Creekosystem Field Study
In May-June 2024, IslandWood, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities, will be offering a Next Generation Science Standards-aligned field study for Seattle 5th-grade students. The field study is designed to enhance and localize the Amplify Ecosystems Restoration unit taught in Seattle Public Schools.
Students will make focused observations about urban creek ecosystems and conduct investigations to increase their understanding of how people, plants, and animals interact with water in the ecosystem.
They will build an ecosystem web for a creek ecosystem, investigate water quality, soil, plants, and human impact at the creek, and then propose action steps that could improve the health of the creek ecosystem.
This is a 2-part program that includes a 3.5 hour park-based field trip and a virtual or in-class post-lesson; a pre-lesson is available for teachers to deliver as well. The field trip is FREE, and bus reimbursements are available!
The field trip will take place at Meadowbrook Park for schools in North Seattle, and Be’er Sheva Park for schools in South Seattle.
Students will gain localized context and knowledge related to the Amplify Ecosystems Restoration unit by understanding how water systems affect the communities in which they live. Experiencing the outdoors and increasing their comfort and appreciation of green spaces can facilitate students’ sense of stewardship and capacity to make change by identifying, investigating, and designing a solution to an urban challenge in their community.
- Students will identify how what they have learned during the program connects to their personal experiences, prior content knowledge, and community.
- Students will be able to describe how a creek ecosystem is affected by other parts of an urban system.
- Students will analyze the interactions among living organisms and non-living elements (specifically water and soil) of an ecosystem.
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