By investigating the park using their senses and curiosity, students discover how plants, animals, and people are connected to the land and how living things use places that people have changed.

In this immersive field experience, students become Park Detectives and work together to solve a park mystery. Using observation, movement, and playful investigation, students gather evidence from the park itself. They uncover signs of animal activity and seasonal change and learn how the local environment meets the needs of living things.

This program encourages inquiry, collaboration, and imaginative thinking while helping students build meaningful, place-based connections to the natural world.

Students will:

• Investigate plants and animals using their senses to find clues about how they live and survive
• Collect and interpret evidence of how living things meet their needs and move through the environment
• Explore seasonal changes and how plants and animals adapt
• Make and share observations through drawing, discussion, and play
• Reflect on how people depend on and care for the land

Grade(s):	Kindergarten-1
Curriculum:	Science Physical Education
Themes:	Animals have basic needs that influence their movement patterns and habitat preferences.  Evidence of seasonal changes can be found throughout the park ecosystem and impact both plants and animals.  Our senses are tools for gathering information from environments.  Protecting nature is a shared responsibility strengthened by appreciation and becoming friends with nature.
Type:	Field Study
Duration:	Half-Day
Location:	Beauvais Lake Provincial Park OR Park Lake Provincial Park
Max. Group Size:	25 students
Fees:	$65
Availability:	Year-round

Note: This program may be available at alternative<span> </span>park<span> locations near your school. Please inquire!</span>

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