FELC 3rd Grade Education Programs
” Most programs last 60-120 minutes in duration and can be adjusted to fit your schedule “ 
Denotes programs we can bring to your classroom
SCIENCE
AMAZING ANIMALS
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| Using the Center’s animals, students will learn how all animals have special features that help them survive in their habitat. Students will have the opportunity to touch a variety of animals. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 3-3, 3-6
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A YEAR OF OHIO WILDLIFE
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| Students will examine the changing of the seasons on a guided hike focused on observing how plants and animals adapt seasonally to take advantage of the environmental changes they experience here in Ohio. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 3-6
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AWESOME ADAPTATIONS
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| Discover the special characteristics of animalsand plants that allow them to survive in their environment. Experience the challenge of echo-location, using camouflage, or finding enough food to survive the winter. |
| Academic standards addressed: Life Sciences 3-1, 3-2, 3-3,3-6
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HABITAT
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| Explore different habitats to see what makes each one special. Hike in the woods, fields, and wetlands at the FELC as we examine the food, water, shelter, and space available to the animals in each unique environment. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 3-6
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EVERYBODY EATS
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| Explore the differences among herbivores, carnivores, omnivores. We will examine teeth arrangement, eye placement, and skull patterns shared among herbivores, carnivores, omnivores and the reasons behind these patterns. Through role-play activities, learners will also learn about and experience a variety of predator/prey elationships, by becoming a predator or prey. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 3-2
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WEB OF LIFE
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| Field study, games and hands-on activities will help participants gain an appreciation for the interdependency and delicate balance of nature. We will explore the concept of community, and how all living and non-living entities are connected in the natural world by communities. Water Cycle, Nutrient cycle, Air cycle, cycle of life, food chains, and food webs will all be examined to begin the understanding that all life on earth is connected. |
| Academic standard addressed: Life Sciences 3-6
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