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Barn Beach Reserve's Elementary School Field Days

Environmental education field days for Osborn Elementary School students is happening through October. If you would like to volunteer to help, please call us at 509-548-9362.

4th Grade Field Day Schedule-Fall 2008

What's Out There?--Tuesday, September 30 & Thursday, October 2
--Netting macroinvertebrates in the Wenatchee River-outside
--Digital camera scavenger hunt-outside
--View and ID macroinvertebrates with stereomicroscopy-inside
--View and print digital photographs-inside

Getting to Know Your Watershed--Tuesday, October 7 & Thursday, October 9
--Stream ecology with underwater photography-inside & outside
--Salmon spawning observations-outside
--Water quality testing-outside

Organisms-Their Characteristics and Habitats--Tuesday, October 14 & Thursday, October 16
--Introduction to dichotomous keys-inside
--Comparing characteristics of captive vertebrates & invertebrates-inside
--Keying out riparian trees and shrubs-outside

Using Tools of Poet, Visual Artist, and Scientist--Tuesday, October 21 & Thursday, October 23
--Chalk art on sidewalks to reflect on field day experiences-outside
--Writing haiku about discoveries at BBR-inside
--Using microscopy to examine and identify micro- and macroorganisms-inside

Our New Learning Center: The Barn

We moved into our new "green" design, multi-purpose education center in April. The building is a model of energy efficiency that provides space for everything from science labs and art classes to lectures, films, and acoustic music performances. Most of our programs are now held in the Barn. Please click the "Events" tab for a current list.

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Last Updated: September 2008