At-Home Field Trips
PARENTS: If schools are unable to offer students outdoor field trips to the Weaselhead this season, consider downloading one of our free ‘at-home’ field trip booklets…. (Prefer an outdoor field trip? Check out our modified outdoor programs.)
TEACHERS: Booklets have spaces for students to answer questions and record observations. They can be printed, handed out to be done at home, then collected for assessment. (Teachers with a ‘cohort’ or ‘learning pod’ – check out our modified outdoor programs.)
The booklets cover the same science units as our usual outdoor programs, but can be done in your home, in your backyard or in a neighbourhood park or green space. The booklets contain all the instructions and information required for completion. The activities aim to get students away from devices and screens and to encourage direct observation of the natural world while covering the relevant Alberta curriculum. Internet access is not necessary.
Extra assistance is available via email or video chat with one of our Naturalists. This service is free for members, non-members will be charged a small fee. For details contact education@theweaselhead.com
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Grade 1: Investigating the Needs of Plants and Animals
- student activity booklet (not yet available)
- Video – Wild for Woodpeckers – Part 1
- Video – Wild for Woodpeckers – Part 2: How to identify Woodpeckers
___________________________________________________________________________________Grade 2:
- Parents’ Guide English or French or Mandarin (‘Specific Learning Expectations’ for Topic E ‘Small Crawling and Flying Animals’; and a bug identification guide)
- student activity booklet – Bug Collector Challenge English or French or Mandarin (for students in an apartment)
- student activity booklet – Bug Hunter Challenge English or French or Mandarin (for students with a back yard)
- video – Zach Chat: beetles
- video demonstration – building a pitfall trap
Winter Wonders:
Learn how to identify animal track patterns in our video below, they head outside and see what you can find!
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Grade 3:
- student activity booklet (none available at present)
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Grade 4:
- Parents’ resource (‘Specific Learning Expectations’ for Topic E: ‘Plant Growth & Changes’)
- student activity booklet – Seed to Plant Journal
- video demonstration – seed germination
Video Demonstration – Nature Safari
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- student activity booklet (not yet available)
- video – Weaselhead pond study
________________________________________________________________________________________Grade 6:
- Parents’ resource (‘Specific Learning Expectations’ for Topic E: ‘Trees and Forests‘)
- student activity booklet 1 – Trees and Shrubs
- student activity booklet 2 – Short Guide to Trees and Shrubs (guide to a few of the native trees and shrubs that can be found on a hike in your neighbourhood or local Park)
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Self-Guided hike through the Weaselhead
- Focus your attention on the nature sights and sounds of the park. Take along our Winter Scavenger Hunt and see how many items you can find!
- Share your results with us on social media with #weaselheadpark