Birds of Prey All ages
Enjoy a presentation featuring live birds of prey. FRB naturalists will bring along some of the non-releasable raptors that we house and discuss their adaptations, behaviors, and more.
4-LS1-1

Staying Alive Grades K through 4
Students learn about the many adaptations animals have that help them survive in their own habitat.
2-LS4-1; 3-LS3-2, LS4-2, LS4-3, LS4-4; 4-LS1-1

Life Cycles* Grades K through 3
What are the stages of a bullfrog's life? What does an oak tree grow from? Discover the dynamic life cycles of plants and animals.
3-LS-1-1

Wacky Weather Grades K through 8
This program will introduce concepts of weather and ways to interpret clouds, wind, and rain. Students also discover how weather affects plants, animals, and land. This class includes age-appropriate information on climate change and the local effects of climate change on plants, animals, humans, and various habitats.
K-ESS2-1, ESS3-2,

Invaluable Invertebrates Grades K through 3
Looking at invertebrates make you a bit squeamish? Let us show you the amazing, beautiful, and useful side of these boneless beauties.
1-PS4-1, PS4-2; 2-PS1-1

In The Forest* Pre-K through second Grade

The forests of New Jersey are filled with wonderful plants and animals. We will use our model tree to discuss the forests and the many forest friends that may be found within them.

Not In My House!* Pre-K through Grade 3

This program includes a book, game, and discussion about the best choices for a pet and reviews a few animals that will make your family say “not in my house!”.

In The Night* Pre-K through Grade 2

Explore the creatures of the night with a story, game, craft, and discussion.

In The Meadow* Pre-K through Grade 2

What makes a meadow special and who might call it home? Find out with a story, craft, game, and discussion about flowering plants, and pollinators.

In the Pond* Pre-K through Grade 2

Dive into this fun topic as we learn about the amazing animals that live in and near a pond. We will read a story, play a game, and do a wetland craft.

Scaly and Slimy Pre-K to Grade 12
Learn all about reptiles and amphibians; what is similar and what is different between the two? Meet live critters to see the scaly and slimy features in real life!
1-PS4-1, PS4-2; 2-PS1-1

"Water" You Talking About? Grades K through 3
Using a 3-D model, students will learn about watersheds and what causes point and non-point source pollution.
K-ESS3-3

Animal Eyes and Animal Cries Grades 1 through 2
Explore sights and sounds through studies of animal vision, animal voices and vibrations. Do sounds make vibrations? How do owls see in the dark? These questions and more will be answered through fun-filled activities.
1-PS4-1, PS4-2; 2-PS1-1

Bird Brained Grades 1 through 3
Take a close look at feathers, eggs, nests, and other interesting artifacts. Students will learn about the unique and fascinating adaptations that birds have developed to help them survive.
1-LS3-1; 3-LS4-2

Beautiful Bones* Grades 2 through 5

Vertebrate classification. We will discuss bones and what they are made of and how they help animals survive. Think like a scientist as we learn about several animals based on clues from their bones.

Plant Classification Grades 2 through 8

Find out the major categories of plants and what it takes to be in each group. This program is adapted to older age groups with the addition of plant cell biology and more thorough classification of plants.

Fabulous Fungi and Likeable Lichen Grades 3-6

We look at moss, algae, lichen, and fungi to discover the non-plant way of life.

Remarkable Rocks Grades 2 through 6
Students will become Junior Geologists to determine the three different families of rocks by their characteristics, how rocks change over time and how people use rocks in everyday life in this fun and engaging introductory geology program.
4-ESS2-1; 5-PS1-3

Whoo’s Eating Who?* Grades 3 through 8
Explore food chains by dissecting real owl pellets. This exploration will allow students to study the diets of ptors and identify what an owl ate by looking at their pellets.

Save Our Species Grades 4 through 8
Through engaging activities, visuals, and “touchables,” students will learn the five main reasons why animals and plants become endangered. Global and local endangered species and conservation issues will also be discussed.

Now and Then Grades 6 through 9

We will take a brief look at how plants and animals have changed over the millions of years of natural history and look at some theories of evolution. Then we take this program to the big time, megafauna of North America including mammoths, giant ground sloth, and dire wolves.

Balance of Nature* Grades 5 through 12

Mother Nature knew how to balance the plants and animals to keep an eco-system healthy. We will take a look at several cases where animals were extirpated from New Jersey or invasive animals introduced to New Jersey eco-systems and how that impacted the entire balance of nature.