A Handful of Soil
K and Grade 1 (K and Cycle 1)
$5 per student
Duration: 75 minutes
May 6 to June 13, 2008
There’s new life above and below the ground in spring. Examine compost samples and learn the vital role earthworms play in creating healthy soil for plants. Explore the magic of germination through role play and by germinating a bean to take back to class. Then get ready to dig in the soil as students plant a garden at the Museum. (A-20)

Sheep Shearing Festival
K to Grade 4 (K to Cycle 2)
$6 per student
May 15 and 16, 2008
From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Our annual sheep extravaganza is an unforgettable experience! Watch sheep being shorn, make felt, card and dye wool, meet a lamb up close, and watch sheepdogs in action—these are just a few of the activities students can do at our hands-on stations! (A-2)

Chill Out!
Grades 1 to 3 (Cycle 1)
$6 per student
Duration: 90 minutes
May 7 to June 13, 2008
Students learn the journey from cow to cone as they tour the Museum’s dairy barn and our demonstration milk house. They race against time as they decide which method is most efficient — an electric ice-cream maker or an old-fashioned manual one. If they break a sweat, there is plenty of ice cream to help them cool off at the end of this program! (A-33)

Spring Planting
Grades 3 and 4 (Cycle 2)
$5 per student
Duration: 90 minutes
May 7 to 30, 2008
During this hands-on program, students examine components of soil and the community of organisms that lives in it. They also learn the importance of vegetation in preventing soil erosion, study a plant’s life cycle, and plant a farm crop seed to bring back to class. (A-6)

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