Field Trips

Plants Three-Touch Field Trip Model

Grade Level:
Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Subject:
Science
State Standards:
NGSS:
4-LS1-1
5-LS1-1

There are over 1,500 different plant species found within Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Most plants, even 100-foot tall hemlock trees, start out as small seeds. In this lesson, students will think like a botanists as they explore, observe, and discover how plants grow, how to identify different species, and how phenology is altered as result of climate change.

Materials

Pre and post visit directions and information.

Download Teacher Guide - Plant Program

Supplementary Materials for the classroom activities.

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Last updated: March 6, 2024