Guided Field Experience: Third Grade

Learn about food chains and webs by exploring pond habitats. Students will classify aquatic organisms as producers, consumers, or decomposers. Later, they will create a food web based on their observations.

Click here to see TEKS covered in this Guided Field Experience.

Concepts:

• Classifying living organisms as Producers, Consumers and Decomposers
• Further classifying Consumers as Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores.
• Discussing food chains and food webs in a wetland ecosystem

Pre and Post Field Experience Resources (pdf files) :

• Pre and Post trip lessons correlated to TEKS objectives
  (including Cross-curricular activities
• Glossary of terms to prepare students for Guided Field Experience
• Bibliography of suggested readings

Registration Information:

• TOUR TIMES: Tuesday - Friday, 9:30 - 11 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. (Please note: This program is not offered in summer)
• CHAPERONES: You MUST bring one adult for every 10 students to ensure safety and to help supervise your students. The program is designed for your students, please ask parents to leave younger siblings at home. Chaperones over the 1:10 requirement are charged $6/person.
• DRESS: Students will be more comfortable if they dress for the out of doors. Children and adults should wear closed-toe shoes for safety. No sandals please.
• RAINY DAYS: The Arboretum does not cancel in case of rain. We will provide ponchos to students, and in the case of severe weather, an alternate indoor program.
• CANCELLATIONS: Program fees are non-refundable.
• CHANGES TO ENROLLMENT AFTER CONFIRMATION LETTER HAS BEEN SENT WILL RESULT IN $25 PROCESSING FEE PER CHANGE.
• PAYMENT: Is due in full upon confirmation of your date. Accepted forms of payment are organizational check, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. All checks must be made payable to: Houston Arboretum & Nature Center.

FIELD ADVENTURES:
Schedule a full day for up to 140 students from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Schedule your students for Field Adventures for a FULL Day of Hands-on Science!
Students participate in both the Guided Field Experience and Discovery Room Program.

Fee: $8 per student.

Scheduling for 2010-2011 will begin August 1. Please note new prices.