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School, Pre-school and Middle School Programs at The Outdoor Campus

 

2009

PRESCHOOLS
Elementary Classrooms
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Fall 2009 preschools and elementary

Preschool available as .pdf here

Elementary available as .pdf here

Middle School available as .pdf here

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School programs correlations with SD Life Science Standards
All courses listed in alphabetical order and by standard code. Click here.

South Dakota State Science Standards from the SD Department of Education.

 

Contact information
The Outdoor Campus
4500 S. Oxbow Ave.
Sioux Falls
  SD  57106
(605-362-2777)
Fax (605) 362-2704
Email:
toc@state.sd.us
Web site: www.outdoorcampus.org

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Additional Sertoma Park Opportunities:
While visiting Sertoma Park, there are several other opportunities for your students. The park has an excellent multi-age playground, sound tubes, whisper dish and geodome. There are also over two miles of trails for hiking. In addition, the Sertoma Butterfly House is available at reduced student rate. (Contact them separately at 334-9466)

A teacher resource: Critter Crates

The Outdoor Campus lends crates of animal artifacts and teaching materials to anyone in South Dakota. Following is a list of the crates that we ship throughout the state.

  • 2 Mammal Crates
  • Bat Crate
  • Beaver Crate
  • Coyote Crate
  • Elk Crate
  • Endangered Species
  • Grasslands/Sod Box
  • 8 GPS Units
  • Prairie Crate
  • Tree Trunk Crate

We have a few other crates available, but they must be picked up and cannot be shipped.

  • In-Town Mammal Crate
  • 2 Group Snowshoe Crates
  • Wetlands Trunk
  • 2 Family Snowshoe Crates

Contact Kay Gannon at 605-362-2777 or kay.gannon@state.sd.us to reserve a crate, to request a crate inventory sheet, or with questions about our use policy.

On Your Own Visits
School and Preschool groups may visit our museum and grounds on their own. This option is popular with groups who are not able to schedule a field trip led by our staff. The following guidelines will make your trip successful:

• You must call and schedule your group in advance. This prevents conflicts with other groups and Outdoor Campus programs.

• Plan 15 to 20 minutes for visits to the museum.

• Groups that use the grounds must remain in the designated areas and trail.

• A touch table containing furs, skulls, mystery boxes and other artifacts for younger students is available near the front of the museum. You may request scavenger hunt cards for younger children to use in the museum or on our trails. How we meet state and national science standards: http//www.outdoorcampus.org/classesschopre.htm

 

Contact Information
4500 South Oxbow Ave
Sioux Falls, SD 57106—4114
(605)362-2777
toc@state.sd.us
www.outdoorcampus.org
Hours: M-F 8-5, Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-4
Closed State Holidays

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