: Nocturnal World :
(AKA Night Hike) Students will explore Glen Helen at night and learn about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. Sensory awareness activities during the hike will teach students how to use their senses to navigate in the dark. On clear nights, students will stargaze and learn constellations.
Objectives for the Nocturnal World Lesson
- Become aware, comfortable, and respectful of the nocturnal world and the creatures that are active within.
- Can describe adaptations of various nocturnal animals.
- Describe Earth’s rotation and moon phases.
- Observe at least two circumpolar constellations.
Science Standards Covered by the Nocturnal World Lesson
Earth and Space Sciences
A.1 Describe how night and day are caused by Earth’s rotation.
A.2 Explain that Earth is one of several planets to orbit the sun, and that the moon orbits the Earth.
A.4 Explain that stars are like the sun, some being smaller and some larger, but so far away that they look like points of light.