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Local Food Webs Field Trip

Add the animals and plants you find to your food web. Investigate a fallen log to learn about decomposers, and discover how energy moves through trophic levels with a food web game.

Local Food Webs is a part of a two-part program series with 1x in-class program and 1x field trip program. You may choose to book only the in-class or field trip program, but we recommend booking both for deeper engagement.

This field trip is available at all of our Metro South Sanctuaries which include the Blue Hills Trailside Museum, the Museum of American Bird Art, Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, and Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.

Program Location(s):

  • Museum of American Bird Art, Canton

Grades:

3, 4, 5

Price:

2hr Field Trip Pricing: $170 for a group of 15 students, $140 for each additional group of 15 students Tier 1 Low-Income Schools are eligible for a 20% discount, and Tier 2 Low-Income Schools are eligible for a 30% discount

Learning Standards Supported:

  • 5-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - plants use of air, water, energy

  • 5-LS2-1 - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - movement of matter through food web

  • 5-PS3-1 - energy - energy transfer in animals

Contact:

For more information email us - [email protected].