SUNSHIP EARTH
An Earth Education program
Getting to Know Your Place in Space
Overview
Sunship Earth is a curriculum-based environmental science program that teaches major environmental concepts (for example, cycles, succession, niches, food chains) while giving students an appreciation of the Earth’s wonders, and motivating them to protect the precious life systems on our planet.
Become clouds traveling through the water cycle
Work as food producers inside a leaf to better understand photosynthesis
Avoid becoming the prey of hungry coyotes in a game of environmental competition
Group Size: 25 – 35 students + 6 adults (teachers and parents from the school)
Grades: 5th - 6th
Camp Location: T.R.E.E.’s Outdoor Classroom — Northshore
Length: 5 Day/4 Nights – Overnight resident camp for 5th and 6th grades
Program: Highly structured educational program to teach Earth processes through experiential and fun activities
Cost: Contact us for information — includes program materials, meals, lodging, transportation
Availability: Offered to students within 3 hours of Covington, LA — from October through December
Follow-up activities at school and at home are offered and are strongly encouraged.
Sunship Earth is a copyrighted program that was developed by The Institute for Earth Education.