1. Let the Cattail Out of the Bag (Grades preK-3)
Students become aware of the sensory qualities of wetland inhabitants. Volunteers are blindfolded as they reach into a grab bag and use their senses to describe the marsh object chosen. Students will experience the plants, animals and materials found in wetlands while completing this fun activity and listening to wetland tale.

2. Make it Rain & Watch it Drain! (Grades 4-12)
After this hands on activity with an Enviroscapes Coastal Watershed Model, students will be able to describe watershed function and landscapes unique to coastal watersheds. Students are able to apply "pollution" to the watershed and watch what happens when they make it rain. Students will identify ways humans can alter their behavior to improve water quality. This is also a pre-activity to participate in a storm drain stenciling program in the community, which provides student service learning hours. Please inquire.

4. Water Celebrations: Past & Present (Grades K-4)
Students will see that they have connections through time to other cultures centered around the importance of water. They will listen to Native American stories and legends and then recreate the dances and songs. By comparing today's water celebrations to those of other cultures, students will gain an awareness of people's historical and present dependence on this resource.

6. Marsh Market/ Food Web (Grades 4-8)
Students construct a "living" food web. Students will explain the importance of each member in the food chain. They will understand human roles and effects on the food chain.

7. Look, See, DO! (Grades 6-12)
Working in groups researching the Homeowner's Guide to the Coastal Bays, students will identify environmental concerns and describe solutions to these concerns. This informative piece of literature is a gift for students to take home and share with their families.

8. Build Your Own Buffer Zone (Grades 9-12)
Students will do an experiment to determine how different land surfaces and vegetation affect the flow of rainwater as it flows through the watershed. They will describe the impacts of land surfaces on water quality.

9. Coastal Bays Jeopardy (Grades 5-12)
Students will be challenged on what they have learned after they watch, Secrets of the Salt Marsh. Following the video and a brief class discussion, students will play Jeopardy to explain historical, ecological, and environmental facts about the Coastal Bays Watershed.

10. Footprints on the Land (Grades 9-12)
Students will describe what a watershed it, the way local land is used by humans, and how human use of land impacts the natural environment through analyzing land use maps.

11. Sense Of Place (Grades 9-12)
Students will describe their sense of place within the community. They will see how closely they are connected to their sense of place through their environment. They will create their own cognitive maps of community and work in groups to analyze each others' maps.

We also offer FREE day trips to our wetland site! Spend a day seining for bay critters, marsh mucking, testing for water quality & much more!