Garvies Point Museum
Garvies Point Museum & Preserve
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PROGRAMS FOR SCOUTS
at Garvies Point Museum and Preserve

CONSERVATION PROJECTS AVAILABLE

Native American Culture on Long Island

Geology

Bird Watching

Nature

EAGLE PROJECTS

GOLD PROJECTS

Our Scout Badge programs can be customized

$45.00 per program
in advance payable to:
FRIENDS of GARVIES POINT MUSEUM & PRESERVE
$1.00 per person at door

(scout leader free)


NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE ON LONG ISLAND



  • Trace across North America from pre-historic times
  • Introduction to Archaeological Methods
  • Tools & Artifacts
  • make fire with fire drill
  • drill holes in stone with pump drill
  • grind corn with mortar and pestle
  • Native American pottery-making techniques




    GEOLOGY

  • MOUNTAIN BUILDING - origins, types and episodes
  • ROCKS AND MINERALS - properties and uses

  • FOSSILS - identification and interpretation
  • EROSION AND DEPOSITION - features and processes
  • GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF LONG ISLAND - a sequence of events


    BIRD WATCHING


    With the North Shore Audubon Society
  • How to use Binoculars
  • identify common birds
  • Bird basics - habitats - sizes &
    shapes - field marks - flash patterns -
    what tails tell



    NATURE

  • BIOTIC COMMUNITIES - woods, field, pond, beach

  • FOOD CHAINS - producers, consumers, decomposers
  • ECOLOGY - interaction, adaptation, succession
  • IDENTIFICATION - trees, flowers, animals


    We can customize programs.
    Call for appointment.


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