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Grade 4 students will engage with nature practicing their noticing and wonderings skills and make connections to their own lives. Students will explore the ways organisms communication with each other and how it benefits them.
Please note: All adults who work with children in the Big Backyard program must have a valid CORI. Please click here to fill out a CORI form. CORI checks are good for 3 years. Check with your school office if you have additional questions.
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Fall
Doing What Scientists DoFall
Students will consider what it means to be a good observer, engage with nature through the science practices, connect to their own lived experiences, and identify as scientists.
Volunteers are required to read the walk guide and watch a short on-demand training video before the walk to familiarize them with the activities and walk route.
Winter
Animal Adaptation - Coping with the ColdWinter
Students will learn about local animals and the different structural and behavioral adaptations that help them survive in winter.
Volunteers are required to read the walk guide and watch a short on-demand training video before the walk to familiarize them with the activities and walk route.
Spring
Animal CommunicationSpring
Students will explore how animals communicate by investigating how animals, including humans, use their internal and external structures to sense the world.
Volunteers are required to read the walk guide and watch a short on-demand training video before the walk to familiarize them with the activities and walk route.
For questions or further details, please contact Karen McCarthy, Science Curriculum Coordinator K-5, or Pamela Cohen, District Big Backyard Coordinator.
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