Grades 3-4

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Wow! How’d They Do That?

Animals make some incredible things!  As engineers they build houses, construct dams, weave nets, dig burrows and carry heavy loads.  As chemists they make glue, poisons and repellents.  As farmers they make honey and grow crops.  Come along and get your hands dirty as we discover the amazing things animals do with their paws, beaks, tongues and tails!

June 20 – 24, 2011 Afternoon Session:
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July 4 – 8, 2011 Morning Session:
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NEW CLASS - Welcome Back

We all know that there are many endangered species, but did you know there are also some that have made amazing comebacks?  This class takes an exciting look at some of the incredible and uplifting stories of animals that have come back from the brink of extinction.  Learn about the research and conservation efforts of the Potter Park Zoo and others as we answer these questions: Where did they go?  Why did they go?  How did they come back?

June 27 – July 1, 2011 Morning Session:
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July 18 – 22, 2011 Morning Session:
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Around the World in Five Days

Become a great explorer and join us on a voyage around the world!  Take an up-close look at our zoo animals and the intriguing places they come from.  Potter Park Zoo has animals from six of the seven continents!  Travel to Africa to see lions; Asia to see camels; South America to see penguins;  Australia to see wallabies...and much, much more!

July 18 – 22 2011 Afternoon Session:
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August 1 – 5 2011 Morning Session:
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Survivors at Potter Park Zoo

Watch out! Danger is everywhere!  Nature can be a treacherous place as animals work hard to survive.  How can you eat without getting eaten?  Should animals flee, hide, look fierce, fight or play dead?  What happens when  wild animals get sick or hurt?  How do predators catch prey?  After this class you will know why only the strongest and smartest survive!

July 4 – 8 2011 Afternoon Session:
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Swamp Things

Murky water, buzzing mosquitoes, pungent odors —a swamp seems like a scary place.  Wetlands are actually one of nature’s most amazing places!  The animals who live here are “all wet” and they like it that way!  Become an aquatic scientist and join us as we “run amuck” and capture aquatic critters, study fish and analyze water samples in this wet ’n wild class.

June 27 – July 1 2011 Afternoon Session:
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All-Day Sessions

Spend a full day with Welcome Back (Morning) and Swamp Things (Afternoon).

June 27 – July 1, 2011 All-Day Session:
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Spend a full day with Wow, How’d They Do That? (Morning) and Survivors at Potter Park Zoo (Afternoon).

July 4 – 8, 2011 All-Day Session:
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Spend a full day with Welcome Back (Morning) and Around the World in Five Days (Afternoon).

July 18 – 22, 2011 All-Day Session:
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