The Yale Peabody Museum Community Education Center offers a variety of programs aligned with the Connecticut Science Core Framework for grades K to 12. Click on the program title for additional information including the curriculum standards addressed by the program.
Learn how plants and animals prepare for winter
Discover the vital role of trees in our forests and our neighborhoods
Explore soil to learn its composition, properties and origins
Encounter the biological and behavioral adaptations that make birds of prey successful
Investigate the winter survival strategies of plants and animals in winter
Explore rock types, the rock cycle and the geologic history of Connecticut
Perform basic scientific tests to determine the properties of common minerals
Discover the unique characteristics of owls
Learn about owl food webs by dissecting an owl pellet
Watch life return to the Connecticut forest
Introduction to Plants: Flowers, Shrubs and Trees
Learn about flowering plants and the plant life cycle
Investigate evolution and the changes produced through natural selection
Uncover the interactions of living and non-living factors in a forested wetland
Ecology: Neo-Tropical Songbirds
Observe and document the behaviors of neo-tropical songbirds migrating north from their winter homes