Building Marine Ecosystems
Participants explore the intertidal area (best if it's a rocky intertidal area) collecting specimens they would like to observe and placing them in an aquarium that is set up on the beach.
Participants explore the intertidal area (best if it's a rocky intertidal area) collecting specimens they would like to observe and placing them in an aquarium that is set up on the beach.
This activity is designed to bring one of the simplest, yet most frequently ignored facts of life - everything is connected to everything else. Pyramid models are one of the best ways to demonstrate the flow of the sun’s energy through complex food webs or whole ecosystems.
We have used journaling for all sorts of applications over the years in our programs. Primarily we use them to record important findings while participants engaged in activities such as “Build A Marine Ecosystem” or “Micro Trails or Parks”. We also incorporate journaling times into our schedule for students to have some regular quiet, reflective time.
This activity is a concept trail designed to demonstrate with examples how a particular ecological process operates in this case interrelationships or interactions.
This activity is a great way to demonstrate to younger children how the sun’s energy decreases as one moves up the food chain. It compliments the Energy Pyramids activity also described. It also demonstrates how we are all dependent on the sun’s energy for our own survival.
This therapy focused activity allows an individual to compare what it takes to survive versus what it takes to thrive by comparing it to the life of a plant.
This activity is great for developing observation skills and seeing that the forest is not homogeneous in colour. It helps to see the diversity and variation that will help in identifying different species. Participants are given paint chips and challenged to find the matching colour in the forest environment.