| Name |
Description |
TEKS* Correlation for Bolded Activities |
| ALPHA Program – Environmental Science |
Hands-on classes for gifted high school students. |
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| ALPHA Program – Water Ecology |
Hands-on classes for gifted high school students. |
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| Armand Bayou Habitat |
~2 hr class for all ages on habitats, bayou, plants and animals, salinity. |
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| Armand Bayou Park and Nature Center |
Field Survey and Guidelines for Development, March 1974. Prepared and published by the Houston Audubon Society and Preservation of Armand Bayou Committee. Limited availability. |
Reference |
| Bird Bonanza – Characteristics of Birds |
3 hour bird classes for K – 1st grades. Characteristics of birds and adaptations. |
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| Bird Bonanza – Water Birds |
3 hour bird classes for K – 1st grades. Characteristics of water birds and adaptations. Observe water birds on a pontoon ride. |
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| Bird Bonanza – Song Birds |
3 hour bird classes for K – 1st grades. Listen to and learn to recognize bird songs. |
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| Prairie Discovery |
3 hour bird classes for 3 – 4th grades. Learn about the prairie, why important, restoration and inhabitants. Take a ride or walk through the prairie to observe birds, plants, animals and other characteristics of the prairie. |
4.1A, 4.2B, 4.4A, 4.5A, 4.7B, 5.1A, 5.2B, 5.4A, 5.5A |
| Bird Bonanza – Super Birds |
3 hour bird classes for K – 1st grades. Learn about super birds and take a field trip. |
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| Bird Observations |
~1 hr activity for all ages. Bird observation at the bird blind, use of binoculars, bird identification, habitats. |
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| Bundle up on the Bayou – Animals on the Bayou |
3 hr class for 4th – 5th grades.
Learn about animals on the bayou, go fishing. |
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| Bayou Studies |
3 hr class for 5t - 6h grades.
Learn about animals on the bayou, water quality and testing, observe bayou life from the Bayou Ranger pontoon. |
5.1A, 5.2B, 5.4A, 5.5A, 61A, 6.2B, 6.4A, 6.5A, 6.7B, |
| Bundle up on the Bayou – Pollution of the Bayou |
3 hr class for 4th – 5th grades.
Learn about pollution threats to bayous, how to stop and how recycling helps. |
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| CPChem Connections Fieldtrip Program – Wetlands “Nature Nursery” |
Field trip program for Pasadena 4th graders. Funded by Chevron Phillips. |
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| Critter Crossing |
3 hour class for 2nd – 3rd grades.
Learn about birds. Characteristics of birds, feathers, bird songs. |
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| Field Guide |
Guide to ABNC and trails. |
Reference |
| Food Chain |
1 ˝ hr class for all ages.
Learn about food chains, photosynthesis, herbivores, carnivores, producers, consumers, etc. |
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| Insect Explorations |
1 ˝ hr class for grades 2nd – 5th.
Learn about insects, habitats, food chain, insect collection with sweep nets. |
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| Pond Pals |
1 ˝ hr class for 2nd – 3rd grade.
Learn about ponds, pond life, seining. |
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| Reptiles |
1 ˝ hr class for grades 2nd – 5th.
Learn about reptiles, characteristics, habitats, live reptile demonstration. |
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| Shake Down |
~1 hr activity for all ages. Sample collection and examination. |
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| The Trails I & II– Forest Ecology |
2 - 2 hr classes for grades 4th – 12th.
Learn about habitats, forest animals and plants, forest ecology, trail hike. |
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| The Watering Hole – Bayou Life |
3 hr class for 4th – 5th grade.
Observe bayou animals, go crabbing and explore the bayou on the Bayou Ranger. |
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| The Watering Hole – Water Celebrations |
3 hr class for 4th – 5th grade.
Learn how cultures depend on and appreciate water. Make a rain stick. |
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| Nature Discovery - Using Senses to Explore Nature & the ABNC Forest |
1 hr class for K – 1st grade. Learn about habitats, forests plants and animals. Take a forest walk. |
K.1A, K.2ABCDE, K.3A, K4AB, K.5A, 1.1A, 1.2ABCDE, 1.3A, 1.4AB, |
| Water, Water Everywhere |
~2 hour class for 4th grade.
Learn about wetlands, water testing and quality, seining, water organisms. |
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| Wetland Bird Observation Blind - Adaptations |
~1 hour activity for all ages on birds and their adaptations. |
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