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Food Chains & Webs Field Trip

Use field nets, field guides, and scientific equipment to explore local habitats. Students will create a local food chain & food web while learning about the different stages within the cycle. Work in large groups to build a local food web and search for local wildlife on the trails.

This field trip is available at all of our South East Sanctuaries which include Allen's Pond, North River, Oak Knoll, and Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuaries.

Program Location(s):

  • Tidmarsh, Plymouth

Grades:

2, 3, 4, 5

Price:

See the Southeast Regional School Brochure for updated pricing.

Learning Standards Supported:

  • 1-LS1-2 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - animal behavior effects survival

  • 2-LS2-3 (MA) - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - how plant/animals depend on surroundings

  • 3-LS4-5 (MA) - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - pop. survival depends on reproduction

  • 4-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - animal/plant, internal/external structures

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

  • 5-LS2-2 (MA) - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - composter designs

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

Contact:

For more information email us - [email protected].