Energy Flow in Ecosystems Field Trip Series
Intro School Program (one-hour): Explore the ways in which energy from the sun moves through living things in ecosystems via photosynthesis and feeding relationships between consumers and decomposers. Students participate in a variety of simulations and explorations to understand the role of energy and matter cycles.
Field Trip (multi-hour) : Students will investigate the living and nonliving components of our local ecosystems through hands-on exploration. Participants will collect and observe organisms and gather data to model how energy flows through food webs. This immersive experience helps students understand the roles each organism plays in maintaining ecological balance.
Follow-up School Program (one-hour): Students conclude the series with a set of activities, investigations, and discussion routines in which they will demonstrate their understanding of how individual organisms obtain and use energy and of the energy dynamics of ecosystems.
Program Location(s):
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Ipswich River, Topsfield
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Your school
Grades:
4, 5, 6
Pricing and Financial Aid:
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Learning Standards Supported:
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5-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - plants use of air, water, energy
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5-LS2-1 - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - movement of matter through food web
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5-PS3-1 - energy - energy transfer in animals
Contact:
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