Prairie Ridge: Ecosystems

  • Times Available: Tuesday - Friday, 10:00am (up to 2 classes)
  • Date Range: September - November 2024, March - May 2025
  • Grade Levels: 5th Grade, 6th Grade
  • Class Size: minimum 8, maximum 28
  • Months: March, April, May, September, October, November
  • Requirements: Minimum age 10 years.
    Must register for program at least four weeks in advance.
  • Fee: $80 per program (additional $80 for add-on)
  • Contact: Missy Chernick at melissa.chernick@naturalsciences.org
Explore various habitats searching for producers, consumers, and decomposers. How do plants and animals depend on each other? How does energy move through the ecosystem? Add a pond session to your program for an additional $80 per class.
Ecosystems Program: 60 minutes long; Pond Add-on: Additional 60 minutes

This program is held at our Prairie Ridge Ecostation location.

Curriculum Correlation(s):   LS.5.2, LS.6.2

Scheduling Instructions: Scheduling for this program is now closed for the 2024/2025 school year. Scheduling start dates for the next school year will be posted here over the upcoming summer.

Scholarship Opportunities: Funding may be available to cover all or part of program fees for qualifying schools. Please indicate your interest in the Additional Information section of the Scheduling Request Form.