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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
For Teachers
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve offers many opportunities for learning. Call the preserve at 620-273-8494 to schedule any of the following activities:
School tour - A two-hour guided tour of the ranch headquarters and schoolhouse areas. Group is divided into manageable size groups and rotated through the house, barn, school, and trail, while learning about the natural and cultural features of the preserve. $1 per student, teacher free
Science Field Trip - For grades 5 - 7. This two-hour curriculum-based field trip explores the principles of science and their application in a prairie environment. Students will conduct a miniature scientific experiment and learn about prairie ecosystems through games and activities. A full preview of the curriculum guide can be viewed at this website. $1 per student, teacher free
Bus tour into the prairie - For grades 7 - high school, enjoy a one-hour bus tour of the tallgrass prairie and one-hour tour of the ranch headquarters area. $7 adult, $4 age 5 - 18
Education Days at the Lower Fox Creek School - Students attend a full day of classes in an authentic one-room schoolhouse. Grades 2 - 4 will hike the prairie and learn 19th-century lessons. Children dress in historic costume and eat a sack lunch provided by the individual school districts. Program offered a limited amount of days in April, so call ahead to schedule. Curriculum-based education manuals available for download. Follow link above for more information.
Traveling Trunks Program - Follow link above for more information.
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Did You Know?
Kansas was once the bed of a vast inland sea. The unique, stairstep landscape of the Flint Hills was formed through a process of differential erosion. Erosion washed away the soft shale layers and left the tougher layers of limestone and flint to form the hilltops and prominent benches.
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Last Updated: April 19, 2008 at 11:15 EST |