Programs

Discovery Room

Affiliated Organization:  Prince William Sound Science Center

Affiliated Organization Contact

  • Prince William Sound Science Center
    300 Breakwater Ave., P.O. Box 705
    Cordova, Alaska 99574
  • http://pwssc.org/
  • (907) 424-5800
  • (907) 424-5820

Program Contact

  • Marita Kleissler
  • (907) 424-5800

Program Type

  • Activity Guide
  • Calendar
  • Classroom Visits
  • Curriculum-based Programs
  • Demonstrations
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Field Trip
  • How to Manual
  • Internet Activity
  • Interpretation
  • Lesson Plan/Activities
  • Map
  • Poster Brochure
  • Presentation
  • Residential and/or Camp
  • Resource Guide/Catalogue
  • Service-Learning
  • Supplemental Curriculum
  • Traveling Trunks

Description

Students participate in Discovery Room for hours of fun, hands-on science instruction. During our time together, students explore and study the local environment and local organisms for a deeper understanding of how we are all connected.

Subjects

  • Alaska Ecology
  • Archeology
  • Arts
  • Biology
  • Climate Change
  • Employability
  • English/Language Arts
  • Environmental Education
  • Forest Service
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Health
  • History
  • Invasive Species
  • Math
  • Paleontology
  • Recycling
  • Social Studies
  • STEM
  • Sustainability
  • Technology
  • Wilderness
  • Wildlife
  • Wildlife Safety
  • World Languages

Audience

  • K-12
  • Elementary
  • Junior High/Middle School
  • High School
  • Kindergarten
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • Teachers/Educators
  • Adults
  • Public

Region

  • Southcentral
  • Southeast
  • Southwest
  • Interior
  • Arctic Slope

City/Town/Village

Cordova

Indoor/Outdoor/Both

  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
  • Both

Duration of Program

  • Less than 2 hours
  • 2 hours to a day
  • 2 to 7 days
  • More than a week
  • More than a month

Pay to Participate

  • Yes
  • No

Partners

Copper River Watershed Project and Cordova City School District