School Tours and Programs at the Mary Olson Farm The Auburn Rotary Club has very generously donated the costs of admission and transportation to the Farm for EVERY Auburn School District first and sixth grade student for school year 2008-9. You can learn more about their gift or about our first year piloting this curriculum. Tours are offered Tuesday - Friday throughout September, October and November. Olson Farm tours are 90 minutes long and can accommodate up to 60 students at one time. To make your reservation, please call 253-288-7439 or email tmccauley@auburnwa.gov. First graders at the farm 6th Graders doing crafts Observing wildlife at the farm Food on the Farm GRADE LEVEL 1 EALRs: Science (Systems), Communication, Social Studies (Economics, Geography, Social Studies Skills) In this interactive tour students discuss where many of the foods we eat come from, and get some hands on experience planting seeds, churning butter, pressing apple cider, and feeding chickens. Students use their observation and analysis skills to discover and explore many aspects of farm life. The Salmon Situation GRADE LEVEL 6 EALRs: Science (Systems, Inquiry, Application), Communication, Social Studies (Economics, Geography, Social Studies Skills) Salmon have long been at the heart of the culture and environment of the Pacific Northwest. In this interactive program students witness firsthand the wonder of the salmon lifecycle, as the Olson Creek is spawning ground to both Chum and Coho salmon. Through water testing, habitat observation, and native plant identification students determine what makes a good habitat for salmon and discuss human impacts on salmon populations.