GENE STRATTON-PORTER | Cabin at Wildflower Woods
FALL 2021 – SUMMER 2022
WETLAND & PRAIRIE PARTNERSHIP
PLANT STUDY
K-Grade 12 Available: at site
Grades 9–12 (program can be adjusted for younger students) Available: at site, outreach
Get an up-close look at our restoration project and learn about the benefits of both the wetland and prairie. Find out what each does individually and how they work together to keep our water clean.
Investigate plant identification methods by examining the plants that grow in Wildflower Woods. Take an up-close look at the various parts of a plant.
Indiana Academic Standards
Indiana Academic Standards
GENE STRATTON-PORTER ODDITIES
DESIGN YOUR VISIT
K-Grade 12 Available: virtual Fee: $50/session Year-round, Wednesday through Friday. Two-weeks advanced notice needed to conduct program on Monday or Tuesday.
Educators may request a specialty program on-site or in the classroom for an additional fee. Program topics include natural history, environmental science and multi-disciplinary learning. Call 260.854.3790 for details.
Gene was an avid collector of a variety of items. Learn about some of the more unusual artifacts in Gene’s collections and get a peek into the collections that might go unnoticed. Indiana Academic Standards LEAF IDENTIFICATION K-Grade 12 Available: virtual Fee: $150/session includes classroom kit; $100/ additional session in same day Year-round, Wednesday through Friday. Two-weeks advanced notice needed to conduct program on Monday or Tuesday. Learn about the trees that thrive around Gene’s Cabin and in the Limberlost Swamp. This session will cover various leaf and tree types found throughout the region. This can be adjusted to grade level, getting into the function and growth patterns of trees, forest types and uses of trees. Classroom kits consist of printed tree identification sheets, a tree factory activity (suitable for grades 3-6), leaves and bark from various trees, and reference sheets for tree books. Indiana Academic Standards
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