The lecture hall at
the Collins Learning Center features:
- eighty-two multi-media
theater
- comfortable seats,
fold-down table arms,
- sound system,
- rear projection AV
including video, slides, DVD, and computer generated presentations.
The facilities enable
teachers to present pre-field trip orientation information. Conducting
immediate follow-up allows students to process information and create
the connections between experience and concept.
The Science Laboratory
provides five lab stations with water, gas, electricity, and computer
ports, a teacher demonstration table, hood, storage areas, computer
labspace and field equipment for students of all ages to examine and
test specimens and samples from the nature site.
The Greenhouse, when
completed, will
include tables and trays for plant materials for restoration projects
and for conducting research in horticulture and botany.
The Library
offers a collection of reference books and periodicals permiting
individuals to explore ideas, check facts and conduct literature
searches. A children’s section is also provided.
The Kitchenette has
stove/oven, microwave, refrigerator, serving island, storage.
The Leif Everson Observatory
LEO houses a computer-controlled 14" Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain
Telescope and a TeleVue 102 mm refractor with a Coronado Hydrogen Alpha
filter. The observatory dome is mechanically synchronized to move in
coordination with the telescope. Six counter-weighted astronomical
binoculars with permanent mounts are provided in the Stargarden viewing
area with telescope platforms.
Outdoor Amphitheater
