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Level 1 Curriculum

Curriculum 4

Level 1 aligns with the 3rd grade Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core Standards. The lessons address the question: How am I connected to nature?

Strand A focuses on Biodiversity and Humans. Sample Lesson (Building a Web of Life)

Strand B focuses on Adaptation. Sample Lesson (Create a Beast)

The Field Study Activity addresses both Biodiversity and Humans and Adaptation. Sample Lesson (Predator or Prey)

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Our Story

Mighty Acorns® began as an effort to connect urban youth with nature through hands-on experiences in the outdoors restoring local habitats. In the 1990’s, the Chicago Wilderness Alliance supported the program by integrating it with a school-based ecology curriculum. As of today, the program is overseen by The Field Museum, who aligned the original curriculum with Next Generation Science Standards and translated it into Spanish.

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Please reach out to the Mighty Acorns Partnership Coordinator with any questions you have about the program:

Soledad Maristany
Field Naturalist
Field Museum
smaristany@fieldmuseum.org

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