: “Photo Introduction to Ecology/Kingsford Woods Field Trip”

Lesson
Students will collect photos of appropriate plants and animals along the Kingsford Woods Nature Trail. Each group of 3 student team include a photographer, note taker and guide. Teams will be given a list of 15 suggested photo shots related to the ecological concepts studied in their textbook. The guides job will be to carry the list and direct each shot, whereas the note takers job will be to record the title, photo number, date, and time of day each photo is taken. Upon return to the classroom, photos will be downloaded to designated folders arranged on the commonY drive ( this will allow access by each person in the group including the instructor). The next class period will be devoted to researching and organizing their pictures into a PowerPoint presentation. Each group will be responsible for presenting their slide show to the class.
Suggested topics will include biotic and abiotic parts of the environment, adaptations, succession, populations and communities, ecosystems, habitats, and interactions. The following class period they will be given a lesson covering what they learned in the packet and completed as homework. The sections on adaptation and succession will be covered by a class discussion. Other topics covered will include the use of technology to collect information in science.