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Ecosystem Dynamics Investigations

Single field trip | 2 hours

Students will explore a variety of terrestrial ecosystems such as woodlands, wetlands, meadows, ponds or streams, depending on the location.

Students will identify how organisms relate to one another (predation, competition, mutualism), examine adaptations that enable plants and animals to succeed, and model how energy flows through trophic levels.

Locations: Broad Meadow Brook or Wachusett Meadow

Program Location(s):

  • Wachusett Meadow, Princeton

Grades:

6, 7, 8

Price:

Please call for pricing.

Learning Standards Supported:

  • 7-MS-LS2-2 - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - competition/predation/parasitism/etc.

  • 7-MS-LS2-3 - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - matter and energy cycling

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