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Kettle Moraine North

Kettle Moraine State Forest--Northern Unit
Ice Age at the Beach

Through hands-on activities with models at the beach, students will discover how the glaciers created kames, eskers, kettles, outwash plains, and moraines. By using a physical timeline, students will see the Ice Age in a geologic time frame.

Grades 4-8
Time of Year Late spring, summer, early fall
Length of Program 1 - 1 1/2 hours
Maximum Number of Students 30
Preferred Adult/Student Ratio 1/15
Fees  

Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

This program addresses the following academic standards:

Science

  • A.4.2 Apply knowledge from previously studied themes
  • D.4.3 Understand that substances can exist in different states
  • D.8.5 Explain the motion of objects by describing forces

Special instructions

This program is done entirely outside at the beach and will need to be rescheduled if the weather is inclement. Come dressed for the weather.

The program is conducted at Mauthe Lake Recreation Area beach. Be prepared to get wet feet.

Bathrooms are right near the beach.

Contact

Jackie Scharfenberg
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Northern Unit
N1765 Hwy. G
Campbellsport, WI 53010
Phone (920) 533-8322
Fax (262) 626-2117

Last Revised: Monday April 20 2009