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Animal Life Stories Field Trip Series | Insects & their Kin

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

Students will engage in macroinvertebrate sampling in different habitats to observe and discover the insect’s special characteristics including life cycle and roles in their ecosystem such as pollination.

Intro School Program (one-hour) Students practice observation and journaling while exploring their schoolyard ecosystem. Students will focus on the tools and skills needed to observe wildlife during their field trip.

Field Trip (1.5-2.0 hours) Students visit the habitats of wildlife to learn about their characteristics, structures, signs and life cycles. Students will have the opportunity to collect organisms and record data about their observations.

Follow-up School Program (one-hour) Students engage in activities and discussion routines to more deeply investigate concepts and organisms observed during the field trip.

Program Location(s):

  • Ipswich River, Topsfield

  • Your school or other location

Grades:

K, 1, 2

Price:

In-School Sessions: Program cost depends on number of classrooms participating and the length of the program (no auditorium style programs). Maximum of 20-22 students per classroom and no more than 3 classrooms per day. Specialty program fees and mileage not included. Field Trip Session: Program cost depends on number of students and length of program. Mass Audubon charges a flat fee per group of 15 students ("sub-group"). Maximum of 6 sub-groups of 15 students or 90 total students. Entry fees to certain field trip locations not included. Please contact us for a direct quote.

Contact:

For more information email us - [email protected].