Program Information

Number of Artists: 1

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Family, K-5

Program Length: 40 minutes

Ideal Audience Size: 100

Maximum Audience Size: 300

Setup Time: 30 minutes

Breakdown Time: 15-30 minutes

Technical Requirements: Stage or open area, projection screen, extension cord, two tables

SOL Connections

English: K.1, K.2, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.2, 5.1

Science: K.6, K.10, 1.5, 1.7, 2.4, 2.5, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.8, 3.10, 4.5, 4.8, 5.5, 6.8, 6.9, 6.11, LS.4, LS.5, LS.7, LS.8, LS.9, LS.10, LS.11, LS.12, LS.13, LS.14

Artists Fees

Single Fee: $225 - $425plus travel

Travel

.58 per mile from Waynesboro, VA

Animals from the Wildlife Center of Virginia visit Waterford Elementary, January 2001

The Wildlife Center of Virginia

Conservation Education

Category

Environment & Wildlife

Program Type

Elementary School Assemblies, Middle School Assemblies, High School Assemblies, Curriculum Materials, Community Festivals, , Staff Development Workshops

Subject Areas

Live Animals, Wildlife, Conservation, Life Science, Virginia History, Folktales

The Wildlife Center of Virginia offers programs that include up-close experiences with live, non-releasable wild animals (including birds, mammals, and/or reptiles) and information about the Center's Wildlife Hospital. In addition to the topics relevant to the specific theme of a program, the educational programs of the Wildlife Center always address crucial environmental issues, such as habitat loss and how the personal choices we make can affect the health of the world. Programs incorporate stories, songs, games, puppets, and other interactive experiences.

Critters Don't Need Litter (K-12) Everyone needs a healthy habitat in which to survive. Meet animals who have had a close encounter with pollution or other habitat problems and learn ways that you can help keep other wild animals out of danger.

Whoo's Awake in the Night? (K-12) What do animals do when darkness falls? Nocturnal creatures use amazing adaptations to help find their way in the world. Opposums, owls, and other creatures of the night teach us that the world is still awake while we sleep.

A View From the Top (K-12) What is life like at the top of the food chain? Experience the piercing stare of a hawk or the haunting hoot of an owl. Discover what birds of prey can teach us about the world.

You Are What You Eat (K-12) From producers to predators, the amazing food chain provides energy for all living things. Find out how energy, and other things move from one organism to another. Learn more about how wild animals fit into the food chain and what they must eat to survive.

Wildlife Myths: The Truth Behind the Tails (K-12) Blind as a bat and wise as an owl are sayings we often hear. But are they really true? Students will discover some common "myth-conceptions" about wild creatures and learn more about animals' true behavior, interesting adaptations, and relationships with other animals and humans.