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CNC 6-8 Naturalist Programs

Available at CNC or YOUR SCHOOL

Available at CNC or YOUR SCHOOL
$3-$5 per student (minimum fees: $120 for one program and $80 each for multiple programs)
Up to three presentations may be scheduled for the same day at your school
Schools more than 20 miles away will also be charged mileage of 44.5 cents per mile
See program descriptions for maximum group sizes

For a listing of Hamilton County Learning Expectations and Tennessee Science Curriculum Content Standards for each class visit the Program Standards page in this website.

For reservations or more information, call 423-821-1160 ext. 107

Owl Pellet Dissection

1.5 hrs $5

Owls can be important indicators of ecosystem health! In this program, students meet an owl up close, learn its basic adaptations to life in the forest, and then experience how scientists can study small mammal populations by dissecting owl pellets.
Maximum class size: 50

Bird Adaptations

1 hr $4

Students learn the specialized adaptations that most birds have for flight. They also meet some of our native raptors up-close.
Maximum class size: 50

Herpetology

1 hr $4

Students meet some of CNC’s native reptiles and amphibians. Hands-on inquiry activities help students discover how important reptiles and amphibians are to biodiversity and to the balance of nature.
Maximum class size: 50

Grades 6-8: Animal Classification

1 hr $4

Students learn firsthand the characteristics scientists use to classify amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals while meeting some of CNC’s animal ambassadors.
Maximum class size: 50

Grades 6-8: Rocks and Minerals Lab

1.5 hrs $4

Students learn to identify rocks and minerals at lab stations by testing for hardness, fracture, cleavage, luster, and other identification methods. (As an added feature for this class, they can also go on a fossil-finding trip to Durham Fossil Site, part of the Lula Lake Land Trust – Added Cost: $3 per student)
Maximum class size: 30