Free Stivers Lagoon School Field Trips

Are you a teacher in Fremont?

Are you interested in ensuring the next generation of Bay Area residents will care enough to protect San Francisco Bay?

If so, register for a free 2-hour field trip through Stivers Lagoon - a unique urban marsh located at Stivers Lagoon is located in Central Park 40500 Paseo Padre Parkway.

• Requirements 
• Learning Opportunities 
• Hands-on Activities
• Program Schedule and Registration Information
• Teacher's packet (for use after scheduling fieldtrip)  

Requirements

• Fremont public, private and home schools.  
• Class size is limited to 25 students.
• 1 teacher/parent per 5 students.  Teacher and parent participation is strongly encouraged.

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Learning Opportunities

Children will learn about: Wetlands. Watersheds. Ecology. The effects of water pollution on habitat and biodiversity.

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Hands-on Activities

Creek Surveys Water quality Sampling. Aquatic insect inventories. Collecting and creating plant guides. and much more. These activities meet the 3rd Grade State Standards for physical science, life science, investigation and experimentation

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