Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
Students witness and identify adaptations of various organisms in their natural habitats, which helps them understand the relationship between adaptations of an organism and the characteristics of their surrounding environment. Students explore how energy moves through an ecosystem, how organism’s adaptations helps them obtain energy, and how all organisms are interdependent.
Program Details
Location
This program can take place at your school, a local park, or our center: Milford Point Coastal Center, 1 Milford Point Rd, Milford, CT 06460
Grade Level
5th Grade
Duration
1-4 hours
Curriculum Connections
- Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics, 5-LS2-A, 5-LS2-B
- Science & Engineering Practice – Developing and Using Models
- Cross Cutting Concept – Systems and System Models
- Common Core Literacy Connection – SL.5.1
- Common Core Math Connections – MP.2, MP.4, MP.5
Program Fees
- 60 minutes: $165/classroom
- 90 minutes: $230/classroom
- 120 minutes: $500/classroom
- Full Day (4 hours): $780/classroom
- Off-site programs will include a travel fee.
