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For more information contact:Kirk Weber at 201-460-8384or via e-mail at Kirk.Weber@njmeadowlands.govFee:Program fee is $5.00 per child. There is no cost toleaders or chaperones. At least one adult for every6 scouts is required. Reservations must be made atleast 2 weeks in advance.To make a reservation call:201-460-8300Professor of BiologyDirectorCenter For TechnologyEnhanced EducationAngela Cristini, Ph.D.Project DirectorVictoria Madden, Ed.D.GovernorChris ChristieLt. GovernorKim GuadagnoNew JerseyMeadowlands CommissionActing ChairmanLori GrifaCommissionersJames V. Bocchino t Mauro DeGennaroJay C. Nadel t Mia M. MacriThomas Quirico t Arleen F. WaltherExecutive DirectorRobert R. CeberioRamapo College of New JerseyBoard of TrusteesChair -- Rev. Vernon C. WaltonVice Chair -- A. J. SabathSecretary -- Timothy W. SchroederTrusteesGail P. Brady t W. Peter McBrideSharon K. McGahee, Esq. t Esther Suarez, Esq.Edward Zarnock t Thomas Zelante , Esq.PresidentDr. Peter Phillip MercerRamapo College FoundationBoard of GovernorsRobert Tillsley - ChairDebra Perry - Vice ChairPatricia McMillan - TreasurerExecutive CommitteeElaine Adler t Joeen CiannellaLinda Dator t Marc GoldsteinMarc Grannon t Robert HidenJoseph Leone t Donald MahoneyPaul Miller t Frank ShapiroVisit our website atwww.njmeadowlands.gov/ecBROWNIEGIRLSCOUTPROGRAMSA NEW JERSEYMEADOWLANDS COMMISSIONFACILITYOPERATED BYRAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEYTwo DeKorte Park PlazaLyndhurst, NJ t 07071Phone: 201-460-8300

Title: UnderwaterWonders(Available April-Nov. only)Duration: One 90-minute sessionAddresses requirements for:Water Everywhere Try-itOverview: This program provides an introduction to theestuarine ecosystem, allowing participants to investigateit first-hand and gain a more thorough understanding ofthe flora and fauna that make it unique.Activities:t Build a simple underwater viewing device called awater scope.t Walk through a marsh and use water scopes toobserve and dip nets to capture aquatic organisms.t See and taste the difference between salt andfresh water.Title: Inside theEcosystemDuration: One 90-minutesessionAddresses requirements for:Plants andEco-Explorer Try-itsBROWNIE GIRL SCOUT PROGRAMSOverview: This program offersan opportunity to formallyexplore a terrestrial habitat fromthe perspective of a naturalist.Each participant will help toconstruct her own nature handbook to be used as both a fieldguide and a journal where observations will be recorded.Activities:t Create and decorate a nature handbook.t Go on a short nature hike to collect plant seeds andleaves and use field guides to identify the trees from whichthey’ve come.t Draw and do rubbings of the seeds and leaves collectedin your handbook and label them.Title: Water AnimalsDuration: One 90-minute sessionAddresses requirements for:Animals Try-itOverview: As an introduction to theadaptations aquatic animals possess,participants will observe captive animalsto learn how they feed, move, andbreathe.Activities:t Observe the animals living in our Center and learn about theirbehavior.t Mimic the movements of aquatic species in a game of “SaltMarsh Simon Says”.t Visit the “Present Day Marsh” room in the Discovery StationInteractive Learning Center to learn about the animals that live inthe marsh.Title: What’s a Humanimal?Duration: One 90-minute sessionAddresses requirements for: Watching Wildlife Try-itOverview: This program attempts to define this odd word byexamining the similarities and differences between animal species,specifically humans and some of our most familiar kin, includingboth wild and domestic animals.Activities:t Take a short hike to look for animal homes.t Using an onion bag, make a cache of nest building materialsto hang out for birds.t Learn about how to interact with wildlife in a way that is safefor both the observer and the animal.t Learn how animals use scent and sound to identify oneanother.Title: Under Pressure, UnderfootDuration: Two 90-minute sessionsAddresses requirements for:Watching Wildlife Try-itOverview: Participants will learn how worms and insectsexperience the world and how they benefit nature andhumans. Included in the program will be a close encounterwith earthworms and a lesson in how bees make honey.Activities:t Take a short hike to search for insects and earthworms.t Observe the movement of insects and worms and trymimicking this movement.t Learn how honeybees communicate using a complex“dance”.t Learn how scientists group animals according to theircharacteristics by classifying common objects.t Use observations to classify insects and otherinvertebrates.t Conduct simple experiments with earthwormsto learn about their senses.