2011 Field Trip Descriptions

Bring your students to the Museum for two hours of fun and learning that will connect students with the natural world and addresses science standards.

Our field trips will:

• Engage students in outdoor explorations to learn about birds while meeting science standards.
• Use inquiry-based activities to investigate patterns and create transferable knowledge.
• Conduct experiments to practice the scientific method and answer questions.
• Highlight the many ways we can take pleasure in the JOY of Birds.

Birds are unique creatures.

They fly.

They have beaks.   

They are related to dinosaurs!

Through indoor and outdoor activities we’ll explore the structure and functions of beaks and feathers, using them to learn about adaptations, energy flow, and even math!

Birds bring us JOY through their beauty, uniqueness and our interaction with them.

While exploring the homes, lakes, woods and marshes of our new exhibit “The JOY of Birds – Feathers in Focus,” you can discover of how much fun it is to have birds in our lives.  Students will learn to identify local birds by their songs, marvel at the moments caught in professional photographs, and have their curiosity tickled by interactive displays. 

Why does a hummingbird’s beak look so different from an owl’s?  How does a swallow’s beak help it catch insects?  Why do warblers and herons eat different things?  Inquiry-based experiments using wrenches, worms, and “why?” will help students discover how birds’ unique beaks help each species meet their basic needs for energy and nutrients. 

Feathers define a bird more than anything else.  They make flight possible, keep birds warm, and dress birds in their beautiful colors and patterns.  Birds can have from 1,000 to 25,000 feathers, and those feathers may compose up to 20% of the bird’s total weight.  Students will investigate how feathers work, and use them to identify local birds during an outdoor exploration with binoculars and field guides.

To make your reservations for your spring flight:

1)   Visit our website (click on Education)

2)  View the calendar for available times

3)   Fill out and submit the on-line form.

Cost is $3.00/student, $45 minimum.

No charge for teachers or chaperones.

Program length: 2 hours.

Other field trips and programs on a wide variety of topics can be designed to fit your interest or needs.

Cable Natural History Museum

PO Box 416

Cable, WI  54821

Phone: 715.798.3890; Fax: 715.798.3828

www.cablemuseum.org

emily@cablemuseum.org