Natural Communities

Program Description
Students explore what human and natural communities are, who lives in each and how they depend on each other. They participate in several hands-on activities that help them to understand what a community is and how living things depend on each other to survive.

Available to schools in: Greenbrier, Monroe, Raleigh & Summers counties

Grade Level: 2^nd   

Program Length: 1 hour

Theme
Plants and animals at New River Gorge National River live together in communities.

Instructional Objectives:

1. define community     

2. give an example of how plants and animals interact

3. state two ways that New River Gorge NR and people can protect natural communities                                                     

Pre-visit activities are:
Post-visit activities are:

Subject:
Science/Technology 

WV Content Standards met:
English/Language Arts - RLA.2.3.1, RLA.2.3.2 
Science/Technology - SC.2.2.1, SC.2.3.1, SC.2.3.2, SC.2.3.3, SC.2.4.2, SC.2.4.5, SC.2.6.2