Grade 4 Programs
| Programs |
Science |
Social Studies | The Arts | Health and Physical Education |
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Rocks and Minerals |
8 |
1 |
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Walker Quarry Bus Tour (Rocks and Minerals) |
4 | |||
| Habitats and Communities | 8 | 1 | ||
| Survival on the Niagara Escarpment (Habitats and Communities) | 8 | 1 | ||
| Wayfaring (Map Work) | 4 | |||
| Pulleys and Gears | 8 | |||
LEGEND: 1 Program meets one or more specific expectations
4 Program meets four or more specific expectations
8 Program meets eight or more specific expectations
Curriculum Based Programs at Highlands O.E.C.
An Experiential Learning Centre on over 100 Acres of Niagara Escarpment,
a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve!
Let us help meet your curriculum needs!
At Highlands Outdoor Education Centre your class will have a fun-filled time while you complete specific expectations of the Ontario Grade 4 Curriculum. We offer a great selection of dynamic programs!
Why not make the most out of your trip and combine two half-day programs to create a full day of hands-on experiential learning!
Bag lunches are always welcome. Cold and hot drinks are available for purchase.
All programs and activities at Highlands Outdoor Education Centre have been cross-referenced to the Ontario Curriculum for your convenience and cover a wide range of both specific and general expectations from strands. All programs incorporate Language requirements through writing, reading, oral and visual communication components that are inherent in all of our on site activities. All Programs are dynamic and adaptable to the group.
Skilled Interpretative Staff - Learning Centre - Lunch Room and Washrooms
Facility is Wheel Chair accessible - ATV carrier on site
PROGRAMS: Full Day: $12.00 each Half Day: $9.00 each
( 2 Programs –4Hrs. Instruction) (1 Program – 2 Hrs. Instruction)
Teachers and Parents FREE!
** SPECIAL ** 10 % off bookings from November 2nd to 13, 2009 and April 19 to 30, 2010
Call for program selection!
LOCATION: Highlands Nordic Ski and Outdoor Centre is located just 10 minutes South of
Collingwood and West of Duntroon off either Hwy #124 or CR91, on Conc.10.
Advance Booking is Required! Phone: (705) 444-5017 email: hoec@highlandsnordic.ca
Highlands Outdoor Education Centre – PROGRAM OUTLINE Gr. 4 Fall 2009 Spring 2010
Note: Proper footwear (i.e. rubber boots or closed toed shoes) is essential for students, teachers and parent volunteers to maximize the learning potential and related enjoyment of this program.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PROGRAMS.
Adult Supervision Ratio - 1 adult per 5 students
1.Rocks and Minerals
Students will: investigate, test, and compare the physical properties of rocks and minerals, investigate how rocks and minerals are used and disposed of in everyday life, and describe how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks are formed. This program will include indoor as well as outdoor activities.
2. Bus Tour to Walker Aggregates Quarry (Rocks and Minerals)
This is a half day program which complements the Rocks and Minerals program. Students will experience a working quarry while on a bus tour to nearby Walker Aggregates Quarry (3 minutes away). The tour will end back at Highlands O.E.C. with hands-on samples of quarry product and equipment. Your school bus transportation is required to stay at Highlands in order to transport your class to and around the quarry. The tour guide will board the bus at the Quarry.
3.Habitats and Communities
Through a series of hands-on demonstrations and activities, students will analyse the effects of human activities on habitats and communities. To Investigate the structural adaptations that allows plants and animals to survive in specific habitats, and to develop an understanding of a community as a group of interacting species sharing a common habitat, students will visit a mini-farm, collect creatures from a forest floor and from a beaver pond. Observations will be recorded on a supplied worksheet.
4.Survival on the Niagara Escarpment (Habitats and Communities)
Students will play a role in a food chain as a carnivore, omnivore or herbivore, as it may occur on the Niagara Escarpment. Our version of the survival game shows the interdependence of all organisms within a local forest community. It examines food chains, food webs, and shows the concept of energy flow within an ecosystem. Students will experience both the struggle all organisms on the escarpment must go through, and the impact humans can have on wildlife populations, food chains, and ecosystems.
5. Wayfaring (Map Work)
Students will participate in a map reading program building on skills learned as they venture through three progressively challenging levels of maps. Students will only advance after successful completion of each stage.
6. Pulleys and Gears (indoor / outdoor)
To develop an understanding of the basic principles and functions of pulley and gear systems, students will, through a series of interactive activity stations, experiment with pulleys and gears of different sizes and combinations, and construct a wishing well.
General Information
Ø All Programs must be reserved in advance and are designed as half-day sessions for a
minimum of 12 students and a maximum of 30 to 40 students.
Ø Two half-day programs make an exciting full-day program.
Ø Program runs rain or shine (unless extreme weather conditions are forecasted).
Ø Supervisors are expected to remain with their group throughout the visit (program/lunch) and are responsible for discipline.
- Hot Dog Lunches! We provide the campfire and cooking sticks. You provide the hot dogs and condiments!
