Upper Elementary Programs

CSI: Special Outdoor Unit

Karin Magera/NPS Photo

To schedule a program, please contact us and include the following information:

• Name of School
• School Contact
• Type of Program (Ranger in the Classroom)
• Name of Program (see below)
• Date of Program (please include three choices)
• Grade level/number of students

Fill the Bill (3rd-6th grade) ~45 minutes
Students use a variety of tools to model bird beak adaptations to gather "food" and then will create a table and a graph to show their findings.
A clear area of about 10 square feet will be needed to gather food!

If the Status Could Talk (3rd-6th grade) ~45 minutes
Students become "living statues" from the 1604 settlment on Saint Croix Island and bring history to life with their narratives.

CSI: Special Outdoor Unit (3rd-6th grade) ~50 minutes
Students will be introduced to citizen science and will practice their observation skills, create season posters and interpret weather and climate related graphs.

Creature Creators (3rd-5th grade) ~45 minutes
Part of the Pollinators to Pioneers program
Students will gather evidence about real-world pollination and seed dispersal strategies and then create their own creature-plant partnership.