Discovery Place Education Studio Summer Course Guide 2015 | Page 4

Content Workshops

Science is a Hoot
Date: July 1 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Registration Fee: $20
Use raptors, such as owls, to engage students in learning more about ecosystems,
biology and animal adaptations. Learn how owl pellet dissections can be used to
teach comparative anatomy and examine Resource Kits that can be checked out for
free for students to use in your classroom.
These hands-on, inquiry-based Workshops are filled with activities that
can be adapted to most grade or skill levels. Work with content experts
to explore standards-based curriculum and integrate additional subject
areas such as art, social studies and literacy with science.

i-Tree Design-Tree Technology
Date: June 25 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $15
Guest Instructor: Tim Porter, Assistant City Arborist in cooperation with
TreesCharlotte
Put the “right tree in the right place” with i-Tree Design technology. Learn to use
software that estimates the benefits provided by individual trees. Apply this
technology to the schoolyard, neighborhood park or students’ homes. North
Carolina Environmental Education Criteria III credits are available.

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