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Discovery Kits and Games
The
UnnatureTrail: an activity that
introduces students to the concept of
camouflage. Kit contains instructions
and 12 objects to hide. Also called the
"camouflage hike".
Stream
Study Kit Box: designed to be used
in conjunction with the Creek Study Curriculum
which was created by the National Park
Service with the help of several classroom
teachers. This is an activity that introduces
students to the diversity of life in the
riparian habitat.
It contains:
pH Test:
Box of pH indicator strips; water sample
containers; stopwatch; pH charts
Dissolved Oxygen Test: Wastewater bottle;
dissolved oxygen tablets; 7 glass test
tubes with caps; instruction cards; test
tube drying rack.
Temperature/velocity Test: 2 thermometers;
dry sticks (to float in creek); rope (12
feet).
Aquatic Insect Station: Ruler; aquatic
insect collection pan; ice cube tray for
insect sorting; paint brushes; plastic
spoons; 2 basters; 2 two-way magnifying
viewers; 20 magnifying glasses; 20 scoops;
2 D nets for collecting; 20 stream hunt
card sets; 20 insect ID sheets; 3 "Pond
Life" Golden Guides and instructions.
Fire
Box: contains parts of the fire
adapted Bishop pine - open and closed
cones, seeds and needles; 3 different
types of ash with descriptions; sample
of Curlex – a rehab tool for bulldozer
damage done to the landscape with explanation;
and Prescribe Burns – a role playing activity
which explores the issues surrounding
the use of prescribed burns as a fire
management tool.
Weather
Box: to be used in tandem with
the weather station located on site, it
covers cloud identification, temperature
conversion, and wind speed. Kit contains
minimum and maximum thermometer; dry and
wet bulb thermometer; barometer; hand
held wind speed gauge; weather vain, and
a log for recording and predicting weather.
Animal
Clue Game Box: a great rainy day
activity which introduces students to
the effects of fire on a few organisms
that live in Point Reyes: Turkey Vulture,
Mountain Beaver, Bishop Pine, and Slender
Salamander.
Tree
Key for the Clem Miller Environmental
Education Center: a guide to the
trees found most commonly around the Center.
The kit contains directions, number cards
to identify tree stations, and laminated
tree keys (quantity approx. 10).
The
Hand Game (15)
Duplication
Game: introduces the concept of
decomposition.
Beach
Scavenger Hunt Game: (10 laminated
sheets)
Foss
Insect Study Program
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Field Guides and Study
Cards
Common birds of Marin County-laminated
ID sheets for use in the field (quantity
approx. 4)
Peterson’s Western Birds Guide (1 copy)
Peterson’s Field Guide to Animal Tracks
(1 copy)
Pacific Coast Mammals Guide (2 copies)
Mac’s Field Guide to Northern California
Wild Flowers (1 laminated card)
"Wild About Elk" Guide (1 copy)
Local Backyard and Trail Guides of Marin
County (4 laminated cards)
How to Identify the Common Reptiles and
Amphibians of Point Reyes- A laminated
guide for use in the field (quantity approx.
3 laminated cards)
Plant Species Guide of flora found near
Clem Miller Ed Center (2 notebooks)
Animal Tracks and Scat Cards (1 set)
"Blind" Activity Cards
Tidepool Scavenger Hunt Cards (10 laminated)
Northern Pacific Coast Intertidal Organisms
of the Rocky Shore (6 laminated)
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Books
Note: this is only a small
portion of the collection. Books in the
library are available to students and
teachers throughout their stay.
Owl Moon — Jane Yolen
Flowers of Point Reyes National Seashore
Dawn of the World - Stories of Miwok Indians
My Nature Journal - Adrienne Olmstead
(former Ed Center director)
Astronomy
Tule Elk Management Plan and Environmental
Assessment
Tule Elk bulls’ advertising acts and life
cycles
Sample Curriculums of Clem Miller teachers
California Grey Whale information packet
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Field Equipment
Field Scopes: 3 (5 – 10x power), magnifying
glass (1)
Turkey Vulture feather
Great Horned Owl Wing
Owl Pellets (bring your own tools)
Rubber track molds and Plaster of Paris
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Videos and Slides
Secrets of the Bay
Eyewitness Ocean
Wild California Wildlife
Alaska’s Whales and Wildlife
Food for Thought (Marin Agriculture)
Blue Planet
Let the Mountain’s Talk
Rain Forest Rap
Conviction of the Heart
Yes I Can! (Recycling)
Mission Rescue
The Spark of Life (Mt Vision fire)
Hawks Up Close
Owls up Close
California Tule Elk
Touring America’s National Parks II
Something Special: Point Reyes
Guardians of the Night (lighthouses)
Camp White Cloud Goes to Court
The Aerosol Adventure
A Treasure in the Sea (Channel Islands)
San Pablo Baylands
On a Barren Rock
Avonlea: Relativity Explodes
Fire Slide
Show and Script: covers Mt Vision
fire of 1995 including the regrowth and
recovery of the landscape surrounding
the Clem Miller Ed Center
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