School Program | Winter Survival (Grades PreK-2)

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How do animals adapt to our long cold winters? Through indoor and outdoor activities, students will examine the survival strategies of animals in winter and learn basic track identification skills. Students will examine prints and track patters, learn to move like mammals, and practice their tracking skills along the sanctuary trails.

Program Location(s):

Ipswich River, Topsfield

Grades:

Pre K, K, 1, 2

Price:

  • 1 hour: $9.25/person,
    1.5 hours: $9.75/person.

    One adult per subgroup of students may attend at no charge.

    Group price for 10 or fewer participants-- 1 & 1.5 hours: $130.

Curriculum Frameworks:

K-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - where animals and plants get food
1-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - function of plant/animal body parts
1-LS1-2 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - animal behavior effects survival
2-LS2-3 (MA) - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - how plant/animals depend on surroundings

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