 Wild
Wise Program Overview
Wild Wise helps students learn about Washington habitats, animal characteristics
and scientific observation while building critical thinking skills through engaging
and attention getting presentations and field experiences. During the Wild Wise
program, students explore Washington wildlife and habitats through an exciting
and interactive multi-media presentation complete with sound and imagery. During
Wild Wise Outdoor Explorations, zoo naturalists lead students through outdoor
activities to help students hone their newly learned scientific observation skills.
Designed
for 4th -7th grade students
Offered
Monday-Friday, September through June.
For
further information about Wild Wise, please contact the
Registrar at 206.548.2424 or wildwise@zoo.org.
More registration information below. |
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Wild Wise Programs
Zoo naturalists will visit your classroom and present an engaging
and informative program that your students will love and talk
about for weeks. The students have a chance to virtually explore
up to six diverse habitats in Washington and learn naturalists’ skills
such as map reading, scientific observation, field sketching,
and species identification. Wild Wise programs are designed to
help your students meet state standards.
“ I
especially appreciate the work you have done to link the
program to the science standards (GLE’s) since those
are driving our lessons (or at least should be!)” -
Linda McCalmant, Amistad Elementary School.
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Each
student will also receive a free “Rite in the Rain” notebook
with special water-resistant paper, just like professional
field biologist use. Those rainy days will no longer keep your
students
from exploring, learning and recording their observations in
the outdoors!
Wild
Wise Outdoor Exploration!
Wild Wise Outdoor explorations are a great way to extend classroom
learning beyond the school walls and give students an opportunity
for hands-on practice with the skills introduced during the
indoor program. Outdoor Explorations may include anything from
learning
to use binoculars, a compass or GPS while doing a scavenger
hunt, to using all the senses to explore a local habitat and
document
observations using scientific field notes and journaling.
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Explorations can take place at your schoolyard, a state park
or any nearby open space. Wild Wise Outdoor Explorations
are custom designed to meet your available time and transportation
resources. Whatever works to get your students outside, exploring
and learning! |
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Registration
To
register for a Wild Wise program, complete the Wild
Wise registration form and return it to:
Education
Department – Wild Wise Registrar
Woodland
Park Zoo
601 N 59th St
Seattle, WA 98103-5858
OR
Fax
to 206-547-3553
(If
you experience difficulty opening and printing the form
you can obtain Acrobat Reader here) |
- Wild
Wise Programs and Outdoor Explorations are available Monday
through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. from September
through June.
- Up
to four programs may be scheduled each day, although indoor
programs must all be in the same location.
- Available
dates are limited and fill quickly.
Please register for your program well in advance to get your
preferred dates.
- Wild
Wise Programs are approximately 50-60 minutes in length. Outdoor
Explorations range from 30 minutes to two
hours.
Fees
vary depending on your school's demographics, according to the
Office of the Superintendent's Washington state Report card,
http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us.
King
County schools with 30% or more of their students on free and
reduced rate lunch receive
free programming.
Contact
the Wild Wise registrar for current fees.
For
further information contact the registrar at 206.548.2424 or
wildwise@zoo.org. |
