{"id":266,"date":"2022-04-27T19:52:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T19:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturebydesignlearning.com\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2023-08-05T20:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T20:36:00","slug":"sierra-discovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/naturebydesignlearning.com\/?page_id=266","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;inner_page_header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(1,9,10,0.78) 0%|rgba(2,7,10,0.39) 99%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/naturebydesignlearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/AdobeStock_212788234.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;86px||250px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;70px||130px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||80px|&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;wave&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;222px&#8221; bottom_divider_arrangement=&#8221;above_content&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;150px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;70px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">SIERRA DISCOVERY<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||6px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||21px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSIERRA DISCOVERY\u201d is designed for students in grades 5-8 (can be adapted to lower grades). In this program students investigate a number of modules designed to help them become aware of Earth\u2019s structure, California\u2019s geology, and Sierra Nevada natural history. In \u201cRiver Cutters\u201d students learn about how Earth has been shaped by water. \u201cBirds of Prey\u201d is a module emphasizing the amazing birds of prey. Backswimmers, water boatmen, water striders and hungry dragonfly larvae are examined in \u201cWhat\u2019s That Thing in the Water?\u201d Millipedes, sowbugs and earthworms all live in the soil, the focus of \u201cItza Dirty Job.\u201d Other modules include, \u201cIt\u2019s Gonna Get Rocky!,\u201d \u201cFur, Claws and Teeth,\u201d and \u201cEarth Treasures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px||120px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px||30px|&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Planned Activities*:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Black Chasm Cavern\/Kennedy Mine Tour<span><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Ethno-botany tour<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Leoni Meadows bird count<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Leoni Meadows Grand Prix<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Leoni Meadows Hay Ride<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Leoni Meadows Train Ride<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Pond Investigations<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sierra Forest hike<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Modules*:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cEarth Treasures\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Examines minerals of the Sierra Nevada and how to identify them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cItz Gonna Get Rocky\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Takes a look at rocks and how they are formed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cRiver Cutters\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Investigates the process of erosion and how they shape the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cItz a Dirty Job\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Examines the soil and its characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cBirds of Prey\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Investigates the birds of prey.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cFur, Claws and Teeth\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Focuses on the mammals of the Sierra Nevada.<b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><b>\u201cWhat\u2019s That Thing in the Water?\u201d<\/b> \u2013 Examines the myriad of things that live in a pond.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Location:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Leoni Meadows Camp, Grizzly Flat, CA<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Cost:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contact Dan Wyrick for current pricing information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">*Based on Availability<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIERRA DISCOVERY\u201cSIERRA DISCOVERY\u201d is designed for students in grades 5-8 (can be adapted to lower grades). 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