Energy Flow in Ecosystems Field Trip Series

School-based introductory program followed by a field trip with a final wrap-up lesson at your school.

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): Explore the living and nonliving factors that make up the wildlife sanctuary’s ecosystems. Sample and observe organisms and gather data to model the flow of energy and the cycling of matter.

Follow-up School Program (one-hour): Students conclude the series with a series of activities, investigations and discussion routines in which they will demonstrate their understanding of how individual organisms obtain and use energy and the energy dynamics of ecosystems.

Location: School & Ipswich River