Get Outside!

Night Hike

Class Description:

Students will hike a designated route, stopping at various points to do activities. These activities will lead to a better understanding of night time communications and senses. Students will have the opportunity to sit alone and experience the night environment. Download this lesson plan.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Night Hike evening activity class students will be able to:

  • Compare how use of our senses differs in the darkness and light.
  • Describe something about the night experience that was new and surprising.
  • Discuss how their emotions about the night have changed following the hike and activities.

Minnesota Graduation Standards

Wolf Ridge has aligned the Center's entire curriculum to Minnesota Department of Education Academic Standards. As the primary student audience at Wolf Ridge is from 4th-12th grade, the matrices address these grade levels. Teachers may request that their students focus upon a specific benchmark while attending Wolf Ridge. The Wolf Ridge Curriculum Standards Matrix addresses benchmarks in

  • Science
  • Math
  • History and Social Science
  • Language Arts
  • Arts

Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts

  • All living things acquire physical and behavioral adaptations to be successful in their environment.
  • People can overcome their fear or discomfort of the darkness through knowledge of and familiarity with it.
  • Humans learn about their world through their senses, investigation and experimentation.
  • See entire Wolf Ridge Curriculum Framework

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Time
1-1/2 hours (flexible)
outdoors

Audience
4th grade - adult

Activity level
easy - strenuous

Travel
varies by route

Total uphill travel
varies by route