Down To Earth 
Specialists in Education, Leadership & Training

Phone: 905 - 627- 3140  
Fax:     905 - 627- 8100      

Grade 4  School Program
The Habitat Habit 

A Water & Land Ecosystems Environmental Ed. Unit

The unit is designed for students in Grade 4.  The focus of this program is to provide students with a hands-on outdoor education experience that meets overall student learning expectations from the “Science and Technology Life Systems Strand:  Habitats and Communities” .

Program Description:  'The Habitat Habit' is an investigation of the unique habitats of the Dundas Valley Conservation Area including, streams, ravines, valleys, forests, meadows and escarpment. Selected classes will participate in a full day field trip to the Dundas Valley Conservation Area.

• To explore river banks, fallen trees, look under logs and search beneath rocks to find out who or what is living there. 

• To observe and record examples of the diversity of habitat and communities in nature.  

• To develop an understanding of the interconnectedness among all living things.  

• To investigate the adaptations that plants and animals make in order to adjust to their habitat.
  

• Teachers  for Down To Earth

• Trip Preparation for Outdoor Environmental Ed. Programs

• Trip Form Application for Schools in Hamilton-Wentworth

• Dundas Valley  Conservation Area: Details and Facilities

This program is made possible by the Conservation Foundation of the Hamilton Region, with the generous support of The Hamilton Community Foundation, The EJLB Foundation, and Canada Trust (Toronto Dominion) Friends of the Environment, Ancaster Branch.