CONNECTIONS:
Middle School and High School

  • All classes are 50 minutes unless otherwise noted.
  • Please note that there will be a $45.00 per class fee for any cancellation which is not rescheduled for the current school year.

NATURE HIKES
Grades 1 through 8. Offered Monday through Friday.
May through October. $4.50 per student.
A 1:5 ratio of chaperones to students is required.
Held outside at Brookfield Zoo's Indian Lake, this class allows students to explore the woods and lake area to find evidence of local animals, their homes, and other activity in nature. There will be hands-on opportunities with animal artifacts. Please remember to dress for the weather.

SCIENCE INQUIRY
Grades 4 through 12. Offered Monday through Friday.
September 1 through March 27. THIS CLASS IS 2 HOURS IN LENGTH.
$6.50 per student. A 1:10 ratio of chaperones to students is required.
Students are engaged in hands-on activities as they explore the inquiry method of learning. During this two-hour class, they will learn to develop comparative questions, gather data, and make presentations of their findings. Topics will vary. This class will include a visit to an exhibit to investigate animals and habitats. Please remember to dress for the weather.

CONSERVATION: EARTH
Grades 6 through 8. Offered Monday through Friday.
September 1 through June 12. $4.50 per student.
Think globally and act locally! Each day, humans consume more resources than we replace. What would it take to reduce the size of your ecological footprint? Students will investigate the effects of wasting natural resources and then start taking steps toward raising their own environmental awareness.

ENDANGERED! PRIMATE POPULATIONS:
EVERY STUDENT IS A SCIENTIST
Grades 6 through 12. Offered Tuesday through Friday.
September 1 through March 27. $4.50 per student.
A 1:10 ratio of chaperones to students is required.
Suitable for inclusive classrooms-including students with visual, auditory, or physical disabilities. Primates are among the most beloved and endangered animals on Earth. To help them, scientists need to learn about them. Students learn how to make detailed behavioral observations, just like researchers studying wild primates. They will use interactive tablet PCs to observe the primates at Tropic World.

WATER QUALITY
Grades 6 through 12. Offered Monday through Friday.
April 1 through October 16.
NOTE: THIS CLASS IS 90 MINUTES IN LENGTH. $6.00 per student.
Water, water everywhere-but is it safe for the animals that depend upon it? How can we find out? Come to Brookfield Zoo to learn how to take water samples, measure what's in the water, and then determine whether it's suitable for the fish, frogs and other animals that live in or near the water. Please remember to dress for spending time outdoors drawing water samples.

 

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