Program Description
Students will have the chance to compare and classify organisms by their external features and discuss how these adaptations help the organisms survive. Learn about food chains, diets, adaptations, habitat, and environmental changes through discussion and activities. And, of course, meet “Rocky” the Rock to better understand the concept of living vs. nonliving organisms. Includes exploratory walk and outdoor activity, weather permitting
Three Rotations
- Identify the biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems
- Create a Food Chain
- Hike – Observe living and non-living features of different environments and find examples of how humans and animals change the environment.
Program Details
- Program length: 90-120 minutes
- Minimum: 10 students
- Maximum: 3 classes, or 100 students, per program time slot
- Chaperones required: 1 chaperone per 15 students
- Cost: $5/person
Frederick County Essential Curriculum Science Standards
K-LS1-1, K-ESS2-2, K-ESS3-1, K—ESS3-3, 1-LS1-1, 1-LS1-2, 2-LS4-1, 3-LS4-3, 3-LS4-4, 4-LS1-1, 4-ESS3-1, 5-PS3-1, 5-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1