2023—2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期寶安中學(xué)高一期中考試英語試題ADiscoverNatureSchoolsProgramsBecomingBears(Kindergarten－2grade)Bybecomingbabybears,childrenlearnfromtheir“parent”tosurvivetheseasons.Kidswillfindsafetyinthespringandlearnkindsoffoodbearseatduringthesummer,andthencreateacaveforwinterhibernation(冬眠)．Afterlearningtheskillsneededtosurvive,studentswillgooutofthecaveasanindependentblackbearabletocareforthemselves.(1.5－2hours)WhoseClues?(3－5grade)Kidswilldiscoverhowplantsandanimalsusetheirspecialstructurestosurvive.Throughoutdoorstudyofplantsandanimals,kidswillrecognizetheirspecialstructuresandlearnhowtheyenablespeciestoeat,avoidtheirenemiesandsurvive.Usingwhattheyhavelearned,kidswillchooseonespeciesandtellhowtheysurviveintheirlivingplaces.(3－4hours)WingedWonders(3－5grade)Birdsaddcolorandsoundtoourworldandplayanimportantecologicalrole.Studentswilllearnthebasicsofbirds,understandtherolebirdsplayinfoodchainsandgobird-watchingusingfieldguidesandtelescopes.Studentswilldohands-onactivities.Studentswillusetoolstobuildbirdfeeders,allowingthemtoattractbirdsathome.(3－4hours)ExploringYourWatershed(6－8grade)Wealldependoncleanwater.Examininghowouractionsshapethewaterwaysaroundus.Goonahiketoseefirst-handsomeofthechallengingwaterqualityproblemsinacity.Studentswilltestthewaterqualitytodeterminethehealthofanecosystem.Eachprogramistaughtforaclasswithatleast10students.Allprogramsincludeplentyoftimeoutdoors.Sopleaseprepareproperclothing,sunscreenandinsectkillersforchildren.·Totakepartinaprogram,pleaseemail.1.WhatcankidsdoatBecomingBears?第2頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)A.Watchbears'performances.B.Takecareofbears.C.Learnhowtosurviveabearattack.D.Pretendtobebabybearstolearnaboutbears.2.Whichonewillkidswhoareinterestedinplantschoose?A.WhoseClues?B.ExploringYourWatershedC.BecomingBearsD.WingedWonders3.Whatdoallthefourprogramshaveincommonaccordingtothepassage?A.havethesameteachinghoursB.haveoutdooractivitiesC.areofferedduringsummerholidaysD.aredesignedforprimaryschoolstudentsBDonaldlivedinthreedifferentfoster(寄養(yǎng)的)homesandchangedschoolswitheachmove,whichlefthimupsetandoftenpoorlyperformingintheschool.ThenhemetMr.Felipe,theCISsitecoordinator(協(xié)調(diào)員)athislatestschool.Mr.FelipeimmediatelydevelopedaplantomeetDonald’sneeds.HeboughtschoolsuppliesandclothesforDonaldandencouragedhimtojointheschool’skarate(空手道)program.AftermonthsofworkingwithMr.Felipe,Donald’sattitudechanged.Hebecamemoreoptimistic.Hebeganmakingfriendsatschoolandbuildingrelationshipswithhisteachersandclassmates.Mostimportantly,hisgradesimprovedaswell.“Mymomhasnoticedthatmyattitudehaschangedalot,andmygradesareimprovingalottoo.IliketocometotheCISclassroombecauseitisfuntobehere.Mr.Felipegivesussnacksandprovidesschoolsuppliesforus.Weworkinthegardenandwegetthehelpweneedtostudyanddoourhomework.Ifeelhappyandinspired(激勵(lì))whenIcometothisprogram.IhadbeeninfostercaresinceIwas4or5yearsoldanddidn’tlivewithmybrotherforpartofthetime.I’mbackwithmyfamilynowandhappytohavetheminmylife,”saidDonald.“ButIstillrememberthattimeandthesadnessIfelt.Atschool,artandfootballhelpedmeforgetandletitallgo.ItwasMr.FelipewhohelpedmechangeafewthingswhenIwasupset.Becauseofhim,Ibecamemoreseriousaboutschoolandwork.”ForDonald,Mr.Felipeisthepersonwhochangedhislife.Today,Donaldisbackwithhisfamilyandcontinuestoworkonbuildingstrongrelationshipswithhisteachersandclassmates.4.WhatwasDonald’sproblem?A.Hearguedwithhisteacher.B.Hefoughtwithhisclassmates.C.Hewasdrivenoutofschool.D.Hewasnotactiveinattendingschool.第3頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)5.HowdidMr.FelipehelpDonald?A.HetaughtDonaldkarateeveryday.B.HehelpedDonaldwithhisstudies.C.HeprovidedDonaldwitheverythinghewanted.D.HeinspiredDonaldtotakepartinaschoolprogram.6.WhatcanweinferaboutDonaldfromthethirdparagraph?A.Herealizedthevalueofeducation.B.Hegotintouchwithhislostbrother.C.HewasthankfulforMr.Felipe’shelp.D.Hemadegreatprogressinplayingfootball.7.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.AcoordinatorchangedDonald’slifeB.Donaldregainedconfidencefromkarate.C.Ahomelessboygotalongwithhisteacher.D.Donaldfoundhisfamilywithateacher’shelp.CAnewstudy,aprojectoftheresearchersfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinPennsylvania,findsthefitnesstrackerprobablydoesnothelpwithweightloss.Thedevicesaredesignedtorecordyourphysicalactivity.Theyareusuallywornaroundthewrist,wheretheymeasureaperson’sheartrate.Theresearchteamlookedattwogroupsofindividuals.Thefirstworeafitnesstrackerandtookpartinhealthcounseling(咨詢)withexpertstoconsiderthebestweight-lossplan.Theresearcherscomparedthisgroupwithpeoplewhoonlygothealthcounseling.Thestudyfoundthatthoseonlyspeakingwiththehealthexpertslostnearly6kilograms,butthoseusingafitnesstrackerlostonly3.5kilograms.JohnJakicic,theleadresearcher,questionedtheuseofelectronicdevicesforweightcontrolinplaceof“effectivebehavioralcounselingforphysicalactivityanddiet.”Thestudyinvolved470subjectsagedbetween18and35.Someofthemwereoverweight,whileotherswereconsideredobese(肥胖的).Overthreefourthsofthesubjectswerewomen.Allthesubjectsweretoldtoincreasephysicalactivityandstartonalow-caloriediet.Theyhadtheirweightmeasuredonceeverysixmonths.Aftersixmonths,researchersdividedthegroupintotwoparts:onecontinuedwithmonthlycounseling,whilemembersoftheothergroupweregivenafitnesstracker.Eighteenmonthslater,bothgroups“showedsignificantimprovementsinfitness,physicalactivity,anddiet,”withnomajordifferencebetweengroups.However,whenitcametolosing第4頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)weight,thepeoplewhoonlyspokewithexpertslostnearlytwiceasmuchweight.Jakicicsaid,“thestudy’sfindingsareimportantbecauseeffectivelong-termtreatmentsareneededtoaddressAmerica’sobesity.”Moreinformationisneeded,headded,tolearnhowtobestusethesedevicestochange“physicalactivityanddietbehaviors”inadultswhowanttoloseweight.8.Allthesubjectsinthestudywereaskedto.A.startonahigh-caloriedietB.wearafitnesstrackerC.increasephysicalactivitiesD.recordtheirheartrates9.WhydoesJakicicthinkthefindingsareimportant?A.Wearingfitnesstrackershardlyhelpspeopleloseweight.B.Physicalactivityanddiethavenoeffectonweightloss.C.Handlingobesityrequireseffectivelong-termtreatments.D.Therearegreatdifferencesinfitnessbetweenbothgroups.10.Whatcanweinferaboutthestudymentionedinthetext?A.Thestudywentonforabouttwoyears.B.Morethan120mentookpartinthestudy.C.Healthcounselinghelpslosealmost6kilograms.D.Wearingafitnesstrackerisusefulforkeepingslim.11.Thepurposeofthetextisto.A.describehowtheresearcherswereconductingthestudyB.indicateregularcounselingforweightcontrolisnecessaryC.convincereaderstowearfitnesstrackersforweightcontrolD.warnwomenaremorelikelytosufferfromweightproblemsDTodaywearegoingtotalkabouttheexpression:Arollingstonegathersnomoss(苔蘚).Mostofyouprobablyknowthatastoneisthesamethingasarock.Butwhataboutmoss?Mossisaverysoft,greenplant.Ithasverysmallleavesanddoesnotflower.Itlovesshadeandwater,somossgrowswellonwetground,treesandrocks.Infact,rocksandstonesthatlineshadycreeks(小溪)andriversareoftenmossy.Mossgrowsslowlyandisarootlessplant.Itspreadswellovernon-movingsurfaces.Infact,topreventmossfromgrowingonstonesinyourgarden,youcanjustmovetherocksaround,turningthemovernowandthen.Why?Justasthesayinggoes,“Arollingstonegathersnomoss.”WriterShelleyGollustexplainedthatthe第5頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)sayingcanbeunderstoodinacoupleofways.Itcanmeanthatapersonwhoneversettlesdowninoneplacewillnotgatherwealthorlong-lastingrelationships.Themossthatslowlyspreadsacrosstherockrepresentsthemoneyandfriendswemakeovertime.Butthereisanotherwayweusethisexpression.Thinkaboutarollingstone.Itleadsacarefreelife,onthemovewithnomosstoworryabout.Peoplewhoare“rollingstones”livewithouttherestrictionsthatcomewithresponsibilities.Theygoanywhereanytimetheywant.Andtheydon’tstayanywherelongenoughtoformattachments(愛戀).Afreespiritisalsoatermweusetodescribesuchaperson.Theyarenottieddownwithlotsoftraditionalresponsibilities.Arollingstonecouldalsobedescribedas“nomadic(游牧的)”.ExpertsattheMerriam-Websteronlinedictionarydefine(下定義)anomadas“amemberofagroupofpeoplewhomovefromplacetoplace”.Oftennomadsmovearoundtofindfood.However,thesedayswecanusetheword“nomadic”todescribeanyonewhomovesaroundalot.12.WhatcanweknowaboutmossfromParagraph2?A.Itisasoftplantthatgrowsonrollingstones.B.Itisaspecialplantthatcangrowindeeprivers.C.Itisagreenplantthatspreadsoverwetsurfaces.D.Itisarootlessplantthatcanflowerinyourgarden.13.Whocanbedescribedas“arollingstone”?A.Amanwholivesafreelife.B.Amanwhohaslotsoffriends.C.Amanwholovesmovingrocks.D.Amanwhoisresponsibleforhisfamily.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“restrictions”inParagraph4probablymean?A.Difficulties.B.Purposes.C.Achievements.D.Limits.15.Inwhichsectionofamagazinemaythistextappear?A.Language.B.Science.C.Nature.D.History.第二節(jié)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)Theteenageyearscanbeaveryconfusingtimefilledwithanxiety,especiallyinhighschool.However,herearesomepowerfultipsthatcanhelpyousucceedovertheyears.Knowyourselfandpickadirection.16However,it’sunwisetotryeverything.Justfocusonyour第6頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)favorite.Considerallthebenefitsthatitbringsintoyourlife,andthenseehowyoucandevelopyourpassion(熱情)intoapossiblecareeroption.Getawayfromthefriendsthatofferunpleasantadviceandnegativity.Thereisnoplaceforthatkindofbehaviouratanystageofyourlife.17Thisdoeswondersforself-confidenceandoverallpositivity.Readasmuchasyoucan.18IfyoustopspendinghourswatchingTVandinsteadusethattimetoreadbooks,you’llnoticeinafewdayshowyoubegintoseethingsinadifferentway. 19Iam19yearsold,soIunderstandhowmuchtimecanbewastedontechnology,especiallytheInternetandcellphones.Onceyouspendlesstimedoingthingsthataddnovaluetoyourlifeandinsteadspendthattimeenrichingyourself,yourlifebeginstoshapeandturnintoexactlywhatyouwantittobe.Makemistakes.Lookatamistakeyou’vemadefromeverypossibleangleandlearnfromit.Yourteenageyearsaremeanttobespentgettingtoknowyourself.20It’sokaytomakemistakes.A.Tryuniquethings.B.Workhardtoimproveyourscores.C.Limitthetimespentonsocialmedia.D.Youmaybefacedwithlotsofchoicesinyourlife.E.Youcan’talwaysachievethisbytryingtobeperfect.F.Pickupabookonanythingthatimprovesyourknowledge.G.Andyoushouldvalueyourselfhighlyenoughtogetridofthesepeople.第二部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30Ifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,theveryfirstthingtothinkaboutiswhy.Doyouneeditfora21 reason,suchasyourjoboryourstudies?Orperhapsyou’reinterestedinthe22,filmsormusicofadifferentcountry,andyouknowhowmuchitwillhelptohavea23ofthelanguage.Mostpeoplelearnbestbyusingavarietyof24,buttraditionalclassesareanideal(理想的)startformanypeople.They25anenvironmentwhereyoucanpracticeunderthe26ofsomeonewho’sgoodatthelanguage.Weallleadbusylivesandlearningalanguagetakes27.Youwillhavemoresuccessifyoustudyregularly,sotrytodevelopa28.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaven’tgotlong.Becomingfluent(流利的)inalanguagewilltakeyears,butlearningtogetbytakingalotless.Manypeoplestartlearningalanguageandsoongiveup.“I’mtoo29,”theysay.Yes,childrendolearnlanguagesmore30thanadults,butresearchhasshownthatyoucanlearnalanguageatany31.Andlearningisgoodforthehealthofyourbrain,too.I’vealsoheardpeople32aboutthemistakestheymake第7頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)whenlearning.Well,relaxandlaughaboutyourmistakes33you’remuchlesslikelytomakethemagain.Learninganewlanguageisnevereasy.Butwithsomeworkanddevotion,you’llmakeprogress.Andyou’llbe34bythepositivereactionfromsomenativespeakerswhenyousayjustafewwordsin35ownlanguage.Goodluck!21.A.mentalB.politicalC.practicalD.physical22.A.literatureB.transportC.natureD.medicine23.A.viewB.knowledgeC.formD.feeling24.A.paintingsB.rulesC.methodsD.computers25.A.protectB.changeC.respectD.provide26.A.controlB.discussionC.guidanceD.pressure27.A.courageB.timeC.energyD.responsibility28.A.theoryB.businessC.routineD.project29.A.oldB.nervousC.weakD.tired30.A.closelyB.quicklyC.privatelyD.quietly31.A.ageB.speedC.distanceD.place32.A.argueB.talkC.thinkD.worry33.A.ifB.andC.butD.before34.第8頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)A.hurtB.confusedC.thankedD.amazed35.A.theirB.hisC.ourD.your閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。InancientChinalivedanartist36paintingswerealmostlifelike.Theartist’sreputationhadmadehimproud.Onedaytheemperorwantedtogethisportrait(畫像)donesohecalledallgreatartiststocomeandpresenttheir37(fine)work,sothathecouldchoosethebest.Theartistwassurehewould38(choose),butwhenhepresentedhismasterpiecetotheemperor’schiefminister,theoldmanlaughed.ThewiseoldmantoldhimtotraveltotheLiRiver—perhapshecouldlearnalittlefromthegreatestartistintheworld.Filledwith39(curious),theartistpackedhisbagsandleft.40heaskedthevillagersonthebanksoftheriverwherehecouldfindthelegendary(傳奇的)artist,theysmiledand41(point)downtheriver.Thenextmorninghehired42boatandsetouttofindthewell-knownpainter.Asthesmallboatmoved43(gentle)alongtheriverhewasleftspeechlessbythemountainsbeingsilentlyreflectedinthewater.Hepassedmilkywhitewaterfallsandmountainsinmanyshadesofblue.Andwhenhesawthemists(水霧)risingfromtheriverandthesoftclouds44(surround)themountaintops,hewasreducedtotears.Theartistwasfinallyhumbled(謙卑)bythegreatestartist45earth,MotherNature.第三部分語言基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)(共三節(jié)，滿分5046.JinanisthecapitalcityofShandongProvince,whichahub(樞紐)offinanceandcommunicationsformanyyears.A.wasB.hasbeenC.hadbeenD.is47.Ourlivingroom8metresacross,ifinmetres.A.ismeasured;measuredB.ismeasuredin;measuringC.measures;measuredD.measuresin;measuring48.TurnonthetelevisionortheapplicationsinyourmobilephoneandyouthenewsthatLionelMessiwonhisrecord-extendingeighthBallond’Or(金球獎(jiǎng)).AseeB.haveseenC.areseeingD.willsee.49.ThisisthesecondtimethattheythefilmLifeinaDay.A.hadwatchedB.havewatchedC.watchedD.watch50.Theflightat2:30ameveryMondayandFriday.第9頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)A.takesoffB.willtakeoffC.tookoffD.istakingoff51.Inoticedamansittingatthefront.Hethatatigertoywasrealandgivingitavoice.A.pretendsB.waspretendingC.hadpretendedD.pretended52.Thewarhasinfluencednumerousfamiliessinceit,leadingtomorethan9,000deathsand32,000injured.A.brokeoutB.hasbrokenoutC.breaksoutD.wasbrokenout53.GeorgeOrwell,realnamewasEricArthur,wrotemanypoliticalnovelsandessays.A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.his54.Themanpulledoutagoldwatch,weremadeofsmalldiamonds.A.thehandsofwhomB.whomthehandsofC.whichthehandsofD.thehandsofwhich55.Thisisthereasonhegaveatthemeetingforhiscarelessnessinhiswork.A.whyB.thatC.asD.what56.Boththecaranditsdriverhadfallenoverthebridgewerecarriedawayimmediatelyaftertheywerefound.A.whichB.asC.thatD.who57.Shebroughtwithherthreefriends，noneofIhadevermetbefore.A.themB.whoC.whomD.these58.TheParadiseLostistheonlyoneoftheworldfamouspoemsthatbyJohnMilton400yearsago.A.werewrittenB.arewrittenC.waswrittenD.iswritten59.ThefirstplacetheyvisitedinLondonwastheBigBen.AwhereB.thatC.asD.which.60.Canyoulendmethebooktheotherday?A.youtalkedaboutitB.thatyoutalkedC.youtalkedaboutD.aboutthatyoutalked61.Theschoolstrivestotreatpupilsasindividualsandtohelpeachonetoachievetheirfull(潛力).(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)62.Myfirst(印象)aboutournewEnglishteacheristhatheisknowledgeableandhumorous.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)63.Thenewly-openedgymcenterinourschoolprovidesvariousfitnessf(設(shè)備)wherestudentscanwork第10頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)out.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)64.Thepossibilitythatthereislifeonotherplanetsintheuniversehasalwaysinspiredscientiststoe(探索)theouterspace.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)65.Studentswillmeetmany(挑戰(zhàn))inthefirstyearofseniorhighschool,suchashowtoadapt(適應(yīng))themselvesquicklytoanewenvironment.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)66.Firstlaunchedin2001,thePingyaoInternational(攝影)Festivalhasattracted500entriesfrommorethan100countriesandregions.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)67.Publichealthauthoritieswilli(調(diào)查)thenewinfectiousdisease(傳染病)furtherbeforetheycancometoaconclusion.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)68.Weworkwith(志愿者)ofallagesandbackgrounds,butmostarebetween17-24.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)69.Tofullyrealizeyourpotential,itisimportantforyoutomakethemostofourschool(資源).(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)70.InthestoryofSleepingBeauty,thew(邪惡的)fairyputsacurse(詛咒)onthebabyprincess.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)71.We’reincreasinglya(意識(shí)到)ofthefactthathumanactivityisaffectingclimatechangeandthatweneedtodosomethingaboutit.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)72.Isincerely(道歉)toyoufornotgoingtothebookstorewithyouthisFriday.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼73.Beingusedtocheckingthenewsandmyfriends’socialmediau(更新)everyfewminutesIhadno,ideawhattodowithoutmyphone.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)74.Withsomeappsandwebsitesitiseasytod(遞送)somefoodtoyourhomenow.(根據(jù)中英文提示,單詞拼寫)75.Τoi(闡明)hispoint,thelecturerdrewabriefdiagramontheblackboard.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼76.Duetothecontinuousrain,thefootballmatch,originallyscheduledforMarch19,was(推遲)untilMay21.(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)77.MybestfriendandIwerestandingattheentranceoftherailwaystationhuggingeachothertightlyand,whisperingwordsof(安慰).(根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫)78.Tom(保持)afriendlyrelationshipwiththenature,humanbeingsshouldstopactivitiesofpollutingtheenvironments.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)79.Drivenbyaburningdesirefora(冒險(xiǎn)),LiBailefthomeinhisearlytwenties,andstartedtotravelaroundthecountry.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)80.Thesafetyoffoodisg(保證)throughstrictregulationsinourcountry.(根據(jù)中英文提示單詞拼寫)81.學(xué)生經(jīng)常覺得在公開場(chǎng)合發(fā)表演講很困難。站在臺(tái)上，就覺得心里發(fā)慌。Studentsoftendeliveringaspeechinthepublic.Oncestandingonthestage,theyget.__________________82.在高中時(shí)，新的環(huán)境有時(shí)候會(huì)讓你很有壓力。但是，只要你能充分利用好時(shí)間，保持冷靜，一切都會(huì)解決的。Duringyourseniorhigh,thenewenvironmentwillputyou.However,ifyouyourtimeandkeepcalm,everythingwillturnouttobefine.83.我不遠(yuǎn)千里來到這里，但是，今晚如果我的老朋友能出現(xiàn)，一切都值了。Icameathousandmilestostandhere,anditifmyoldpartnerturnsuptonight.84.幸虧有了先進(jìn)的社交媒體工具，讓在外謀生的父母也能時(shí)常和家人保持聯(lián)系。Thankstotheadvanced,parentswhoaremakingtheirfortunecan theirfamilies.85.在面臨進(jìn)退兩難的情境時(shí)，如果你能接受他人的建議并三思而后行的話，你將更有可能做出明智的決策。Whenfacedwithadilemma,youwillbemorelikelytomakeawisedecisionifyouandthinkmorecarefullybefore.86.假如你是李華，你的國(guó)外好友Alice將在校園藝術(shù)節(jié)開幕式上作為學(xué)生代表發(fā)言，想請(qǐng)你給她提供一些克服怯場(chǎng)的方法。請(qǐng)根據(jù)要點(diǎn)，給Alice回一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.給與安慰；2.提出建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：怯場(chǎng)stagefright______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第12頁(yè)/共13頁(yè)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第1頁(yè)/共27頁(yè)2023—2024學(xué)年第一學(xué)期寶安中學(xué)高一期中考試英語試題ADiscoverNatureSchoolsProgramsBecomingBears(Kindergarten－2grade)Bybecomingbabybears,childrenlearnfromtheir“parent”tosurvivetheseasons.Kidswillfindsafetyinthespringandlearnkindsoffoodbearseatduringthesummer,andthencreateacaveforwinterhibernation(冬眠)．Afterlearningtheskillsneededtosurvive,studentswillgooutofthecaveasanindependentblackbearabletocareforthemselves.(1.5－2hours)WhoseClues?(3－5grade)Kidswilldiscoverhowplantsandanimalsusetheirspecialstructurestosurvive.Throughoutdoorstudyofplantsandanimals,kidswillrecognizetheirspecialstructuresandlearnhowtheyenablespeciestoeat,avoidtheirenemiesandsurvive.Usingwhattheyhavelearned,kidswillchooseonespeciesandtellhowtheysurviveintheirlivingplaces.(3－4hours)WingedWonders(3－5grade)Birdsaddcolorandsoundtoourworldandplayanimportantecologicalrole.Studentswilllearnthebasicsofbirds,understandtherolebirdsplayinfoodchainsandgobird-watchingusingfieldguidesandtelescopes.Studentswilldohands-onactivities.Studentswillusetoolstobuildbirdfeeders,allowingthemtoattractbirdsathome.(3－4hours)ExploringYourWatershed(6－8grade)Wealldependoncleanwater.Examininghowouractionsshapethewaterwaysaroundus.Goonahiketoseefirst-handsomeofthechallengingwaterqualityproblemsinacity.Studentswilltestthewaterqualitytodeterminethehealthofanecosystem.Eachp