Outdoors along Big Dry Creek Nature Trail, student teams collect and compare transect data to reveal how biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem connect and how adaptations help living things survive in changing environments.
Sitting on 11 acres of land, the Butterfly Pavilion was opened in 1995 and was the first stand-alone non-profit insect zoo in the U.S. There are five main exhibit areas to teach visitors about butterflies and other invertebrates. They offer both guided and self-guided tours along with a class facilitated by an educator. Or they can also bring the material straight to your classroom with interactive activities and live animals and/or specimens, models, and media.
Biology, Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Animals, Botany, Conservation
50 students, 1 chap. per 10 stu.
45 min.
Field Trip
6, 7, 8