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The group will first be oriented with the
rules of the hayride. Students will then board our tractor-drawn hayride in
order to proceed on the Discovery Ride. Students will learn to look
for the different signs of spring using their sense of touch, smell, sight,
and hearing. The ride will stop at the shore of Indian Lake in order to
introduce the kinds of animals that live in the water. A net will be used
to scoop up the mud (or detritus) from the bottom of the pond. Students
will have the opportunity to observe some of the smaller animals that live
in this mud and how these animals are linked to some of the larger animals
that live in the pond, such as the fish, turtles, frogs, and ducks.
Throughout the ride students will be able to use their sense of smell to
smell Sassafras, Black Birch, Spicebush, and Skunk Cabbage. Students will
also have the opportunity to feel some of the plants growing along the ride,
such as the absorbent sphagnum moss or the fiddleheads of the emerging
ferns. Students will learn some of the products that can be made from some
of these plants. Students will have the opportunity to see where a raccoon
lives and see a picture of a raccoon. Students will also be introduced to
other animals, including mammals and birds, that live in the forest. At
several stops, students will be able to see pictures of the animals that may
live in the surrounding habitats. Students will be able to observe the
signs of some of these animals and learn how these animals survive in the
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