Eco Explorer Club: Exploring Earth
Mon, Jan 06
|Marco Island
Time & Location
Jan 06, 2025, 10:00 AM – Feb 03, 2025, 11:30 AM
Marco Island, 350 S Barfield Dr, Marco Island, FL 34145, USA
About the Event
Welcome to an exciting exploration of Earth's incredible diversity! In this class, kids will embark on a journey through the layers of our planet, explore
fascinating landforms, discover unique biomes, and meet the amazing plants and animals that call Earth home. Students will have fun while exploring our
fascinating planet through games, experiments, and project-based learning.
Classes are designed for students aged 7+. Join us in the afternoon for US history. Students take an hour break to eat and have community time together.
Hours
10-11:30
Cost
Sessions 1-7 are grouped in 4-class segments =$100
Session 8 has 5 classes=$125
Al a Carte classes are $30 each
Schedule
Session 1 (4 classes)
8/5
Introduction to our awesome planet Earth
8/12
Earth’s layers and landforms
8/19
Pangea and plate tectonics
8/26
Earth’s volcanoes and island formation
Session 2 (4 classes)
9/9
Earthquakes and fault lines
9/16
Earth’s natural resources and fossil fuels
9/23
Rocks and minerals
10/7
Fossil day
Session 3 (4 classes)
10/14
Soil, weathering and erosion
10/21
Ecosystems, food chains and food webs
10/28
Introduction to Tundra Biomes
11/4
Tundra plants
Session 4 (4 classes)
11/11
Tundra animals
12/2
Introduction to Desert Biomes
12/9
Subtropical deserts
12/16
Semiarid deserts
Session 5 (4 weeks)
1/6
Coastal deserts
1/13
Cold deserts
1/20
Introduction to grassland biomes
2/3
Savannah grassland
Session 6 (4 weeks)
2/10
Temperate grassland
2/17
Introduction to Forest Biomes
2/24
Tropical forest
3/3
Temperate forest
Session 7 (4 weeks)
3/17
Boreal forest
3/24
Introduction to marine biomes
3/31
Ocean zones
4/7
Coral reefs
Session 8 (5 weeks)
4/14
Coastal estuaries
4/28
Introduction to freshwater biomes
5/5
Lakes and ponds
5/12
Rivers and streams
5/19
Wetlands