Rock Creek Park

Academic Programs –> Rock Creek Park and Planetarium –> Ms. Anderson's class, Burrville E.S.

Rock Creek Park & Planetarium

During this unit students examine the solar system, focusing on the sun, planets, and other orbiting bodies. Students explore how the movement of the earth and moon create days, months, and years, and investigate the relative size of the planets and sun. While at Rock Creek Park, students enjoy a planetarium presentation on the solar system, and then examine the plants and animals on display in the Nature Center. Students also examine different objects on the "Please Touch" table, trying to figure out what is what! Finally, students head out into the woods, where they identify plants and animals they encounter during a nature hike.


	Students compete to correctly identify animals using parts such as the skin and antlers. (top left and right) Ms. Anderson's class poses for a photo after their hike on the woodland nature trail. (left) After lunch, a student takes some time to enjoy some of nature's live creatures. (below left) In the nature center students learn about the kudzu plant, an invasive species. (below right)