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Stone Tools
(1 Hour) |
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Investigate the uses of Native American tools through
viewing relics and using reproductions. Learn what materials are used to create
tools, observe and participate in the making of a tool that you will bring back
to the classroom.
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| Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student |
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Minimum fee range: $70 to $140 per class |
| Grades: 2nd - 6th |
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information)
science
standards |
| Max. classes:
1 |
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Tunxis
Indians (1 Hour)
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Visit Indian
Rock and learn about its legend. Take a tractor drawn
hayride to the Wigwam and unearth the history of
the first inhabitants of our Preserve. |
| Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student |
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Minimum fee range: $70 to $140 per class |
| Grades: K - 6th |
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information)
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standards |
| Max. classes:
2 |
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Foods of
the Earth (1 Hour) |
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Observe first hand the various foods, gathered and
cultivated, by the First Americans. Students will sample a variety of native foods. |
| Fee Range: $3.50 to $6.50 per student |
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| Minimum fee
range: $70 to $140 per group |
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| Grades: K - 6th |
(more information)
science standards |
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Max. classes:
2
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Early American Experiences |
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Please
Note: Early American Experiences are limited to a maximum of 25 students per
class. We reserve the right to cycle another school in rotation if you bring
less than 3 classes to this program. |
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Colonial
Cooking: The Sampler (4 Hours) |
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An "all day" visit designed for multiple classes
from the same school. Students will learn the various cooking methods and
equipment used to prepare a meal over the fireplace. Students will participate
in the boiling, baking, frying, roasting, and toasting methods of colonial days.
The food prepared will be sampled either during the presentation to individual
classes or at the end when all classes will gather together for a sit down mini
meal. Turkey,
pies, soup, biscuits, cookies and homemade ice cream will be served.
Students need to bring a bag
lunch and two drinks. |
| Fee: $280.00 per class up to 20
students |
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$14.00 for each additional student |
| Grades: 2nd - 6th |
(more information)
science standards |
| Max. classes:
3 |
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Colonial
Cooking: The Demonstration/Hayride (2 Hours) |
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This is a demonstration of various cooking methods and
equipment used to prepare a meal over a fireplace. Boiling, baking, frying, and
toasting methods are covered. Students will be able to participate in the
cooking and will have an opportunity to taste some foods. If you have three
classes, a tractor drawn
hayride will be used to transport the group to and from our cooking site. |
Fee: $180 per class up to 20 students
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$9.00 for each additional student |
(more
information)
science
standards |
| Grades: K - 3rd |
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Max. classes: 3
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Farm Life Experiences |
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Farm Tour
(2 Hours) New focus to
meet your CT science standards needs! |
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Our guides will lead groups on a tour of the farm and
spend 20 minutes with each animal including; chickens, cow,
sheep, pig, rabbit/horse and honey bees. Students will
use the farm as a fun way to learn about living and
nonliving things, understand the different ways animals
get food and water and compare them to plants, observe
the appearance and behavior of different animals and how
they move around. |
| Fee: $140.00 per class up to 20
students
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$7.00 for each additional student |
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| Grades: K - 3rd |
(more information)
science
standards |
| Max. classes:
6 |
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Farm Tour (1.5 hours)
Same description as the 2 hour tour except the
honeybees are omitted and children will spend approximately 15 minutes with each
animal.
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Fee: $105.00 per class
up to 20 students |
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$5.50 for each additional student |
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Grades: Pre-K - 3rd |
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Max. classes: 5 |
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New! Food from
the Farm (2 hours)
Visit our farm for a fun hands-on
experience where students can see first hand the sources
of common foods. Students will understand the farm
food chain from plants converting energy from the sun
into food for the farm animals and in turn for us.
Students will classify foods into groups based on their
source and relate common foods to the plant or animal
from which they come. The tour will include a
visit to our chickens, pig, cow, honeybees and orchard
or garden.
Fee: $140 per class up to 20
students
$7.00 for each additional student
Grades: 2nd - 4th
Max classes: 5
Science Standards |
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New! Farm
Ecosystem (3 hours)
Students will use our farm environment as
an interactive way to see how living and non living
things are interdependent within an ecosystem and how
energy is transferred from plants to animals including
humans. Students will visit our pasture, orchard
and/or garden, farm animals and compost pile to see how
everything works together. We will also explore
the forest to compare the farm and forest environments
and discuss how natural changes and human activity such
as agriculture, can change habitats and their
inhabitants.
Fee: $210.00 per class up to 20
students
$10.50 for each additional student
Grades: 3rd - 5th
Max. Classes: 6
Science Standards |
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Hayrides
(30 minutes) |
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Have you ever been on a hayride? Well, there's something
about the smell of dry grass, crisp autumn air and bright fall colors that
instills that old time feeling of days gone by. You can get back in touch with
yesterday on an engine pulled hayride through the woodlands and around the
waters of the Preserve. The hayride is a great addition to one of our other
programs. |
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Fee: $35.00 per class up to 20 students |
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$1.75 for each additional student
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Bees and
Honey (1.5 Hours) |
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Investigate the life of a honey bee and the inner workings
of a hive; see how honey is made and taste different types of honey. This is a
three part program that involves: visiting the hive, a slide presentation on
the inner workings of a hive, and tasting different types of honey. |
| Fee: $105.00 per class up to 20
students |
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$5.25 for each additional student |
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| Grades: 1st - 4th
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(more information)
science standards |
| Max. classes:
3 |
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Nature Experiences
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New!
Life Cycles of Flowering
Plants (1.5 hours)
Sept. to Oct. and May to June
Students will visit our
wildflower patch, apple orchard and forest for a
hands-on exploration of flowering plants and
trees. We will review the parts of a
flower and see examples of annuals, perennials
and biennials. In the orchard, students
will learn about buds, leaves, fruit formation
and terminal end bud scars which show yearly
branch growth. In the forest, we will
study an Oak tree's life cycle, age a living
tree to see the growth rings and how water,
sunlight affect the tree's health. We will
also examine the decomposition of a log and leaf
litter to complete the life cycle. During
a fall visit, students will take back an acorn
and wildflowers. During a spring visit,
students will take back an acorn and wildflower
seeds to plant.
Fee: $105.00 per class
up to 20 students
$5.25 for each additional student
Grades: 2nd - 4th
Max. classes: 3
Science standards
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New!
Soils
(3 hours)
Our diverse terrain at Indian Rock
has created multiple soil environments ranging from
excessively drained soil to peat and mucks.
Students will explore each of these environments
taking soil core samples, examining the soil profile
and the composition of the soil particles.
Examples of each soil particle size will be placed
under a microscope and projected onto a large screen
for classroom viewing. Students will feel each
sample to learn how to tell the differences by
touch. We will also explore the water
retention capacities of soils by doing percolation
experiments. The living components of soil
will be investigated using a terrarium of soil
organisms.
Fee: $210.00 per class up to
20 students
$10.50 for each additional student
Grades: 2nd - 4th
Max. classes: 4
Science
Standards
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Forest Community (2 Hours) |
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Students will learn the concept of ground cover, under story and canopy to determine the health and history
of the forest. The relationship between plant and animal life of the forest
will also be examined. |
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Fee: $140.00 per class up to 20
students
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$7.00 for each additional student |
| Grades: 4th - 6th
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| Max. classes:
3
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Wildlife
Adventures (1.5 Hours) |
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Enter the world of wild animals that inhabit our field and
forest environments. Learn to interpret animal signs, examine mounted animals
and view slides of our area's wildlife. |
| Fee: $105.00 per class up to 20
students |
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$5.25 for each additional student |
| Grades: 3rd - 6th
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| Max. classes: 2
(more
information)
science standards |
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Animal Tracks
(1.5 Hours) |
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Learn to identify animal tracks through slides and first
hand observation on the trails at the Preserve.
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| Fee: $105.00 per class up to 20
students |
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$5.25 for each additional student |
| Grades: 3rd - 5th
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| Max. classes:
2
(more information)
science standards |
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Casting
Tracks (30 minutes) |
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Cast your own animal track out of plaster to bring home. Only available as a supplement to Animal Tracks. |
| Fee: $35.00 per class up to 20
students |
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$1.75 for each additional student |
| Grades: 3rd - 5th
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| Max. classes:
2
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Minimum Fees
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A program scheduled during our prime season (Sept. 15th - Dec. 1st and April 1st
to the end of school) that starts before 11:00a.m. and does not end by 11:30a.m.
will have a daily minimum per instructor fee of $280 for a Field Trip and $300
for an Out to School program.
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Contact Us |
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For more information and to schedule
your trip, please call us at (860) 583-1234.
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Or if you like, you
can E-Mail us.
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