Wildlife Study Offered February Appropriate Age Level: 3rd - 4th grade
This
is the beginning ecology study which examines how energy flows through
an ecosystem. Students learn about food chains, food webs, and carrying
capacity by participating in activities and simulations. Students learn
that all wildlife need unpolluted food, clean water, clean air, shelter,
and space. If any one of these elements is limited for a species, then
the numberof individuals of that species will be restricted. In this
context, students learn what causes some species to be endangered of
becoming extinct.
Students hike through a variety of habitats to conduct a wildlife census.
Usually weather conditions require snowshoes (which Au Sable provides).
The data the students gather are used to pull together the concepts of
the unit. Basic Ecology
This
is the beginning ecology study which examines how energy flows through
an ecosystem. Students learn about food chains, food webs, and carrying
capacity by participating in activities and simulations. Students learn
that all wildlife need unpolluted food, clean water, clean air, shelter,
and space. If any one of these elements is limited for a species, then
the numberof individuals of that species will be restricted. In this
context, students learn what causes some species to be endangered of
becoming extinct.