Educator Resources

Teacher kits:

Teacher kits are curriculum-based, user-friendly tools designed to inspire and educate your students. Students who come out to the Pine Bush with background knowledge are ready and able to jump right into their hands-on field experience. You can check out a kit for free! You can check out a kit for free! The kits may be borrowed for two weeks at a time. It is your responsibility to pick-up the kit from the Discovery Center and to drop it back off at the Discovery Center within the two week period.

Teacher kit contacts:
Erin Kinal (ekinal@tnc.org, 456-0655 ext. 1212)

Or

Blake Etchison (betchison@tnc.org, 456-0655 ext. 1222).

Discovery kit:
Discover the Albany Pine Bush Preserve with this comprehensive, easy to use introductory kit. This kit is great for teachers and students who are just beginning to explore the unique habitat at the Pine Bush.

Pine barrens vernal ponds kit:
An exploration of pine barrens vernal ponds will be a blast for students and teachers alike! This kit is a prerequisite to the vernal pond program that takes place in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. The contents include introductory information on the plants and animals that students may observe in the field and an opportunity to test out the scientific water quality equipment. After exploring this kit, your students will be eager to get out into the field to conduct meaningful scientific research.

LUPINE LEARNING CENTER
The Lupine Learning Center is your resource to investigate the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. The Center is stocked with teacher kits (that you can borrow for free!), field guides, natural history books, skulls, pelts, videos, CD’s, and much more. The Center is also equipped with computers (with internet access) so that you can conduct and document your research on the spot.

We invite you to use the Lupine Learning Center whenever you have time during our open hours. We hope you find this resource a valuable asset for you and your students. Enjoy!

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