For Teachers
TERC offers a variety of programs for teachers, including Field Trips, Workshops and Curriculum.
- Field Trips to the UC Davis Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center
- Curriculum Connections
- Trout in the Classroom
- Future Field Trips to the UC Davis Tahoe City Field Lab (Historic Fish Hatchery)
- Future Wetland Training Workshops
Field Trip Planning
Thank you for your interest in visiting the UC Davis “Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center”, located within the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences (TCES) building on the campus of Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, Nevada. The UC Davis education center provides a unique opportunity for students to learn about Lake Tahoe, the surrounding watershed, local environmental issues, and the research underway to protect this special place.
The Visitors Packet contains:
- Letter to Teachers
- Education Center Flyer and Brochure
- Field Trip Information Sheet — (PDF or Word form)- Complete this 1-page form to reserve your field trip.
- Student Tours Visitation Policy
- Thematic Units:
- Activity Menu — The following activities are available to choose from for your class field trip.
- Description of Activities:
- Ecology: Macroinvertebrate Monitoring, Lake Tahoe Aquatic Food Web
- Water on Earth: Make a Watershed, Build Lake Tahoe, The Incredible Journey, Capture Store Release, Drop in the Bucket, Just Passing Through, Stream Monitoring, Landforms Stream Table, Watershed Model
- Plate Tectonics: Quakes at the Lake, Rock Around Tahoe
- Shaping Earth's Surface: Just Passing Through, Rock Around Tahoe, Landforms Stream Table, Topography
- Lake Tahoe System: Build Lake Tahoe, Rock Around Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Aquatic Food Web
- Directions to the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences building
- Site Map of the UC Davis Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center (first floor of TCES)
- Pre- and Post-Field Trip Activities — activities you may want to do before or after your visit
Please read the Student Tours Visitation Policy sheet for specific tour information. Once you have chosen the activities you are interested in from the Activity Menu, fill out the Tour Information Sheet and return it to Rachel Spellman, education program assistant, at rspellman@ucdavis.edu or fax to 775-832-1673. We will contact you to confirm the date and time of your tour. Please note that your tour has not been booked unless you receive confirmation.
We look forward to having your group!
Sincerely,
Heather Segale
Education and Outreach Coordinator
UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center
(775) 881-7562