Field Trips

Ecology Three-Touch Field Trip Model

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Science
State Standards:
Next Generation Science Standards: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1

Have you ever thought about how to power a person? We don't plug ourselves into an outlet on the wall, rather we get our energy from the food that we eat. This field trip focuses on the questions surrounding how energy is transferred throughout an ecosystem, how ecologists classify living things, and how living and non-living things interact. The field trip follows a three-touch model, where students complete activities in the classroom before and after a field trip to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.

Materials

Download Teacher Guide

Animal trading cards, skull ID images, skull ID answers, vocabulary list.

Download Pre-visit Resources

Animal trading cards, food web, arrows and suns.

Download Post-visit Resources

Last updated: March 9, 2023