Home School Series - 2 NISTEM points/class

February 18 & March 18, Thursdays, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Home school science enrichment program for all school age students in three age groups. Cost includes BOTH month’s sessions, all handouts and equipment. One parent/guardian per family is required to attend. Classes fill up quickly, so reserve you space. Classes begin at promptly 2:00 PM! SPACE WILL NOT BE RESERVED UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID

Cost: $10.00/student, $4.00/adult
Pre-register & PREPAY by: 2/15/10
Min: 5/age group
Max: 20

To register or more information:
Email: rdivelbiss@allencountyparks.org
Call: 449-3778
Ron Divelbiss
Both sessions will be held both indoors and outdoors. Please dress for the weather.

Home School Series - 2 NISTEM points per class

October 15, November 19, Thursdays, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM at Metea County Park Nature Center

Home school science enrichment program for all school age students in three age groups. Includes BOTH month’s sessions, all handouts and equipment. One parent/guardian per family is required to attend. Classes fill up quickly, so reserve you space. Classes begin at promptly 2:00 PM! Sessions will be held both indoors and outdoors. Dress for the weather.

Cost: $10.00/student
$4.00/adult
Pre-register & PREPAY by: 10/10/09
Min: 5/age group
Max: 20
SPACE WILL NOT BE RESERVED UNTIL YOU HAVE PAID

To register or more information:
Email: rdivelbiss@allencountyparks.org
Call: 449-3778
Ron Divelbiss

Session 1: October 15

Beginner (grade 1-3)
Pumpkins – Seed to Jack-o-Lantern.
Study the life cycle of the pumpkin and then carve a Jack -O- Lantern to take home.

Intermediate (grade 4-6)
Animal myths.
Are daddy-long-legs the most poisonous spider? Do squirrels get rabies? Learn the truth about our animal friends (and not some Internet rumor).

Advanced (grade 7-12)
Trees
We will continue the study of trees by building a collection for educational use in the park.

Session 2: November 19

Beginner (grade 1-3)
Squirrels
Red squirrels do not drive out gray squirrels; gray squirrels do not remember where they buried nuts, and squirrels do eat meat! Take a naturalist-led hike through Metea woods and learn more about these “nutty”, or not so nutty, rodents

Intermediate (grade 4-6)
Geology
We’ll get to the “rock bottom” of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic, and learn about glaciers and other geologic forces and facts. Yes, it’s true, Indiana ROCKS!

Advanced (grade 7-12)
Mosses and Microscopes
Explore the tiny world of some of our smallest plants. What looks like just a little green spot in the woods becomes a whole ecosystem under the microscope.

Home School Series

August 21 & September 18, Thursdays, 2:00 – 4:00 pm, Metea Nature Center

Metea County Park is offering a home school science enrichment program for all school age students in three age groups.

Participants in this project MUST pre-register at 449-3777 or by emailing kharding@allencountyparks.org (preferred method).

The fee for this program is $10.00 per student and $4.00 per parent, and includes both month’s sessions, all handouts and equipment. One parent/guardian per family is required to attend.

Classes fill up quickly, so reserve your space soon! Each session begins promptly at 2:00 pm!

Please bring proper footwear and insect repellent.

Beginner - Grades 1-3
During the first session we will be investigating the pond during this program. The children will be using our dip nets and various equipment to discover what critters live in the pond during the fall months. If we are lucky we may even find some crayfish with eggs or some monarch butterfly larva on the milkweed next to the pond.

The next session will consist of a “bird-brained” activity and a hike that centers on birds. If you have binoculars please bring them. We have a few pairs that we can use too.

Intermediate - Grades 4-6
The first session will consist of a “bird-brained” activity and a hike that centers on birds. If you have binoculars please bring them. We have a few pairs that we can use too.

During the next session we will be learning about the monarch butterfly – metamorphosis, caterpillar and butterfly anatomy, tagging, habitat, predators, how to tell the sex of the butterfly and chrysalis, and migration of the butterflies. Wear appropriate shoes as we will be hiking through the prairie to catch and tag some butterflies.

Advanced - Grades 7-12
We will be learning about the monarch butterfly – metamorphosis, caterpillar and butterfly anatomy, tagging, habitat, predators, how to tell the sex of the butterfly and chrysalis, and migration of the butterflies during the first session. Wear appropriate shoes as we will be hiking through the prairie to catch and tag some butterflies.

During the next session we will learn about the social behaviors in crickets. We will be catching crickets and learning about how they interact with other crickets. It’s more than chirping!!! Be prepared to complete a scientific investigation!!!

Home School Series -- Earth Day and Stewardship

Thursdays, April 17 & May 22, 2:00-4:00 PM

Metea County Park is offering a home school science enrichment program for all school age students in three age groups and will be working on several different topics throughout the school year.

Participants in this project MUST pre-register at 449-3777 or by emailing kharding@allencountyparks.org (preferred method). At least 5 people must register for the program to run.

The fee for this program is $10.00 PER STUDENT AND $4.00 PER PARENT, and includes both month’s sessions, all handouts and equipment. One parent/guardian per family is required to attend. Dress for the weather.

CLASSES FILL UP QUICKLY, SO RESERVE YOUR SPACE SOON!

In honor of Earth Day and National Environmental Education Week we will be learning about Environmental Stewardship.

Environmental stewardship is the responsibility to take care of our natural resources to ensure that they are sustainably managed for current and future generations. Stewardship of the environment can include recycling, conservation, regeneration, and restoration.

The students who participate in this program will learn about being citizen stewards. Topics will include control of invasive species, water quality (Hoosier Riverwatch), recycling, and conservation.

We will be getting dirty and possibly wet during these classes, please dress accordingly.

Beginner Division grades 1-3, Intermediate grades 4-6, and Advanced grades 7-12

EACH SESSION BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 2:00 PM!
PLEASE PLAN TO COME EARLY FOR REGISTRATION!

Home School Series

Thursdays, February 21 & March 20, 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Metea County Park is now offering a home school science enrichment program for all ages.

We will be separating the students into three age groups and will be working on several different topics throughout the school year.

Participants in this project MUST pre-register at 449-3777. At least 5 people per age group must pre-register for the program to run.

The fee for this program includes both month's sessions, all handouts and equipment. One parent/guardian per family is required to attend. Cost for parents is $4.00.

EACH SESSION BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 2:00 PM AT THE METEA COUNTY PARK NATURE CENTER

PLEASE PLAN TO COME EARLY FOR REGISTRATION.

Beginner group - grades 1-3
TOPIC: Owl Pellets and Microscopes
Price: $10.00 per student

The beginner group will be learning about owls and will have the opportunity to dissect an owl pellet to discover what they ate.

During the second session they will be using the dissecting microscopes to discover the world around them. They will be viewing different organisms under the microscopes.

Intermediate group - grades 4-6
TOPIC: Dissection
Price: $20.00 per student

The intermediate group will be dissecting a crayfish during the first session and earthworms during the second session. They will learn both the external and internal anatomy and will learn habitat and mannerisms of the creatures.

We provide most supplies. If you would like to have protective gloves please bring them yourselves.

Advanced group - grades 7-12
TOPIC: Dissection
Price: $20.00 per student

The advanced group will have the opportunity to dissect a frog during the first session and a perch during the second session. They will learn both the external and internal anatomy and learn habitat and mannerisms of these creatures.

We provide most supplies. If you would like to have protective gloves please bring them yourselves.