Students in Mr. Cicero’s fifth grade classes at Cardinal Middle School are exploring nature this school year though the Geauga Park District’s Nature Scopes program!
By participating in the Nature Scopes program, each student earns a pair of binoculars and two field guides. During the year-long program, students take part in interactive lessons in the classroom and outdoors on school property or in a Park District park.
Students will have an opportunity to travel to a classroom-sized Star Dome, where they learn to observe constellations and hear all about their legends. The biggest event comes at the end of the school year when, in May, Nature Scopes students experience the Binocular Blitz, an event where students will observe forest, pond and wetland habitats.
“Students will also participate in nature walks and will be observing a bird feeder that the park district provided to us for participating in the program,” says teacher Greg Cicero. “This program is an excellent way to provide students with a connection to nature.”
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