Weather and Climate
Students will visit various habitats including a paved area to determine air temperature, soil, temperature, soil moisture, cloud type, and types of plants and animals that live there and how they may be affected. Students will conduct an experiment of their design on different surface types and their potential effect on air temperature in a habitat.
Students will:
• Examine human impact on habitats over time
• Conduct an experiment on different surface types of their effect on temperature
Program Details
Location
Programs can be held at your school, a natural area near your school, or at the RTP Estuary Center 100 Lyme St. Old Lyme, CT 06371
Grade Level
Grades 6-8
Duration
3 hours
Curriculum Connections
- NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea - MS-ESS3-3
- NGSS Science and Engineering Practices - Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
- NGSS Cross Cutting Concepts - Cause and Effect
Program Fees
Program Fee
- Contact hkordula@ctaudubon.org for info
Scheduling
Call 860-598-4218 or email Heather Kordula at hkordula@ctaudubon.org
