Students will use a model landscape to investigate how water flows and connects to watersheds in a closed water basin.

Provide students with the scope and scale of this migration and why this place in Harney County is so important.

Students investigate soil texture and determine the texture of several soil samples.

Students investigate a stream or pond using sampling techniques. Students will be able to recognize indicators of environmental quality in streams, ponds, and other aquatic habitats. 

Learn about different fish species, their specific adaptations, and habitat needs. 

Have you ever heard the expression, "solid as a rock"? As it turns out, rocks are not entirely solid. Rocks actually have tiny pockets of air inside them. Determine the relative density of different rock forms and learn that rocks are made up of particles of varying sizes that are packed together. 

Students will learn the importance of building a proper campfire while camping. What can happen if the campfire is not properly set up, and how a forest could burn.

Students learn about tree rings and how a tree grows wider each year.

Students will be introduced to how plants disperse using a “weed wheel”.  Knowing how seeds disperse helps determine the best ways to prevent or manage infestations.