Meet a variety of animal ambassadors from around the world, and discover some of their amazing adaptations that help them survive in their native environment. Discover how adaptations that are physical, metabolic (internal), behavioral, or even social can increase their chances of survival. Scientists seek to understand why features that may appear to be strange to our eyes are really structures that help animals survive. During the class, your students will be the scientists attempting to discover the reasons these features exist.   

Let us introduce your students to the World of Birds through a series of images, videos, LIVE birds and bird artifacts (nests, feathers, eggs, wing mounts, etc).  We discuss flight, beaks, feathers, sight, smell and other bird adaptations. Students will see live birds up close.  We partner with the Long Island Parrot Society educators in order to increase the diversity of live birds.

Mammals are a diverse and fascinating group of animals that both delight and scare people.  Come see why we love them! They range in size from a tiny shrew to the massive blue whale. Their specializations enable mammal survival in a vast range of habitats. Learning about other mammals gives us further insight into understanding ourselves. Join our CEED Educators as they bring in a collection of mammal skulls, furs, bones and more, and learn why a whale and a wolf are in the same animal group. We look into locomotion, body structure, biology and more, and you’ll also get to meet several of our animal ambassadors.

This is CEED’s most booked program!  Live animals are an exciting way to connect kids with science!  Wildlife Diversity teaches about the different animal classifications, such as birds, mammals, and reptiles.  This one hour presentation is designed to get kids close to the animals, even learning how to safely touch them!  Animal artifacts may be used as well, including nests, feathers, skulls, or furs.  We can usually cover 5 – 7 animals in an hour.

CEED’s Bobwhite Quail Project is an educational opportunity to teach students about our local ecology, predator-prey relationships, animal life cycles, egg incubation, chick brooding, habitat restoration, and doing something good for the environment through hands-on inquiry learning. This in-school program will detail the life cycle of Quail, their ecology, the history of the project, and benefit to the environment. For more information on the Bobwhite Quail Project, click here.

Each 30-minute program will cover two Tales about animals with Tails such as turtle, deer, skunk, fox, bear and otter. Choose your two favorite animals or book multiple presentations to hear them all.