Upcoming Events
Saturday, May 19
10:00am - 12:00pm
Camping Weekend at the
Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center
June 2 & 3
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School Programs
All programs are held in schools, or on the school grounds. Programs are held during the school year. A service fee of $2.00 per student helps to cover costs for material and supplies.
For more information please contact Verena Chase, Coast Kids Program Director at 410-629-1538 or by sending her an e-mail.
Grades 1 & 2
Trash Free Lunch
(Recycling and Saving Energy)
Grade 1 - Environmental Science, B1a, B1b, B1c
Grade 2 - Environmental Science, B1a, B1b, B1c
Duration: 45 minutes
Description: Students will identify ways to save energy in school or at home, and learn how to make a trash free school lunch.
Grade 4
Where Do Fish Sticks Come From?
(Ocean Food Chain / Food Web)
Grade 4 - Life Science, F1a, F1b
Duration: 45 minutes
Description: Students will study food chains, particularly in the ocean, using hands-on activities. Children will learn how fragile the balance within the food chain is, and what we can do to keep it healthy.
Grade 5
What's In The Water?
(Pollution & Water Quality Monitoring)
Grade 5 - Environmental Science B1a, B2a, B2b, B2c
Duration: 1 hour
Description: This hands-on class explains non-point-source and point-source pollution using a topographic model of a coastal community. Students will learn the direct and indirect effects of pollution, and what they can do to avoid it.
Grade 6
Native, Introduced, and Invasive Species
Grade 6 - Life Science F1b
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Students study the difference between native, introduced, and invasive species. Introduction of nonnative species may happen intentionally or unintentionally, and may become beneficial or invasive. Students will learn about the effects of some of the worst, and some of the best introductions of non-native species.
Grade 6
What's In The Water?
(Pollution & Water Quality Monitoring)
Grade 6 - Environmental Science B1a, B1b, B1c
Duration: 1 hour
Description: This hands-on class explains non-point-source and point-source pollution using a topographic model of a coastal community. Students will learn the direct and indirect effects of pollution, and what they can do to avoid it. 6th Grade students will study different ways of monitoring water quality.
Grade 8
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
Grade 8 - Environmental Science B1b
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Students will first learn the difference between weather and climate, and what the greenhouse effect is. The latest research will show how climate changed in the past, and what predictions can be made for the future. Most importantly students will study the effects of climate change on the Eastern Shore.
Grade 8
Native, Introduced, and Invasive Species
Grade 8 - Environmental Science B1b
Duration: 1 hour
Description: Students identify human influence on ecosystems by introducing nonnative species. The class focuses on invasive species that were introduced to the Eastern Shore, and how to manage them once they are established.
Grade 8
Where Do Fish Sticks Come From?
Grade 8 - Environmental Science B1b
Duration: 1 hour
Description: This class will teach students about the ocean food web including primary producers, consumers, intermediate and top predators. The class focuses on human effects on the ocean food web, and how to make good choices using resources form the ocean.
All programs are held in schools, or on the school grounds. Programs are held during the school year. A service fee of $2.00 per student helps to cover costs for material and supplies.
For more information please contact Verena Chase, Coast Kids Program Director at 410-629-1538 or by sending her an e-mail.
