School Programs

How to Build an Animal

Grades 1-6 (1.5 hours) Year-round program

How do beavers build their dams? Are all bird feathers the same? Do snakes have a tail? Students explore the fascinating array of animal adaptations and how each characteristic helps the species survive.

Skulls, Scats & Tracks

Grades 1-6 (1.5 hours) Year-round program

Students see and touch Michigan mammal skins and skulls, explore mammal classification, adaptations, and predator, prey relationships. Students also investigate animal signs, such as skats and tracks, that they can find in their own backyards.

Our World of Water

Bringing Watershed Education to Your Classroom

Our World of Water is an in-school program designed for grades 4 through 6.

This program will be provided for a fee of $100 this year.

Our World of Water Program Details

The Life Cycle of Stuff

An introduction to natural resources, human impact, and the three R's for second grade classrooms and up. This program and a selection of Jackson's Natural Heritage Programs are presented FREE to schools through a grant received by Recycling Jackson and The Dahlem Conservancy. Please call for more information on these programs and how Dahlem can serve your Michigan Green School needs. Check out our Green Schools Offerings Flier and share it with other educators!

These programs are presented in the classroom. Call us at 517-782-3453 for more information.