Grades: K-12
Duration: Nature Discovery Kits are delivered to your school and picked up during the scheduled naturalist visit two weeks later. The naturalist visit lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Availability: Nature Discovery Kits are delivered to your school and picked up during the scheduled naturalist visit two weeks later. The naturalist visit lasts approximately 45 minutes.
NGSS Connection: Varies with kit theme
Location : Your School
Pricing: $200 for a 2-week kit rental and one naturalist visit. Additional 45min presentations during the same visit are $50 each. Kit rentals without a naturalist visit are $50. Additional mileage fees will be applied to school visits outside of a 25-mile radius of Sunriver.

Description:

Engage your students all week long in your classroom with a nature discovery kit filled with educational and fun nature-themed activities and a visit from a naturalist! Each kit contains a teacher’s activity guide, touchable biofacts, books, and other hands-on educational materials for your students. Activities are led by you at your class’s leisure over the course of two weeks. To wrap up the memorable activities, a naturalist will visit your class with a lesson and activities related to your kit.

Click on the links below to see the contents of each kit:
Scales, Tails & Claws | Animal Adaptations | Buzz about Bees | Splash! Life in a Pond | Sky High Predators

COVID-19 Update

All SNCO staff are fully vaccinated and following all Bend-La Pine School District guidelines for on-site visitors. If the at-your-school naturalist visit is not possible, virtual alternatives can be made available.