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K–12 Educator Saturday Workshop: Examining Plants Up Close

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Sat., Sept. 14, 2024, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.

This program is for K–12 educators. Advance registration required.

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Education and Visitor Center, Haaga Hall

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Join Huntington Educators to learn how to engage your K–12 students in close observation of plants and exciting discoveries using a scientific framework.

Learn engagement strategies to encourage your students to collect and interpret information about plants and their environment using a scientific inquiry framework. You’ll leave with a classroom activity and related book.

Key Details
  • This is a half-day workshop.
  • This workshop aligns with our curriculum Plant Needs.
  • Admission to The Huntington is included in the program cost.
  • We recommend you bring comfortable shoes. The workshop involves standing and walking on dirt and concrete paths during a portion of the event.
Program Schedule

10 a.m. Check in and walk to the classroom
10:10 a.m. Workshop begins
10:15 a.m. Discussion: Why is close looking important?
11 a.m. Close looking at plants in the Kitchen Garden
11:45 a.m. Workshop wraps up

If you have any accessibility needs, please email learning coordinator Kristin Brisbois at kbrisbois@huntington.org.

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