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Oll County Department of Recreation and Parks. Hashawha Environmental Center is a 320 acre park that includes 5 miles of multi-use trails, raptor mews, a Chestnut Orchard, fishing at Lake Hashawha, abundant wildlife, and the restored Martin Cabin Homestead.

oll County Department of Recreation and Parks

Hashawha also serves as the home for the Board of Education’s Outdoor School, where each sixth-grader experiences a week of environmental education on-site. The residential camping facility, complete with food service, is available by reservation on weekends and throughout the summer months. Group tent camping is also available. Also located on the grounds is Bear Branch Nature Center, an environmental education facility that features a planetarium and offers programs, summer camps, special events, informative exhibits and is open to the public for drop in visits. The Center also hosts birthday parties and field trips from school and day care groups throughout the year. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Raptor Conservation, Education, Observation & Research. National search for President Red-tailed hawk at North Lookout.

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Raptor Conservation, Education, Observation & Research

Photo by Bill Moses. The Mission of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is:"To conserve birds of prey worldwide by providing leadership in raptor conservation science and education and by maintaining Hawk Mountain Sanctuary as a model observation, research, and education facility. " SHARE The Times - Home. Teaching Resources - Bay Backpack.

Launch Resource Report Broken Link Scientists measure Bay water temperatures, turbidity (clearness of the water), and other “indicators” to monitor the health of the Chesapeake Bay.

Teaching Resources - Bay Backpack

“Indicators” give us information about the quality of Bay waters. If you have ever wondered how muddy waters impact underwater plants in the Chesapeake, or how steamy summer temperatures affect water quality, explore the interactive investigations provided on this NOAA website. These short activities use real-time and stored data from the CBIBS to help you answer these and other water quality questions. Carroll County Department of Recreation and Parks. Bear Branch Nature Center. Bear Branch Nature Center is a nature center in Carroll County, Maryland near Westminster.

Bear Branch Nature Center

It features interpretive exhibits about local plants and animals, an outdoor water feature and play area, a Discovery Room for children, an observation beehive, live animals including an eagle, hawks, owls, snakes, salamanders, turtles, frogs, and toads, a planetarium and observatory. The center is a facility of Carroll County Recreation & Parks. The nature center is adjacent to Hashawha Environmental Center, a residential facility that is also operated by Carroll County Recreation & Parks. Hashawha Environmental Center is home to Carroll County Public Schools' Outdoor School, a residential environmental education program open to every sixth grade student in the county. Field Trips. We are thrilled that you have chosen the National Aquarium for a school field trip.

Field Trips

A visit to the Aquarium is your students' passport to discovering the world's aquatic treasures! The steps above guide you to all the resources you need to plan your trip. Reservations for the 2014–2015 school year will be accepted beginning June 11, 2014, at 9 am. For Maryland teachers, these steps should include completing the teacher orientation workshop, which provides helpful resources and allows you to look at the Aquarium's exhibits to help prepare for your field trip. Helpful Tips to Get You Started. CBF Education - Student Field Programs - Chesapeake Bay Foundation. CBF's Education Department takes students outside to explore the Chesapeake Bay watershed and learn how we can all take action to save the Bay.

CBF Education - Student Field Programs - Chesapeake Bay Foundation

For four decades, CBF has given students, teachers, and others throughout the watershed unique outdoor educational experiences in some of the region's most inspiring places. Download our Environmental Education Program Catalog (PDF, 4.21 MB, 24pgs) Program Updates. Harlem DNA Lab. High School Student Laboratory Field Trips. In 1988 the DNALC began offering DNA manipulation labs to large numbers of high school students during the academic year.

High School Student Laboratory Field Trips

Lab "field trips" on DNA restriction and transformation supported the rapid implementation of these experiments in AP Biology classes on Long Island. The DNALC has also helped teachers implement PCR-based experiments to examine human DNA polymorphisms. DNALC instructors stress an interactive approach linking the process of discovery to learning and strive to offer cutting-edge experiences inspired by techniques and tools currently in use by research scientists. We are pleased to offer an new laboratory, Forensic DNA Profiling, as well as an updated version of Human DNA Fingerprinting. These labs offer students the unprecedented opportunity to analyze a sample of their own DNA with equipment similar to that used by forensic scientists.