Homeschool Series at NH Audubon's McLane Center in Concord!

The Science Inquiry Homeschool Series will meet the 1st Friday of the Month from 1-2:30pm

Join us at the McLane Center (3 Silk Farm Road), for this year’s Homeschool series focusing on scientific inquiry and investigation. By the end of the series, students will have had monthly opportunities to get outside measuring and examining wildlife tracks, conducting plant surveys, counting NH birds, identifying macroinvertebrates in the pond, and canoeing to collect dragonflies!

You may register for the entire series, or individual classes.  The classes are appropriate for ages 7-12.  Parents are invited to attend and participate with their child/ren.

Series Registration for March-June $32 Members/$40 Non-Members
When more than 1 child per family (7-12) registers for the series, there is an additional sibling discount: $29M/$37NM.
Pre-payment and pre-registration is required.  Call (603) 224-9909 ext. 333 or email kwing@nhaudubon.org

Individual Class Registration: $9M/$11NM per class, $3 for participating siblings who are not 7-12 years old.

March 7: Tracking NH Wildlife
Footprints in the snow/mud tell stories about the secretive lives of wild animals. We will learn to identify common NH mammal tracks and patterns through games and investigation and measurement of real tracks and signs.

April 4: Measuring Nature
Learn how biologists conduct scientific research by collecting data using various tools and methods. Examine plant density on the forest floor, measure the height of trees, and measure temperature, wind, and other physical features to discuss how they impact plant and wildlife distribution.

May 2: Birds Around Us
Learn to identify the parts of a bird, including wing-bars, primaries, crown and nape.  Discuss how to identify birds and travel into the forest and field with binoculars and field guides to survey NH birds. We will even get the chance to meet a bird up close and personal

June 6: Pond Probe
Whirligigs, damselflies, boatmen, and more live in NH’s ponds.  We will travel to the Brockway Audubon sanctuary to take an excursion into a wet world and complete a survey of life in the pond. We will ask and answer questions, such as how do they swim and eat.

Saturday, July 5: Canoe Trip- Dragon Fly Collecting, 10:00-1:00PM
N. H. Audubon has been studying and discovering the locations of dragon fly species throughout NH. Here is your chance to grab a paddle, learn to canoe, and collect and identify dragonfly exuvia on the Merrimack River. Your data will be used by the N. H. Audubon conservation department.
Cost: $12.00 per student member/ $15.00 per student NM