Amazing Animals
Animals are truly amazing. During this program, students will observe a variety of animals in several different habitats. They will have opportunities to compare various animal groups by the way they look, grow, move, and develop. Along our nature trail, they will identify characteristics of animals that enhance their ability to survive.
Georgia Performance Standards: S2CS1(a), S2CS4 (b,c,d), S2CS5 (a,b), S2CS7 (a,d), SC2E3 (a), S2L1 (a)
Sand, Wind and Waves: A Primary Beach Study
Students will explore physical science concepts during an expedition to this exciting coastal environment. Oatland teachers will meet your class at Tybee Island ready to help your students investigate the beach from the sand dunes to the water’s edge. States of matter, physical properties of objects, and forces will all become more meaningful to students as they investigate these principles in action at the beach. Be sure to dress for the weather. OFFERED: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, MARCH, APRIL AND MAY
Georgia Performance Standards: S2CS1(a), S2CS3(a), S2CS6 (a, c, d), S2CS7(c), S2P1 (a,b), S2P2 (a,b), S2P3 (a)
Important: Students and teachers will meet the Oatland Teaching staff at North Beach on Tybee Island. Parking for North Beach is located behind the Tybee Museum that is across from the Tybee Light House.
Circles of Life
With the use of our gardens, greenhouse, Honey Bee Skep (opening Spring of ’09) and other trail exhibits and features the students will observe many life cycles. Life cycles of organisms such as alligators, birds, plants, butterflies, honey bees and pond critters such as dragonflies and frogs will be will be observed. The concept of pollination as part of the plant’s life cycle will also be introduced and explored.
Georgia Performance Standards: S2CS1, S2CS3, S2CS4, S2CS5, S2CS7, S2L1
Follow the Drinking Gourd-Digitarium
“Follow the Drinking Gourd” is a story written by Bernardine Connelly about the Underground Railroad. The teaching staff at Oatland has developed a wonderful program that combines the story with science, social studies, and history. Participating classes read the book in preparation for their experience, then Oatland teachers come to your site and set up the “Digitarium”. Each second grade class will have approximately 20 minutes of classroom instruction time followed by 20 minutes of Digitarium time. The program explains why the story’s characters followed the North Star and how earth’s rotation affects the night sky. The Digitarium experience simulates the night sky as well as earth’s rotation, and will show the students several common constellations and stars.
Georgia Performance Standards: S2E1, S2E2, ELA2LSV1, ELA2R3, SS2E3
"Your instructors always do a fabulous job!"
- Kathy Turner, 2nd Grade Teacher, Haven Elementary School