9-11 y.o.
Second Fridays: Wetland Wonders
Wetland Wonders
If you owned land around a lake, could you build a house and still protect the water quality? We’ll use special pond nets to catch water critters, compare soil and vegetation to find out just why wetlands are important and how to take care of them.
Register for either the morning session from 9:30-11:30am, or the afternoon session from 12:30-2:30pm
Second Fridays for individual homeschool families with children ages 5-11
Second Fridays: Backyard Bugs
Backyard Bugs
We’ll learn what makes insects special, and just how much we depend on them! You will make a model of a ladybug nymph and show how it grows , use a sweep net to capture and observe insects in the field, play an insect locomotion game and hear a story about bugs.
Register for either the morning session from 9:30-11:30am, or the afternoon session from 12:30-2:30pm
T'was the Night Before Christmas
Stages Theatre Company
Homeschool Art Adventures: Art of Cooking Locally (Fall Foods)
Join other home school families for hands-on nature and arts activities every Wednesday morning. By combining the arts with math and science concepts, we will create a unique and enriching learning experience you won't want to miss! This is not a drop off program- at least one parent must accompany each group of 5 children. Reservations required.
Home School: Water Quality Monitoring
Become a hydrologist. Use tablets to test the pond for natural chemicals dissolved in the water. Scoop up water insects with nets and use magnifying glasses to identify them. Discover how pollutants can have harmful effects on both the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Learn about the types of pollutants, their sources, pathways, impacts and strategies to control. Find out how to reduce the impacts on your local watershed. Meet and touch local turtles. Bring a bag lunch. Reservations required.
Homeschool Art Adventures: Introduction to Papermaking
Join other home school families for hands-on nature and arts activities every Wednesday morning. By combining the arts with math and science concepts, we will create a unique and enriching learning experience you won't want to miss! This is not a drop off program- at least one parent must accompany each group of 5 children. Reservations Required.
Discover how to use natural materials gathered during your visit to make your own paper, while learning about the science and history behind papermaking in Minnesota.
Homeschool Art Adventures: Halloween Folk Art
Join other home school families for hands-on nature and arts activities every Wednesday morning. By combining the arts with math and science concepts, we will create a unique and enriching learning experience you won't want to miss! Join us to learn about the origins of Halloween and the popular folk arts that have accompanied the holiday throughout the years. We'll make projects to take home inspired by Halloween folk art. Reservations required.
Restricted to participants age 5 to 9.
The fee for this event is $5.00.
Homeschool Art Adventures: Clay Series
Join other home school families for hands-on nature and arts activities every Wednesday morning. By combining the arts with math and science concepts, we will create a unique and enriching learning experience you won't want to miss! This is not a drop off program- at least one parent must accompany each group of 5 children. Reservations Required. $5.00 Fee for each session.
In the first series of classes, we'll use clay to explore the texture and form of our natural world.
Session 1: Introduction to Clay- Handbuilding
Grimm Farm Day for Homeschoolers
Step back in time and explore a restored 1870's farmhouse. In the morning imagine you are leaving your home forever and traveling over 5000 miles across the ocean and half a continent to start a new life in a foreign land. Learn about Wendelin Grimm's journey and discover the items many immigrants brought with them on the journey. In the afternoon get hands-on experience of work and play activities typical to life on a late 19th century Minnesota farm. Sign up for a.m., p.m. or both sessions. Reservations required.
Homeschool Earth Science
Examine the dynamic nature of the earth's surface through hands-on activities. Conduct research on key geological sites around the world, model earth formations such as slip-strike faults and sea floor spreading. Classify rocks and minerals and make crystals. Go on a fossil hunt Oct. 31 with your family and an expert paleontologist.
When: Four Thursdays, Oct 22, 29, Nov 5 and 12; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Ages: 10 to 13
Fee: $143, $133 mbr
Registration opens August 31, 2009
