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CNC K-5 Naturalist Programs

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

Grades PK-1: Creature Features

40 min to 1 hr $3

Students learn about the features that animals have for survival while meeting some of our native animals up-close. Call for choices of animals.
Maximum class size: 40

Grades PK-2: Winter Survival

1 hr $3

Winter is the perfect time to take advantage of this class. Using hand puppets, a naturalist leads your students through an investigation of wildlife survival techniques including hibernation, migration, and food storage.
Maximum class size: 40

Grades K-5: Something to Crow About

1.5 hrs $5.00

Students meet the CNC crow and learn about its special adaptations for survival. After hearing a story about crows, they create a piece of art with a crow focus.
Maximum class size: 25

Grades K-5: Birds of a Feather

1 hr $4

Students learn what birds eat from studying their beaks and their feet and also meet some of our native raptors up-close.
Maximum class size: 50

Grades K-5: Things That Go Bump in the Night

1 hr $4

Students learn about nocturnal animal adaptations by meeting some native animals and by participating in hands-on activities that demonstrate how animals use their senses at night.
Maximum class size: 50

Grades K-5: Predator/Prey Connection

1 hr $4

Students learn about the importance of the predator/prey relationship and then meet native predators and prey animals.
Maximum class size: 50

Grades 3-5: 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 3-5: Creepy Crawlers

1 hr $4

Students learn about the adaptations of nature’s most amazing creatures, as they meet some of CNC’s native reptiles and amphibians.
Maximum class size: 50

Grades 4-5: Owl Pellet Dissection Lab

1.5 hrs $5

During this presentation and lab, students meet CNC’s resident owls and then identify the owl’s diet by examining the skeletal remains found in the actual owl pellet.
Maximum class size: 50