Through field days or onsite school programs, our student-centered and highly hands-on programs introduce young people to the world of nature and wildlife.
For programmatic options and information, see below.
We’ll meet your class under your school’s outside covered area or indoors in the classroom for learning that is student-centered and promotes interpretation and deeper exploration. Our environmental educators will bring our collection of unique specimens to your students for hands-on, experiential learning about the natural world. Personalize your program by choosing from one of the four themed options below to augment your group’s science and environmental education needs, designed to correlate with NGSS and STEM requirements. You provide the curious minds and we will provide everything else!
Choose Your Theme
Neighborhood Birds, Birds of Prey, Pacific Northwest Habitats & Mammals, and Night Flight: Bats & Owls
1 hour per class, 2-5 classes (2 class minimum. All participating classes will have the same theme.), Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Cost
$300 for first 2 classes, $100 each additional
Grades
K-12
Travel Fee If your school is over 30 miles away from Bird Alliance of Oregon, you will be charged a traveling fee.
Students investigating Birds of Prey, photo by Tara Lemezis
Neighborhood Birds
Using the bird specimen kits, your students will investigate different birds’ wings, feet and skulls to think about how a variety of traits and different adaptations can help birds live in different habitats and fulfill different niches.
Birds of Prey
Examine a variety of wings, skulls and feet of raptors in our area in Birds of Prey! Students will investigate all of the amazing adaptations raptors have and what separates them from other birds. Learn how to identify the most common birds of prey and compare and contrast specimens from falcons, hawks and owls.
Pacific Northwest Habitats & Mammals
Learn about the varied Pacific Northwest ecosystems and what unifies and diversifies mammals by investigating pelts and skulls of mammals that live here. Learn how to identify a mammal by looking at it’s skull and how each animal’s unique set of adaptations help them live in different ecosystems and fulfill different niches. Our unique collection of mammal pelts and artifacts promote hands-on learning, interpretation, and deeper exploration of ecosystems, food webs, and how they use their senses and the relationship these animals have with humans and each other.
Night Flight: Bats & Owls
By investigating owl and bat specimens, your students will delve into the mysterious world of these (mostly) nocturnal creatures, discovering how many of them have adapted to nighttime survival and living in urban habitats. Learn about their unique set of adaptations that help them be incredible hunters. This program is sure to instill an appreciation for our nocturnal neighbors, uncovering the unique niche they occupy in the natural world.
