Wetland Food Webs

Description

Demo listing for testing inXcursion. This provider and program are fictional.

Students dip-net, sort and identify wetland creatures, then build a giant food web to show how producers, consumers and decomposers depend on each other.

Program

1. Welcome and safety briefing on the boardwalk
2. Dip-netting: collect and identify water bugs, tadpoles and snails
3. Producer hunt: reeds, algae and gum leaves
4. Decomposer detectives under logs and leaf litter
5. Build a class food web with string and creature cards
6. Recap: what happens if one link disappears?

Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0)

• AC9S4U01: explain the roles and interactions of consumers, producers and decomposers within a habitat and how food chains represent feeding relationships
• AC9S4I01: pose questions to explore observed patterns and relationships and make predictions based on observations
• AC9S4I03: follow procedures to make and record observations, including making formal measurements using familiar scaled instruments and using digital tools as appropriate

General capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking, Numeracy

Cross-curriculum priorities: Sustainability

Details

• Where: 40 Reedbed Road, Wattle Ridge SA 5371
• Duration: 4 hours (9:30 am – 1:30 pm)
• Group size: 20–60 students
• Sessions: weekdays at 9:30 am. Book at least 2 weeks ahead.
• Price: $19 per student; teachers and helpers free. Choose your numbers on the booking form.
• Supervision: At least 1 teacher for every 10 students.