School Based Programs
Our programs are available by reservation only. There is an additional cost for programs of $3.00 per student, with a $40.00 minimum. All programs are 40 minutes long. Educational Packets include pre & post trip activities, worksheets, and background information relating to the program. Anyone may utilize our program packets. All programs are correlated to the state learning standards in science.

You do not have to have scheduled a program to utilize our program packets. The following is a listing of our school programs. The most popular for each grade level is listed first. The most popular programs per grade, are marked with a '+'.

Pre-K & Kindergarten
Our Sense-sational World +
* Our sensational world is an introduction to the senses. We may know that humans hear with their ears, but what about the grasshopper that hears with it's knees? Students will learn to use their five senses to observe nature. Students will come to understand how other animals use their senses to survive in the wild.

1st & 2nd Grades
Amazing Animals +
* Amazing Animals focuses on the crazy, mundane, and unusual characteristics of animals. What do humans and cougars have in common? What makes a bird a bird? Your students will be able to answer these and many other questions about the animal kingdom after experiencing this program.

3rd & 4th Grades
Feathered Friends +
* Feathered friends brings the bird "close-up". Learn all about birds, beaks, feathers and feet. Program focuses on bird characteristics, habitats, adaptations, and migration.

Herp, Herp Hurrah!

Tigers and leopards are herps? Oh my! Snakes and turtles aren't slimy? No lie! Enter the exciting world of reptiles and amphibians and learn the characteristics of each group.  A variety of herps are used to demonstrate the niche these creatures fill in our environment.

5th & 6th Grades
Animal Habitats

Developed for District 150 6th grade classes and available to all groups, this program introduces the concept of an animal habitat and what effects are felt if that habitat is altered or destroyed.

Predators: They're Part of the Picture +
Post trip packet
* From bats that eat hundreds of insects a night to eagles that swoop down to catch fish, Predators are part of the big picture. Students will take a look at the amazing adaptations predators have to help them catch a meal. Only a handful of predators live in Illinois, and most of them are in danger. Students will learn what they can do to help.

7th & 8th Grades
Animal Adaptations +
* Students will take a look at the special adaptations animals have and use for their survival. Animals protect themselves, find shelter, food, and other necessities in many different ways. Students will learn how animals have adapted in the fight for survival.

Get the Connection?
* Many Native American cultures have held the earth and all of its creatures in deep respect. Get the Connection uses Native American storytelling and the words of Chief Seattle to teach that the earth does not belong to us, but that we belong to the earth.

"Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites one family. All things are connected" --Chief Seattle.

8th - High school
Birds of Prey
* It's one thing to study biology and it's quite another to see the tangible. Right there in front of your students there are birds of prey. Learn about the species and the individual birds. If you have a favorite species, ask us about it and we will probably be able to present it at your program!

Design Your Own
Do you have a program in mind but don't find it listed here? We can help. Give us a call and we can work with you to construct a program to fit your needs.