The Center specializes in sustained, multi-session elementary and middle school science education. We offer training in the basic skills of observation and classification at the 4th and 5th grade levels in our program entitled “Sevens.” Here students observe, group, and classify objects from the natural world in order to create their own personal field guides to their backyards, local parks and schoolyards. Middle school students, in our program “As Clear As Mud,” study the scientific method by directly conducting a first time ever experiment on shellfish from their local beaches. Students visit their local beach, create an hypothesis, revisit their beaches to collect data, interpret what they find and conclude whether they have proven that clams, mussels, crabs, starfish, and other invertebrates have an immune system. Along the way they students investigate and learn the construction of their own bodies and the bodies of other creatures, especially the morphology and function of the immune system.
Hi, I am a first grade teacher at the Vinal Elementary School in Norwell. I am curious if you have informational guided tours of the center, or do you have site visits to schools?
We are interested in having an educational enrichment opportunity that would compliment our reading program focus: Animals, Tame and Wild – we will be discussing how people help animals and how animals help people. I think it would be an amazing experience for children and their families to learn about what you do.
Thank you,
Debbie Coggeshall
Vinal Elementary School
102 Old Oaken Bucket Road
Norwell, MA 02061
Debra.Coggeshall@norwellschools.org
781-659-8820
Hi Debbie, Yes we do have educational tours for kids always. We can absolutely compliment your reading program too. Please call Steve Martin at New England Wildlife Center 781 682 4878 x126. Steve works part time so you can also leave a message for nina flaherty at x124. Safari Steve is our educator and he is a treasurer. Hope to see you and your kids soon. Best, Katrina