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City of Lincoln Parks & Recreation - Outdoor Education & Greenways School Programs - Correlation with LPS Curriculum Objectives

Organization:	Pioneers Park Nature Center
Contact Name:	Becky Witulski for scheduling Becky Seth for curriculum questions
Telephone Number:	441-7895
Cost:	Hikes (1 ½ - 2 hours) — free (1 Teacher/Naturalist per 10 students) Wild Puppets — free All day tours — $3/student Traveling Naturalist Outreach Programs — $35/program

LPS Science Objectives Covered * denotes special emphasis	Targeted LPS Grade	Targeted LPS Unit	Community Opportunity for Students	Cost
K.1.1 – K.1.5*	K	Plants	Guided Hike: Green is Everywhere	free
K.3.2, K3.3 (Covers seasonal changes in plants and animals)	K	Seasons	Guided Hike: Nature’s Changing Seasons	free
K.2.1, K.2.2, K.2.4, K.2.5, K.2.6 (We discuss why using taste here is not advisable)	K	Senses	Guided Hike: Five Senses	free
1.1.1-1.1.5,(1.1.1*) (We offer experience of various local habitats.)	1	Animals & Habitats	Guided Hike: Animals and Their Habitats	free
1.1.1*, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.5	1	Animals & Habitats	Guided Hike: Natural Communities	free
1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.5	1	Animals & Habitats	Guided Hike: Plant and Animal Adaptations	free
2.1.1-2.1.6	2	Life Cycles	Guided Hike: Life Cycles
2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3	2	Life Cycles	Guided Hike: Incredible Insects	free
2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6	2	Life Cycles	Guided Hike: Trees, Trees, Trees	free
3.1.5	3	Embryology	Guided Hike: Birds, Birds, Birds	free
4.1.1 – 4.1.6	4	Prairie	Guided Hike: Prairie Tours (All day tour also available)	free all day-$3/student
5.1.3-5.1.7 (5.1.1 & 5.1.2 can be covered in all day tour)	5	Water & Wetland	Guided Hike: Aquatic Environments (All day tour also available)	Free all day-$3/student
K.1.2-K.1.4	K	Plants	Wild Puppets – Have Seeds Will Travel	free
K.3.2, K.3.3, K 3.4, K 3.5	K	Seasons	Wild Puppets – Flying Feathers	free
1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.5	1	Animals & Habitats	Wild Puppets - Habitats
1.1.1, 1.1.3, 1.1.5*	1	Animals & Habitats	Wild Puppets – Mammals Have Fur	free
1.1.1, 1.1.2	1	Animals & Habitats	Wild Puppets – Snug in the Snow	free
1.1.1, 1.1.3	1	Animals & Habitats	Wild Puppets – Defenses and Threats	free
1.1.1, 1.1.2	1	Animals & Habitats	Wild Puppets – Life in a Field	free
1.1.1, 1.1.2	1	Animals & Habitats	Wild Puppets – Rotting Logs	free
2.1.1 – 2.1.6	2	Life Cycles	Wild Puppets – Life Cycles
2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3	2	Garbology	Wild Puppets - Garbology
2.1.5	2	Life Cycles	Wild Puppets – Home on the Range	free
1.1.2, 2.1.2	2	Life Cycles	Wild Puppets – Insects in Winter	free
1.1.1, 1.1.2	1	Animals & Habitats	Wild Puppets – Endangered Species
2.1.1-2.1.3	2	Life Cycles	Traveling Nat – Insectigations	$35
3.1.5	3	Embyrology	Traveling Nat – Beaks, Bones & Birds	$35
3.1.5	3	Embryology	Traveling Nat – Reptiles to Go	$35

Nature Center School Programs