Secondary Programs
We’re happy to serve students of all ages! Field trips listed below are specialized for secondary students and include a major outdoor component.
Fall
Program Duration: 1.5 hours
Fee: $5 per person ($50 minimum)
Capacity: 20 students and 8 adults per session
Geocaching (6-12)
Geocaching is a recreational activity that requires creative thinking, patience, and teamwork. The objective is to hunt for and locate a hidden object using GPS coordinates. You will work together and locate hidden objects, while enjoying the natural beauty of the prairie and trails at Indian Creek Nature Center.
NGSS: Varies by trails selected
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
Team Building (6-12)
Communication, working together and patience are important life skills. Get ready to put these skills to the test as you attempt many fun challenges and cooperate to reach common goals. We discuss the importance of clear communication, both verbal and non-verbal. Come dressed and prepared to enjoy the great outdoors in all weather.
NGSS: Varies by activities
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
Watersheds: Exploring Our Actions (6-8)
Get ready to explore the Indian Creek Watershed and the problems it faces as a result of human activity. Using a 3-D watershed model you will look at urban and rural pollution sources, erosion and flooding. Conservation techniques will be discussed and viewed as students experiment with a stream table. Tour a rain garden and parking lot bioswale, while also looking at an example of permeable paving. The focus is on what each of us can do individually to improve watershed health.
NGSS: (6-8): MS-ESS3-1, MS-ESS3-3, MS-ESS3-5, MS-ETS1-3
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.7, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.7, CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.6
Winter
Program Duration: 1.5 hours
Fee: $5 per person ($50 minimum)
Capacity: 20 students and 8 adults per session
Snowshoeing / Winter Hike (6-12)
Strap on snowshoes, and head for the trails! This outdoor snowshoeing experience includes discussion of the history of snowshoes while you explore the trails looking for signs of wildlife. ICNC has a limited number of adult-sized snowshoes that are included in the registration, and participants are welcome to bring their own snowshoes as well. This program requires 5″ of snow. Not enough snow on the ground? Don’t worry! We will go on a guided winter trek through the woods.
NGSS: Varies by trails selected
Team Building (6-12)
Communication, working together and patience are important life skills. Get ready to put these skills to the test as you attempt many fun challenges and cooperate to reach common goals. We discuss the importance of clear communication, both verbal and non-verbal. Come dressed and prepared to enjoy the great outdoors in all weather.
NGSS: Varies by activities
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
March
Program Duration: 1 hour
Fee: $5 per participant (all adults and children ages 3 year and up)
Capacity: 48 (students and adults)
Maple Syruping
After a brief history of the Native American and pioneer history of ‘sugaring’, a Teacher-Naturalist will review the physiology and identification of maple trees. This experience includes a hike in the sugar bush and using tools to tap a maple tree, as well as a tour of the sugarhouse to learn how sap is boiled to create maple syrup. You’ll also enjoy a sample of the maple syrup made at Indian Creek Nature Center.
NGSS: (6-8): MS-LS1-4, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-5 (9-12): HS-ESS3-1, HS-ESS3-4
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
Spring
Program Duration: 1.5 hours
Fee: $5 per person ($50 minimum)
Capacity: 20 students and 8 adults per session
Geocaching (6-12)
Geocaching is a recreational activity that requires creative thinking, patience, and teamwork. The objective is to hunt for and locate a hidden object using GPS coordinates. You will work together and locate hidden objects, while enjoying the natural beauty of the prairie and trails at Indian Creek Nature Center.
NGSS: Varies by trails selected
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
Outdoor Skills (6-12) *Available in April only*
An outdoor skills experience with hands-on activities that may include: fire building, use of flint and steel, orienteering and/or atlatl, archery, plants to avoid, and marking your trail. Indoor inclement weather plans may include: introduction to compasses, map skills, what to bring on adventures or knot tying.
Duration: 2 hours
NGSS: Varies by activities
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
Team Building (6-12)
Communication, working together and patience are important life skills. Get ready to put these skills to the test as you attempt many fun challenges and cooperate to reach common goals. We discuss the importance of clear communication, both verbal and non-verbal. Come dressed and prepared to enjoy the great outdoors in all weather.
NGSS: Varies by activities
Common Core: (6-8): CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.7
Field Trip Details
Your program fee includes access to our exhibits and use of picnic areas. We welcome groups of all ages. For more Information on field trip policies, click here.
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