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CLASSROOM PROGRAMS

Polk County Conservation is putting more emphasis on getting students outdoors. Field trips take

priority over classroom programs. September, October, April and May are considered field trip months.

If you schedule a classroom program during one of these months, we may call to reschedule in order to

make room for a field trip. We encourage you to schedule classroom programs during the winter

months. Naturalists can visit your students FREE of charge.

SCHEDULING PROGRAMS

*To schedule a program, please fill out the Program Request form at the bottom of this document and

e-mail it to: Patrice.Petersen-Keys@polkcountyiowa.gov.

• Amazing Reptiles (K-8) | 45 minutes - Discuss the fears and myths about these scaly critters

people love to hate. Find out how reptiles smell, see, and move. A live animal will be used if

available.

• Amphibians R Us (K-3) | 30 minutes - Find out about these smooth, wet animals that seem to

magically transform from egg to adult. A live animal will be used if available.

• Animal Adaptations (3-8) | 45 minutes - Students will discuss adaptations that help animals

survive in their environment. Through hands-on exploration of various animal parts, they will

learn how animals are uniquely adapted for their environment. Supports Next Generation

Science Standards for 4th grade: LS1.A.

• Animal Classification (2-6) | 45 minutes - Discover what makes each group of vertebrates

(animals with backbones) so special. Students will learn the characteristics of fish, amphibians,

reptiles, birds, and mammals.

• Animals of Iowa (K-8) | 30-45 minutes - What kind of animals live in Iowa? What kind of animals

used to live in Iowa? Discover the answers to these questions and more!

• Birds of Iowa (K-8) | 45-45 minutes - Students will learn about common, and not so common,

birds in Iowa. A variety of bird mounts will be used.

• Bug Me (K-6) | 30-45 minutes - Explore the fascinating world of insects and their bizarre ways of

life. Students can go on an insect a safari in their school yard with nets provided. Live insects will

be used if available.

• Cool Craniums (6-8) | 45 minutes - Students will observe "mystery" mammal skulls and

compare and contrast the features of each skull. They will learn the anatomical terms for skull

features such as orbits, nasal passages, and foramen magnum, and how these features relate to

physical characteristics or behaviors of each animal. Students will also use their observations

and recordings to identify each skull, and discuss how these physical characteristics helped the

animal survive in its environment.

• Cosmic Connections (3-8) | 60 minutes - Students will compare and contrast the planets in our

solar system by using 3D sized balls. They will also participate in an activity that demonstrates

how close the sun and planets are to one another.

• Eggciting Facts (K-2) | 30 minutes - Discover the wide variety of animals that develop from eggs.

• Endangered Species (3-8) | 45 minutes - Identify the factors that cause animals to become an

endangered species. A live animal will be used if available.

• Environmental Heritage (5-8) | 45 minutes - Visit with a pioneer woman as she relays the

changes in the Iowa landscape and how these changes have affected wildlife. She will also

explain what life was like on the prairie.

• For the Birds (K-6) | 45 minutes - Identify common winter birds and make a pine cone

birdfeeder. Educators will need to provide the following materials:

o Piece of yarn or string 12-18" long - per student

o 1 pinecone - per student

o 1 craft stick - per student

o Small plastic bag - per student

o 1 jar of *peanut butter - per class - *If there are peanut allergies, use lard or Crisco

o 10-12 paper plates or newspaper to cover the desks

o Small bag of bird seed - per class

• Fossil Fun (2-8) | 45 minutes - Discover Iowa’s fascinating paleontological past. Students will

learn how fossils form and where to find them. Supports Next Generation Science Standards for

2nd grade: ESS1.C, LS4.D, ESS2.A.

• Going Batty (3-8) | 45 minutes - Discuss the fears and myths surrounding bats. Students will

learn about echolocation by participating in an activity. Taxidermy bat mounts will be used.

• Iowa Habitats (K-8) | 60 minutes -Students will discuss that animals live in places where they

have the things they need to survive. This includes food, water, shelter, and space. Supports

Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten: LS1.C, ESS3.A, ESS3.C.

• Landforms of Iowa (4-8) | 45 minutes - Iowa is not the boring, flat state as many think it is.

Discover the different features of Iowa's landscape and how they were formed.

• Mammal Mania (K-8) | 30-45 minutes - Learn about mammals of Iowa's past and present using

real animal pelts.

• Monarch Tagging (K-8) | 45 minutes – Tag a monarch butterfly (if available) and learn about its

life history and migration habits.

• Owls (3-8) | 45 minutes - View several taxidermy mounts and discuss how different adaptations

of owls enable them to be good predators.

• Pollination Celebration (2-4) | 45 minutes - Learn what type of animals are pollinators and why

they are so important. Students will develop a simple model that mimics the function of an

animal that pollinates plants. NGSS: LS2.A and LS1.B. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Contact Leslie at

Metro Waste Authority at 515-323-6505.

• Rock Me (2-5) | 45 minutes - Discover how rocks can be exciting! Students will learn how rocks

are formed in hands-on activities.

• Seed Structure & Dispersal (K-3) | 40 Minutes -Students will try to figure out how the structure

of the seeds help them disperse, and how their environment affects their survival. Supports

Next Generation Science Standards for Kindergarten: LS1.C, ESS2.E, ESS3.A.

• Sizing up the Moon (3rd-4th) | 30 minutes - Students will brainstorm ideas about the relative

sizes and separation between the earth and moon. Afterwards, they will make a model of the

earth and moon out of playdough and determine the appropriate distance between them.

• Spiders (K-3) | 30 minutes - Discuss different types of spiders such as web weavers and hunters.

Students will learn how spiders hunt and catch their food. A live animal will be used if available.

• Tracks (K-8) | 45 minutes - Become an “animal detective” and learn how to identify common

Iowa mammal tracks. Animal furs will be used.

• Trees are Terrific (3-8) | 30-40 Minutes - Describe the parts of a tree by acting out and building

a human tree.

• Water Cycle - (2-8) | 30-40 minutes - Students will role-play a drop of water moving through the

water cycle and will be able to identify the states of water moving through this cycle. Supports

Next Generation Science Standards for 2nd & 5th grade: ESS2.C.

• Wonders of Weather (2-8) | 35-45 minutes - Students will learn about weather topics such as:

wind, tornadoes, clouds, humidity, temperature, pressure systems, lightning, and thunder by

rotating through hands-on learning stations. Supports Next Generation Science Standards for

3rd grade: ESS2.D.

• Winter Survival (K-3) | 30 minutes – Students learn about migration, hibernation, and other

ways animals survive the winter.

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Polk County Conservation Environmental Education Program/Field Trip Request Form

School:___________________________________________________________________________

District:__________________________________________________________________________

Teacher contact:___________________________________________________________________

Phone number:____________________________________________________________________

Address:__________________________________________________________________________

Grade:________________

Number of sections:_____________

Approximate number of students/section:________________________

Program topic or field trip theme:_____________________________________________________

Iowa Core Science Standard to meet:___________________________________________________

Have you done this field trip/program in the past:_________________________________________

Classroom

Date Times

Choice

Field Trip

Location:___________________________________

Arrival Time:_______________ _________________

Departure Time:_____________________________

Date

Choice

Special Needs:_____________________________________________________________________

Comments:____________________________________________________________________________

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