10:00am-12:00pm Nature-based Field Trip: Life in a Stream
2020-09-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-10-02 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-10-16 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Streams are an excellent place for the science of discovery and investigation. The critters who make their home in the stream demonstrate a beautiful web of life, from algae and microscopic organisms, to insect larvae and amphibians. We’ll begin at the Hitchcock Center and use our limnology lab tools to practice techniques for observing small aquatic creatures and learning about their unique life cycles and adaptations. We’ll then head to the Fort River at Groff park, where we will collect and observe several varieties of invertebrates that depend on this habitat.
with Helen Ann Sephton
Minimum Age 5
Fridays, 10am–12noon
September 4–October 16 (no program September 11)
Fee per Child: Tier A-$24 per trip | Tier B-$19 per trip | Tier C-$14 per trip | Tier D- $7
Fee per Adult: Tier A-$28 per trip | Tier B-$23 per trip | Tier C-$18 per trip | Tier D- $9
Limited to 12 participants. Children must be accompanied by an adult (limit 1 adult and up to 4 children).

10:00am-12:00pm Nature-based Field Trip: Life in a Stream
2020-09-26 10:00 - 12:00
Streams are an excellent place for the science of discovery and investigation. The critters who make their home in the stream demonstrate a beautiful web of life, from algae and microscopic organisms, to insect larvae and amphibians. We’ll begin at the Hitchcock Center and use our limnology lab tools to practice techniques for observing small aquatic creatures and learning about their unique life cycles and adaptations. We’ll then head to the Fort River at Groff park, where we will collect and observe several varieties of invertebrates that depend on this habitat.
with Aemelia Thompson
Saturday, 10am- 12noon on September 26 only
Fee per Child: Tier A-$24 per trip | Tier B-$19 per trip | Tier C-$14 per trip | Tier D- $7
Fee per Adult: Tier A-$28 per trip | Tier B-$23 per trip | Tier C-$18 per trip | Tier D- $9
Limited to 12 participants. Children must be accompanied by an adult (limit 1 adult and up to 4 children).

1:00-2:00pm Class Program (Virtual)
2020-09-29 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-09-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-05 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-07 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-12 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-14 13:00 - 14:00 and 12 more dates
Have a Hitchcock educator pay a virtual visit to your classroom or home! Our virtual class programs will be focused on specific topics to fit with your science curriculum. You will receive special topic-focused, take-home resources, and a remotely accessible video of a Hitchcock educator that will spark student interest. This will be paired with a 40-minute interactive lesson on Zoom with a Hitchcock educator that will end with a fun game that will check for students’ understanding and reinforce lesson goals.
When registering, choose your first and second preference for a date and time and one of the Virtual Class Program themes below:

Life Underground
Predator and Prey
Flowers and Plants
Insects
Animal Observations
Decomposers
Metamorphosis

with Aemelia Thompson
Ages 5–8 or Grades K–2
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 1–2pm
September 21–December 18 (no program September 28 or November 2)
Fee per program: Tier A-$61 | Tier B-$50 | Tier C-$37 | Tier D-$18
Group size: up to 22 students, including at least one adult

10:00-11:00am Second Saturday Family Science: Our Trees in Autumn
2020-10-10 10:00 - 11:00
Join us for seasonal nature and science programs, in-person, each second Saturday of the month. Designed for children (ages 5–7) with their parents, these programs will explore cool topics in nature.

September 12: Pollinators
October 10: Our Trees in Autumn
November 14: Reptiles in Winter
December 12: Fantastic Foxes

with Aemelia Thompson
Ages ages 5–7 and Grades K–1
Saturdays, 10–11am
September 12, October 10, November 15, December 12
Suggested Donation: $5–$12 per family
Limited to 10 participants. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Limit of 3 children per adult.

10:00am-12:00pm Nature-based Field Trip: Mountains and Valleys
2020-10-17 10:00 - 12:00
Discover the stories in the stones around us! The Holyoke Range can tell us much about how the Earth’s crust is shaped. It is a geologically unique area, where we can find evidence of shifting tectonic plates, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion, all in one day’s field trip! We will learn how fascinating geology can be and how the everyday landscape provides intriguing clues to the past. This trip is based at Skinner State Park and involves mostly light hiking with several short steep sections of trail.
with Aemelia Thompson
Minimum Age 8
Saturdays, 10am–12pm
October 17 & November 28 only
Fee per Child: Tier A-$24 per trip | Tier B-$19 per trip | Tier C-$14 per trip | Tier D- $7
Fee per Adult: Tier A-$28 per trip | Tier B-$23 per trip | Tier C-$18 per trip | Tier D- $9
Limited to 12 participants. Children must be accompanied by an adult (limit 1 adult and up to 4 children).

10:00am-12:00pm Nature-based Field Trip: Mountains and Valleys
2020-10-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-11-13 10:00 - 12:00
Discover the stories in the stones around us! The Holyoke Range can tell us much about how the Earth’s crust is shaped. It is a geologically unique area, where we can find evidence of shifting tectonic plates, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and erosion, all in one day’s field trip! We will learn how fascinating geology can be and how the everyday landscape provides intriguing clues to the past. This trip is based at Skinner State Park and involves mostly light hiking with several short steep sections of trail.
with Helen Ann Sephton
Minimum Age 8
Fridays, 10am–12pm
October 23 – December 11
No program November 27
Fee per Child: Tier A-$24 per trip | Tier B-$19 per trip | Tier C-$14 per trip | Tier D- $7
Fee per Adult: Tier A-$28 per trip | Tier B-$23 per trip | Tier C-$18 per trip | Tier D- $9
Limited to 12 participants. Children must be accompanied by an adult (limit 1 adult and up to 4 children).

10:00-11:00am Second Saturday Family Science: Reptiles in Winter
2020-11-14 10:00 - 11:00

1:00-2:00pm Class Program
2020-11-17 13:00 - 14:00
