Connecticut Audubon Society

Science in Nature Education Program for Chester and Deep River Elementary Schools

Connecticut Audubon Society’s Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center will deliver their award-winning Science in Nature Education Program to 16 classes at Deep River Elementary and Chester Elementary schools. The field-based program will focus on Weather & Climate, Geology, and Adaptations, and links hands-on learning to classroom science lessons. Students will use tools such as mobile, on-site laboratories, temperature sensors, soil moisture sensors, soil corers, soil sieves, anemometers, and compasses among others. Grant amount: $4,450.