City of Edmonds - Washington

Owls of Edmonds
K-3, 1 hour

An interactive look at our local owls and the adaptations and physiology that make them unique. Follow a local Barred Owl pair as they raise young in a local park through photos taken during the 2016 nesting season. Next Generation Science Standards addressed by program: LS1.A,B: Structure and Function, Growth and Development of Organisms LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior.

Wildlife in Your Schoolyard
K-3, 1 hour

Discover which animals are using your schoolyard through an outdoor scientific investigation. What are the needs of these animals and where are those elements located? How could we expand and invite more wildlife into our schoolyards? Next Generation Science Standards addressed by program: LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structure and Processes LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

Animal Adaptations
K-6, 1 hour

Examine animal skulls, pelts, and tracks, and scat to discover how adaptation helps animals survive in their habitat. Next Generation Science Standards addressed by program: LS1.A,B: Structure and Function, Growth and Development of Organisms LS3.A: Inheritance of Traits LS4.B&C: Natural Selection & Adaptation.

Life Cycles
1 hour, K-2

An interactive look at developmental stages in plants, insects, and frogs with activity stations and a take home craft. Next Generation Science Standards addressed by program: LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms