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IN THE WOODS

THE BIRD WATCHER

WALKING WITH NATURE

EDUCATION
IN THE NATURE CENTER

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IN THE GIFT SHOP

NOT JUST FOR THE KIDS

A Day With Hawks And Owls

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A Photographic Tour Of Huron County
By Bill Diller

Other Nature Centers In Michigan

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Introduction

Michigan Benchmarks

Nature Center Lessons Grades K-3

1. Scavenger Hunt (K - 3rd Grade)

2. Plant and Animal Types (K - 1st Grade)

3. Seeds (1st - 2nd Grade)

4. Life Cycles (2nd - 3rd Grade)

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 Nature Center Lessons Grades 3 - 7

1. Collecting Soil Samples (3rd - 6th Grade)
2. Observing Soil Samples (3rd - 6th Grade)
3. Observing Soils Sizes (3rd - 6th Grade)
4. Food Webs In Habitats Grass, Rabbits, and Foxes (4th - 5th Grade)
5. Food Webs In Habitats Vocabulary
6. Food Webs In Habitats Crossword puzzle
7. Food Webs In Habitats (5th - 7th Grade)
8. Food Webs In Habitats - Indoors (5th - 7th Grade)
9. Other lessons from Huron County Schools recomended for use with The Huron County Nature Center experience.
   

   Teachers Evaluation Form

Nature Center Lessons Grades 5 - 8

1. Observing Ancient Shoreline Ridges (5th - 8th Grade)

2. Land Succession In Michigan (5th - 7th Grade)
   Succession Worksheets
   Succession Teachers Background

3. Other lessons from Huron County Schools recomended for use with The Huron County Nature Center experience.

   Teachers Evaluation Form

Nature Center Lessons Grades 7 - 12

1. Mapping Ancient ShorlineRidges Using GPS Technology (High School)
2. Plant and Animal Populations (9th - 10th Grade)
3. Succession Teachers Background
4. Succession Worksheets
5. Southern Mich Succession: Pioneer
6. Southern Mich Succession: Perennial Grass Community
7. Southern Mich Succession: Mixed Herbaceous Perennial Community
8. Southern Mich Succession: Shrub Community
9. Southern Mich Succession: Intolerant Tree Community
10. Southern Mich Succession: Mid-tolerant Tree Community
11. Southern Mich Succession: Tolerant Tree Community
12. Teachers Evaluation Form

There will be images available soon for the following Huron County Nature Center Food Web Lists.

1. HCNC: Pioneer - #1 organisms in the Food Web
2. HCNC: Perennial Grass #2 Organisms in the Food Web
3. HCNC: Mixed Herbaceous Perennial #3 Organisms in the Food Web
4. HCNC: Shrub #4 Organisms in the Food Web
5. HCNC: Shrubs and Trees #5 Organisms in the Food Web
6. HCNC: Canopy Forest Habitat #6 Organisms in the Food Web

NATURE CENTER NEEDS YOU!

The Huron County Nature Center Wilderness Arboretum is a non-profit organization run and staffed by volunteers who love nature and Huron County. If you would like to participate as a volunteer, we welcome you. To become a volunteer please print out the Volunteer Form and Mail to: Huron County Nature Center
P.O.Box 462
Port Austin, MI 48467
Phone: 989-551-5400 (Leave Message)

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