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Colorado School of Mines - Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education
EcoAdventures Course Offerings
NATIVE AMERICAN GAMES AND TOYS (K-8) Explore the games and toys of various Native American people in this hands-on history class. Discover other intended benefits, such as modeling of adult roles and physical conditioning. Make several toys and games to take back to your classroom. EXPLORING THE PONDEROSA PINE FOREST (K-12)
Discover the ponderosa pine ecosystem as you spend two days immersed in the rich spring flora and diverse wildlife of the ponderosa pine forest. The porcupine and Albert’s squirrel are two residents you will learn about. Explore the natural and cultural history of this massive pine’s role in logging and homesteading in Colorado. WILDFLOWERS OF THE ROCKIES (K-12) Spend time in the wildflowers as you explore a variety of elevations and identify and discover interesting botanical facts, uses, myths and legends about wildflowers. Experience such things as “botany in a bowl,” a creative activity to help kids understand the basics of botany. THE UTE - A NATIVE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE IN THE ROCKIES (K-12) Discover the history of the people of the shining mountains - Ute. Get a campsite up and running; learn the basics of ancient skills used in everyday life; try your hand at fire building, cooking, sewing, beading, twining, tanning and flint knapping. SWEET WITH A STING: THE NATURAL HISTORY OF HONEYBEES (K-12) Peer into a glass hive and learn about the natural history of honeybees and their relatives. Examine the life cycle and jobs of a hive bee. Watch field bees in action as they pollinate flowers. Take a field trip to a bee yard to learn about a beekeeper’s daily activities. WILD EDIBLE PLANTS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (K-12) If you are curious about the weeds that could be food, come discover wild edible plants. Learn about identification, safety guidelines, gathering, and storage. Create a sampler of wild edible dishes that you make and taste. ALPINE WILDFLOWERS (K-12) Hike in different alpine areas discovering the spectacular wildflowers that have adapted to an environment of extremes. Continue your identification skills on wildflowers in the subalpine and alpine life zones. Discover interesting botanical facts, uses, myths, and legends. Cost includes a wildflower book. IT'S SENSE'SATIONAL: HOW ANIMALS SEE, HEAR, SMELL, TOUCH, AND TASTE (K-8) Let your senses go “wild” and discover what it is like to explore the world using the senses of a variety of Colorado’s animals. Understand how differently animals perceive the world with hands-on activities and “make and take” items. Try to follow an owl’s acoustic map or see with animal vision. EARLY EXPLORERS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS (K-12) Discover the history of soldiers, trappers, priests, and spies in the Rocky Mountains. Use botany, zoology, cartography, journaling, geometry, and celestial navigation to keep up with the likes of Zebulon Pike, Father Escalante, and Kit Carson. Go home with field specimens. BEAR ME IN MIND: NATURAL HISTORY OF THE BLACK BEAR (K-12) The natural history of the black bear will unfold through hands-on activities and a field trip to a wildlife sanctuary. Discover unique adaptations and behaviors of this large omnivore. Supplement any animal study/ecology curriculum with topics such as habitat, predator/prey relationships, and human/bear relationships. BACK IN BLACK - RAVENS, CROWS, AND MAGPIES (K-12) Ravens, crows, magpies, and jays form the Corvid family. They are intelligent, social, curious, and one of the most adaptable bird species on earth. Their success is noted in cultural folklore and history. Discover the natural and cultural history of these remarkable birds through hands-on activities and outdoor treks. FABULOUS FALL (K-12) Spend two days hiking during Colorado’s fabulous fall. Discover not only the beauty of an aspen grove, but also its remarkable ecological role. Learn how and why leaves change color, and watch as several wildlife species hastily prepare for winter. Through observations, we’ll reveal their methods and reasons. ELK BUGLING (K-12) Observe and listen to the bull elk bugling during the mating season. Explore adaptations, behavior, and human/elk interactions through activities and observation. By the end of class, you’ll be thinking like an elk and understand the important ecological role of this large herbivore. FEASTS OF FALL (K-12) Taste a “true” Thanksgiving feast when you cook over an open fire using historic foods and methods of the Plymouth Colonists and the Wampanoag Natives. Bust the myths of the first Thanksgiving, visit a living history museum, and explore the natural history of the wild turkey, Canada goose, corn, beans, pumpkin, squash and gourds. JUST BUTTING HEADS? BIGHORN SHEEP & MOUNTAIN GOATS (K-12) Discover why head butting is common among bighorn sheep and rare (but serious) among mountain goats. Learn about unique adaptations for survival in a rugged habitat. Hike into bighorn country as the mating season begins to observe their behavior. Learn why the mountain goat truly is a beast the color of winter. PUTTING THE COLOR BACK INTO COLORADO - A HISTORY OF MINORITIES IN THE ROCKIES (K-12)
To register for any EcoAdventures course, PRINT OUT and mail the CSM enrollment form along with a check payable to EcoAdventures to: Pam Batton
Registration/Cancellation/Refund Policy If payments have not been received by the registration deadline (2 ½ weeks before the class), EcoAdventures reserves the right to charge a late registration fee of $10.00 or delete you from the class and allow a person from the waiting list to take your spot. If you notify us of a cancellation before the registration deadline, we will refund your tuition less a $25.00 cancellation fee. If you cancel after the registration deadline, we will refund your tuition less a cancellation fee of $35.00. If you cancel 48 hours before a class begins, we will refund half of your tuition. If you cancel 24 hours before a class begins or on the day of class or are a no-show to class, no refund will be offered. These fees also apply to class transfers. |
