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 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.

CEED’s Traveling Rainforest Museum is a marvelous introduction to the physical environment of the rainforest and the overall importance of the world’s rainforests.  Through this immersive experience, students will learn about tropical plants and animals and the symbiotic communities they form.  While the jungle is a very different environment than ours it isn’t necessarily to be feared. Actually, people live there too!  Our program uses a multimedia presentation, LIVE ANIMALS, sights and sounds from the rainforest, as well as artifacts such as seeds, leaves, animal skulls, and more to bring further life to this experience.

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.

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.

You’d be AMAZED how much life you can find in a sample of good ol’ pond water! Look closely and discover creatures you might never have noticed before. In addition to a mix of live animal ambassadors, video clips, and photos, during the presentation we bring in a bucket of actual pond water to see what critters we can catch, live on camera! Following the flow of energy from plants to animals, we can assemble a food web based on our findings. Option for a Field Trip to a pond near you!

This mini-course is designed for fun science and nature discovery from the convenience of your school, backyard, or local nature area. There is so much that kids can do outside to learn about nature, help your local plants and animals, and even contribute data to Citizen Science Projects like a real scientist!