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Discovery Boxes are a free educational resource offered to local schools and groups, designed to give students more hands-on opportunities. |
| Back to Education | Each discovery box is packed full
of interesting, hard to obtain items that can further stimulate learning
in a classroom setting. Currently we have nine Discovery Boxes available
for loan:
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| Animal Signs: An assortment of items that give clues as to what kinds of animals might reside in an area. Examples: bones, tracks, feathers, nests, egg shells... | |
| Birds: Bird related books, videos and items. Examples: feathers, nests, bones, owl pellets..... | |
| Mammals: Mammal related books, videos and items. Examples: skulls, pelts, tracks... | |
| Reptiles: Reptile related books, videos and items. Examples: turtle shells, snake egg shell, alligator cast, snake skins... | |
| Endangered Species: Items dealing with endangered species. Examples: numerous items confiscated by Conservation Officers like turtle skin boots, ivory carvings, elephant hair bracelets... | |
| Insects: Books, videos, and items related to a smaller world. Examples: hornets nest, insect eggs, moths racoon, insect collection..... | |
| Native Americans: Two boxes of books and other items portraying the lives of Native Americans. Examples: pottery reproductions, clay gorgets and beads, stone tools..... | |
| Trees: Items, books and videos about trees. Examples: 'tree rings', leaves, assortment of fruit and nuts for tree identification... | |
| Historical Turn-of-the-Century Life: Look back in time with a box full of items (mostly reproductions) from the turn-of-the-century. Examples: children's toys, clothing items, candle sticks, washboard..... | |
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Boxes are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and must be picked up in person... no delivery available. Boxes can be checked out for up to two weeks, and there is a refundable $20 damage deposit. We're sorry, we cannot reserve a box over the phone. |