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Ø      Third Grade Programs

·        Important Third Grade Excursion Information

§         What to Bring and How to Dress (English)

§         What to Bring and How to Dress (Spanish)

§         Activity Schedule for Full-Day Adventures with Nature Excursion

§         Activity Schedule for Half-Day Excursion

§         Bus Program Information

°         Activity on the Five Senses

Ø      Fifth Grade Programs

·        Important Fifth Grade Resident Program Information and Forms

    Pre-Excursion Forms and Information

§         Teacher Information – Checklist

§         1^st Meeting Notice for Parents (English)

§         1^st Meeting Notice for Parents (Spanish)

§         2^nd Meeting Notice for Parents (English)

§         2^nd Meeting Notice for Parents (Spanish)

§         What to Bring (English)

§         What to Bring (Spanish)

§         Chore List: 2-Day Program

§         Chore List: 3-Day Program

Student Handbook Pages

§         5th Grade Workbook (English)

§         5th Grade Workbook - Mystery Pages (English)

§         Directions for 5th Grade Workbook

§         5th Grade Workbook (Spanish)

§         5th Grade Workbook - Mystery Pages (Spanish) 

Evening Activities

§         Magic Mountains

§         Project Wild Activities

§         Crayloa Art, Ecology & Nature

§         Paper Friendship Quilt

§         Astronomy Theme Crafts

§         Natural Sand Art

§         Cookie Mining

§         Tracking Activity

§         Weather Activity

°         Pre-/Post-Balarat Vocabulary Lists

¨      Getting Ready

¨      Astronomy

¨      Birds

¨      Geology

¨      Mammals 1

¨      Mammals 2

¨      Mining 1

¨      Mining 2

¨      Native Americans

¨      Plants 1

¨      Plants 2

¨      Pioneers

Ø      Middle School Programs

·        Important Middle School Excursion Information

§         Objective of Excursion

§         Preparation List

§         Survival Situation

§         Castlewood Canyon Ecosystems

§         Team Initiative Activities

§         Castlewood Canyon Questions

§         North-South Slope Study

§         Compass Game

§         Tree ID/Slope Activity

§         Data Collection

Ø      Resident Counselor (High School Students)

·        Resident Counselor Application

Ø      Eco-Intern Program (High School Students)

·        Eco-Intern Application

Ø      About Balarat

·        Hiking Map of Balarat

·        Four Decades at Balarat

Ø      Balarat Council

·        Four Decades at Balarat

Ø      Resources

Colorado Montane Flora (Plants)

§         http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/index.htm#top

§         http://herbarium.biology.colostate.edu/photo.htm

§         http://www.denverplants.com/wflwr/index.htm

Colorado Montane Fauna (Animals)

§         http://www.montrose.net/wildlife/Kids/index.htm

§         http://www.coloradoguide.com/wildlife/

§         http://wildlife.state.co.us/Education/

Colorado Aquatic Life

      http://cwrri.colostate.edu/kids.html

§         http://waterknowledge.colostate.edu/

Colorado History

§         http://www.coloradohistory.org/kids/kidspage.htm

§         http://www.state.co.us/kids/history.htm

Compass Skills

§         http://www.learn-orienteering.org/old/lesson1.html

Astronomy

§         http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

§         http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/

§         http://www.dustbunny.com/afk/

§         http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/astronomy.html

Geology

§         http://geosurvey.state.co.us/

§         http://www.mining.state.co.us/kids/dmgkids.htm

§         http://www.state.co.us/kids/geography.htm

§         http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/Science/Geology/index.htm 

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