Classroom Programs

Please call MOSS at 582.0526 for additional program details and pricing information.

 

Classroom Programs

MOSS comes to your classroom. Our programs connect indoor lessons with outdoor investigations of the local landscape and school grounds. MOSS provides half or full day field study programs that offer students an in-depth study of key concepts in natural sciences. Program topics and length can be customized to fit the needs of your classroom.

Program Options: (Click here to download a pdf of the program details)WOW Classroom Picture

  • Birds and Mammals
  • Ecology
  • Farm to School
  • Geology
  • Insects
  • Plants
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Seasons
  • Senses
  • Snow Science
  • Soil Science
  • Survival Science
  • Weather and Climate

Science in Residency Program (SIRP)

MOSS comes to your classroom once a week throughout the school year. Students explore scientific concepts through hands-on inquiry investigations, learn scientific vocabulary, and participate in a creative activity. Curriculum is driven by local, state and national science standards.

Ways of the West (WOW)

Discovery and exploration come to your school in three two-hour lessons inside and outside the classroom. WOW is designed for students in grades 4-6 and can be tailored to multi-age classrooms.

 

WOW Options:


Lewis and Clark Discoveries - Students use their senses and observational skills while studying a natural area near their school. Through journaling, field sketching and mapping, students emulate scientific approaches used by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Grade 4


Native Cycles - While journaling, observing and collecting data, students explore living organisms’ survival adaptations and interrelationships in a local habitat. Grade 5


Living Landscapes - This investigation of the relationships between organisms and their environment involves data collection, analysis and interpretation. A confiict resolution component concerning a local natural resource issue introduces the complex influences and consequences that humans and wildlife have placed on the environment. Grade 6

Field Studies - Discussion and exploration guide students through a comprehensive study of birds, plants, and mammals.  Investigations include characteristics, species diversity, adaptations and habitat. Grades 4-6