Lost Treasures Program Overview

Walk into the pages of a Middle Ages storybook to encounter the natural kingdoms of the Earth and learn how Earth’s processes affect the living things in them. Lost Treasures is a curriculum-based environmental science program focusing on the ecological concepts of: (Year 1) characteristics of animals, minerals and plants; and (Year 2) properties and effects of air, water, soil and light. As students discover the wonder of the natural world, they are also stimulated to develop lifestyle habits that will encourage healthy natural communities on Earth.

• …unlock an ancient Treasure Chest each week to reveal learning tools left by the Council of Champions
• …investigate an Amazing Bag of Minerals to discover the incredible variety of the Mineral Kingdom
• …follow a recipe to create a floodplain that shows how soil builds the land and recycles its life

• Grades: 3rd and on into 4th
• School setting
• Approximately 2 hours each week throughout the school year
• Special daylong visits to the Zoo, Geology Department, Botanical Garden and Forest (Year 1), Grassland, Wetland and Homeland (Year 2)

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