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Ecosystems
Ecosystems
Grade Five Nature Walkers explore ecosystems. They will explore and record in a forest ecosystem, observe interactions and interdependence in this system and discover the cyclic nature of the food/energy cycle. Students begin to understand that an ecosystem is a continually changing process of interdependence between plants, animals, fungi, and non-living things. In addition the students are introduced to scientific journaling.
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Volunteer Walk Information
Volunteer Walk Information
Read the guide before your walk to familiarize yourself with areas to visit and activities.
Volunteers watch a short on-demand 15 minute video, before the walk, to learn an overall approach to guiding children outdoors as well as modeling of the activities on each specific walk.
Fall Walk
Fall Walk
Ecosystems in Fall
To begin the year, students will choose a tree to study closely, sharpen their observation skills, and record their noticings, wonderings, and connections through field journaling.
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Winter Walk
Winter Walk
Ecosystems in Winter
Students will return to make observations of their trees, explore additional trees using a dichotomous key, and consider tree survival strategies in winter.
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Spring Walk
Spring Walk
Ecosystems in Spring
Students return to their trees to observe seasonal changes and consider the important role trees, our largest producers, play in the schoolyard ecosystem.
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