Field Trips
- Grade Level:
- High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
- Subject:
- Science
Students will determine a National Park’s stream habitat rating based upon abiotic, biotic, and cultural factors. Prior to the field study students explore cultural eutrophication, land use and impact on the watershed over time. After the field study students analyze and report their real-time data, reflect on their park experience, and assess their group’s performance. Finally students apply their gained knowledge and comprehension to a real scenario in the watershed. Students are encouraged to use their field experience to engage in a service project such as joining a local stream monitoring group to examine the health of area streams.
This field trip is part of the Bridging the Watershed (BTW) curriculum program. BTW is an outreach program of the Alice Ferguson Foundation, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and area schools, designed to promote student academic achievement, personal connections with the natural world, lifelong civic engagement, and environmental stewardship through hands-on curriculum-based outdoor studies in national parks and public lands.
For more information on participating in this field study, contact the BTW program.
Last updated: September 12, 2021