Science - Second Grade 2.5

Animal ABCs
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachernatural.htm

Come discover the animal ABC's of survival on land, air and water! Examine bats, snakes, owls and others for these special adaptations. Grades 1-2

Location: Virginia Living Museum
SOLs Covered: Science: 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.5
Time Required: 45 minutes
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Costs: Fee (includes self guided visit): Contract Schools-Free, Non-contract schools-$6.50 per student ($150 minimum) For more information or to make a reservation, call the Reservations Coordinator at 757-595-9135 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Beaver Tails
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_beaver.html

There is something intriguing about beavers. It is easy for us to see them in terms of human activity: engineers, architects, and homemakers. Beavers, like humans, don't just live in their environment, they change it, thereby affecting all of their neighbors. Beaver activity has shaped some park environments. This activity explores their effect. (Grades K-10)

Location: BayLink - State Parks
SOLs Covered: Science: K.1, K.2, K.6.17, 3.1, 2.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.10, 4.1, 4.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11, LS.1, LS.4, LS.7, LS.8, LS.9, LS.11, LS.12, BIO.1, BIO.9 .1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.5, 2. English K.13, 1.3, 2.11, 3.7. 3.9.4.7, 4.8, 5.7, 6.1, 6.3, 6.7, 6.8, 7.1, 7.8, 7.9, 8.1, 8.5, 9.4, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
Time Required: Time Required at the Park: 1 to 2 hours, daylight hours. Small quiet groups may glimpse a beaver in evening or early morning (special arrangements may be necessary).
Dates: Time of Year: Any time is suitable, but in fall there will be more fresh sings, since beavers are most active then.
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The Chesapeack Indians
http://www.vmsm.com/teachers.html

Native Americans are known for their sustainable use of natural resources. By examining artifacts, your students will learn how Virginia's own Chesapeack (Ches ah pe'ahk) Indians used the wealth of resources provided by our coastal environment.

Location: Virginia Science Marine Museum
SOLs Covered: SOLs: Science: 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 3.2, 3.6, 3.10, 4.8, LS.8, LS.9, LS.12; History: 2.2, 2.3, 3.7, 4.1, 4.7, 5.1, 5.2
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Cycles of Survival
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachernatural.htm

Where do bats, butterflies and birds go in winter? Why are some insects a tasty meal for an animal while others are left alone? Hibernation, dormancy, migration and mimicry - these and other fascinating animal adaptations and behaviors are explored and explained in this fun and engaging inquiry-based program. (Grades 2-3)

Location: Virginia Living Museum
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.4 2.5 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.8
Time Required: 45 minutes
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Costs: Fee (includes self guided visit): Contract Schools-Free
Non-contract schools-$6.50 per student ($150 minimum) For more information or to make a reservation, call the Reservations Coordinator at 757-595-9135 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m

Environmental Issues
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/jamestown/
schoolenrichment.html

Habitat loss and protection (Grades 2-3)

Location: Jamestown School Enrichment
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.5, 3.1
Time Required: 45 minutes
Dates: September to May
Costs: One-day program: $8.25 per person. Program includes 3 ‚ 5 instructional classes, recreational equipment use, eating area, restrooms. Adult leaders free.

Feathered Feeders
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_feathered.html

A truly "bird brained" lesson, this activity requires students to think like hungry birds, who must find food at the park. (Grades K-9)

Location: BayLink - State Parks
SOLs Covered: Science K.1, K.4, K.8, 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.5 , 5.1 , 6.1, 6.2, 6.8, 6.9 , LS.1, LS.4, LS.5, LS.9
Time Required: Time Required at the Park: 45 minutes, daylight hours, preferably low tide.
Dates: Time of Year: All seasons.
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Fish Focus: Saltwater Fish of the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.vmsm.com/teachers.html

We bring live fish right to your classroom - water included! Involve your students in hands-on activities that teach about fish and underwater habitats in an exciting way. Support for this program was provided by the Virginia Recreational Fishing Development Fund.

Location: Virginia Science Marine Museum
SOLs Covered: Science: 1.1, 1.5, 1.8, 2.5, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.5, 4.8, 5.6, 6.9, LS.7, LS.9, LS.10, LS.11, Bio.5, Bio.7, Bio.9; History: 2.10, 3.12
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Forest Ecology
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/jamestown/
schoolenrichment.html

Tree ID investigations (Grades 2-3)

Location: Jamestown School Enrichment
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.1, 2.5, 3.1
Time Required: 45 minutes
Dates: September to May
Costs: One-day program: $8.25 per person. Program includes 3 ‚ 5 instructional classes, recreational equipment use, eating area, restrooms. Adult leaders free.

Growing up Wild
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachersafaris.htm

Follow the life cycles of animals you might find living nearby in the forest. See how these critters change during their lives and discover how to protect their woodland habitats.

Location: Virginia Living Museum
SOLs Covered: Science: K.1 K.6 1.5 2.4 2.5 3.4 3.6 3.10 4.5
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Habitat Habits
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_nbg3.html

To understand that all living things need food, shelter, space and water. All living things seek a habitat that will meet these needs. (Grades K-4)

Location: BayLink - State Parks
SOLs Covered: Science: K.6, 1.4, 1.5, 2.5, 2.8, 3.6, 4.5
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The Importance of Interdependency
http://www.virginiazoo.org/education.php?Content=k3rd

Every living thing depends on every other living thing to survive - this is called interdependency. Add humans to the mix and we have the ability to affect the survival of plants and animals. Humans can change the existing habitats. We can also help protect the survival of species by conservation measures such as resource renewal, habitat management procedures and species monitoring. The zoo is the perfect place to learn about these things as our mission is teach about conserving animals and their habitats.

Location: Virginia Zoo
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.5, 3.1, 3.10 English: 2.3, 3.1 Math: 3.14, 3.16
Time Required: 45-60 mins.
Dates: Monday-Friday
Costs: Cost of Program on Zoo Grounds: Zoo admission fee plus $2.50 per participant (80 children maximum). Each additional program $2.50 per person ($75.00 minimum). Cost of Program at your Facility: Travel fee (based on roundtrip mileage from the Zoo) plus $2.50 per participant (80 children maximum). Each additional program $2.50 per person ($75.00 minimum). Registration: You must pre-register for education programs through the Education Department. Please fill out a registration form and mail or fax it to us. You may also register online here. You must receive a confirmation letter from us before you are guaranteed a program. Please call us at 757-624-9937 ext. 299 if you have any questions or if you do not receive a confirmation letter.

Jamestown Settlement Guided Tour
http://www.historyisfun.org/visitus/
groupprograms.cfm

Let our Foundation guide lead your group on a curriculum-based, inquiry-oriented tour of Jamestown Settlement. Students get involved with significant aspects of the English, Powhatan, and African cultures of the 17th-century colony at Jamestown Settlement. During tours, students handle reproduction objects, think about history through provocative questions, talk with costumed interpreters, and experience living history and gallery exhibits. Tours address the History and Social Science SOL's listed. Guides will cover the standards appropriate for your grade-level. Please let us know if specific standards should be addressed.

Location: Jamestown Settlement Center
SOLs Covered: History and Social Science WHII.5, WHII.4, WHII.1, WHI.2, WG.9, WG.7, WG.6, WG.3, WG.2, WG.12, WG.1, VUS.3, VUS.2, VUS.1, VS.4, VS.3, VS.2, VS.1, USI.5, USI.4, USI.3, USI.2, USI.1, K.8, K.7, K.6, K.5, K.4, K.3, K.2, K.1, GOVT.2, GOVT.17, GOVT.1, CE.9, CE.4, CE.2, CE.1, 1.11, 1.12, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.2, 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.3, 3.7, 3.9 Mathematics K.14, K.12, 1.15, 1.17, 1.19, 1.9, 2.18, 3.23, 4.18 Science PS.10, PS.1, PH.4, PH.3, LS.4, LS.12, K.5, K.4, K.3, K.2, K.10, K.1, ES.7, ES.5, ES.3, ES.2, BIO.9, BIO.8, BIO.7, 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, 3.10, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.8, 6.2 English K.8, K.3, K.2, K.13, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.2, 7.1
Time Required: 2 hours
Dates: Contact group reservations at (757) 253-4939 for further information or to book your group. Tours and on-site programs are offered 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
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Jamestown Settlement Sampler Tour
http://www.historyisfun.org/visitus/
groupprograms.cfm

This tour led by a trained educator is designed to help groups get the most out of limited time at either museum by highlighting exhibits in the galleries and living history areas. Minimum 15 students. Tours address the History and Social Science SOL's listed. Guides will cover the standards appropriate for your grade-level. Please let us know if specific standards should be addressed.

Location: Jamestown Settlement Center
SOLs Covered: History and Social Science WHII.5, WHII.4, WHII.1, WHI.2, WG.9, WG.7, WG.6, WG.3, WG.2, WG.12, WG.1, VUS.3, VUS.2, VUS.1, VS.4, VS.3, VS.2, VS.1, USI.5, USI.4, USI.3, USI.2, USI.1, K.8, K.7, K.6, K.5, K.4, K.3, K.2, K.1, GOVT.2, GOVT.17, GOVT.1, CE.9, CE.4, CE.2, CE.1, 1.11, 1.12, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 2.10, 2.12, 2.2, 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.3, 3.7, 3.9 Mathematics K.14, K.12, 1.15, 1.17, 1.19, 1.9, 2.18, 3.23, 4.18 Science PS.10, PS.1, PH.4, PH.3, LS.8, LS.4, LS.12, K.5, K.4, K.3, K.2, K.10, K.1, ES.7, ES.5, ES.3, ES.2, BIO.9, BIO.8, BIO.7, 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, 3.10, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.5, 4.8, 6.2 English K.8, K.3, K.2, K.13, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.2, 7.1
Time Required: 1 hour
Dates: Contact group reservations at (757) 253-4939 for further information or to book your group. Tours and on-site programs are offered 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. year-round, except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
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Life in the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teacherenviro.htm

Compare major marine vertebrate and invertebrate phyla to discover the amazing diversity of life in the Bay. Identify and classify live and preserved specimens such as sea stars, anemones, whelks and crabs, as well as bony and cartilaginous fish. Animal adaptations and survival strategies are emphasized. (Grades 6-12)

Location: the Virginia Living Museum
SOLs Covered: Science 6.1 LS.5 LS.9 LS.10 BIO.1 BIO.5
Time Required: 1 ½ hours
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Costs: Fee (includes self guided visit): Contract Schools-Free, Non-contract schools-$6.50 per student ($150 minimum) For more information or to make a reservation, call the Reservations Coordinator at 757-595-9135 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Lynnhaven House Programs
http://www.virginia.org/

House and Outreach programs

Location: Lynnhaven House
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.4, 2.5, 2.8, 3.2, 3.3, 3.7, English: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3
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Marine Science
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/jamestown/
schoolenrichment.html

Marine habitats and food chains (Grades 2-3)

Location: Jamestown School Enrichment
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.5, 3.5, 3.6
Time Required: 45 minutes
Dates: September to May
Costs: One-day program: $8.25 per person. Program includes 3 ‚ 5 instructional classes, recreational equipment use, eating area, restrooms. Adult leaders free.

Spock's World
http://www.vasc.org/Education/preK-2.html

Help Mr. Arthur, our astronaut puppet, prepare for his trip to the moon. Explore the basics necessary to live, work and play in space. Discover what spaceship materials and foods work best in space. Find out how math can help you colonize the moon through ordered sets, shapes, and colors. Collect "moon rocks" from our simulated moon surface. Schedule this program with the IMAX® films L5: First City in Space or Space Station and the demonstration Space Freeze I or Measure the Moon. (Grades Pre-K – 2)

Location: Virginia Air and Space Museum
SOLs Covered: Science: K.1, K.2, K.4, 1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.1, 2.5, Math SOL: K.2, K.19, 1.17, 1.20
Time Required: 1 hour Schedule this program with the IMAX® films L5: First City in Space and the demonstration Space Freeze I. Available as an outreach program to your school.
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Costs: Call (757) 727-0900, ext. 780 for more information, to book a group or schedule an educational program.

Staying Alive
http://www.virginiazoo.org/education.php?Content=k3rd

Animals in the wild must find creative ways to survive and avoid being eaten. Come learn about intriguing strategies of animal defense such as mimicry, camouflage and behavior "trickery." We will also discover why things such as shells, quills, and venom are so important. Bring your children to interact and explore these and many more secrets of survival in the wild through meeting live animals. *This program is recommended for grades 2-3.

Location: Virginia Zoo
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.1, 2.7, 2.5, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.10 Math: 3.14 History & Social Science: 3.6 English: 2.2, 2.3, 3.1
Time Required: 45-60 mins
Dates: Monday-Friday
Costs: Cost of Program on Zoo Grounds: Zoo admission fee plus $2.50 per participant (80 children maximum). Each additional program $2.50 per person ($75.00 minimum). Cost of Program at your Facility: Travel fee (based on roundtrip mileage from the Zoo) plus $2.50 per participant (80 children maximum). Each additional program $2.50 per person ($75.00 minimum). Registration: You must pre-register for education programs through the Education Department. Please fill out a registration form and mail or fax it to us. You may also register online here. You must receive a confirmation letter from us before you are guaranteed a program. Please call us at 757-624-9937 ext. 299 if you have any questions or if you do not receive a confirmation letter.

Stormy Sounds and Sea Gulls
http://www.vims.edu/adv/ed/bt/bt99lessons2.html

Students mimic the sounds of a thunderstorm and hear a story of sea gulls in a storm. After a discussion of storms and adaptations to seasonal changes, everyone sings about Salty Seagull

Location: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
SOLs Covered: Science: 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
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Suitcase for Survival
http://www.virginiazoo.org/

This all-inclusive program was developed by the World Wildlife Fund to help educate students on illegal wildlife trade. The suitcase includes confiscated wildlife biofacts, lesson plans, slide show, and video. Teachers can use this incredible resource to educate students how to investigate and understand how plants and animals in an ecosystem interact with one another and the nonliving environment. Students will learn to become more eco-conscious consumers and play a part in saving our most precious resource…the Earth.

Location: Virginia Zoo
SOLs Covered: Science: LS.9, LS.8, LS.4, LS.12, LS.11, LS.10, BIO.9, BIO.8, .10, 2.5, 3.6, 4.5, 6.9
Time Required: Length of rental period: 1 week, teacher picks up suitcase at the zoo and returns it.
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Costs: Cost of rental: $10.*slide show and video may not be appropriate for grades K-4, teacher discretion is advised. Please call the Education Department to reserve your Suitcase for Survival at 757-626-0803

Touch Tanks
http://www.vmsm.com/teachers.html

An "underwater" experience would not be complete without getting a little wet. Your students will get a thrill from touching a variety of invertebrates including the hermit crab and the sea star! Ocean In Motion Outreach Truck

Location: Virginia Science Marine Museum
SOLs Covered: Science: 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 4.5, 4.8, 5.5, 5.6, 6.8, 6.9, LS.4.5
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Water Critters
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachernatural.htm

Fins, flippers and other unique adaptations for life in water are compared in various aquatic animals. Includes "hands-on" specimens—frogs, turtles and even crabs! (Grades 1-2)

Location: Virginia Living Museum
SOLs Covered: Science: 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.5
Time Required: 45 minutes
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Costs: Fee (includes self guided visit):Contract Schools-Free
Non-contract schools-$6.50 per student ($150 minimum) For more information or to make a reservation, call the Reservations Coordinator at 757-595-9135 Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Whose Clues?
http://www.baylink.org/lessons/3fr_clues.html

This activity focuses on actual clues left behind by various animal suspects. From this evidence, students make inferences about both the perpetrators and the circumstances under which the clues were left. (Grades K – 10)

Location: BayLink - State Parks
SOLs Covered: Science: K.1, 1.1, 1.5, 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.1, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10, 4.1, 4.5, 5.1, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.9, LS.1, LS.4, LS.10
Time Required: Time Required at the Park: 1 hour, daylight hours.
Dates: Time of Year: All seasons.
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Wildlife of Virginia
http://www.valivingmuseum.org/site_pages/
teachersafaris.htm

From mammals to birds to reptiles, meet native live animals commonly seen in Virginia. Learn about their habits and discover some of their special adaptations for getting around, avoiding predators, and finding food.

Location: Virginia Living Museum
SOLs Covered: Science K.1 K.6 1.5 2.5 3.4 4.5 5.5
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