helps students understand history and the passage of time
by comparing and contrasting their lives today with that of early settlers. Students will learn
about the building of pioneer homes
and the development of the farmstead.
1. The program begins with a participatory song.
2. Students discuss the passage of time.
3. Students compare and contrast their own lives with that of early settlers.
4. A song pertaining to the show's specific topic is sung.
5. A craft pertaining to the show's specific topic is taught.
6. Students have ample time for questions and answers.