Leaving Cert Ecology Field Trip
Fun and Experiential Field Studies for Science and Environmental Education Programme.
Facilitating the ecology element of the biology syllabus this study includes some of the following activities:
- Using different surveying techniques to carry out a vegetation, invertebrate & vertebrate field study
- Investigating of the different factors affecting the ecosystem
- Mapping the study area
- Identifying a Food Web
- Looking at Edaphic factors
Junior Certificate Science – Scientific Study of an Ecosystem
To facilitate the Course Work B ‘Additional Student Investigations’ part of the curriculum this study incorporates some of the following activities:
- Using different surveying techniques to carry out a vegetation, invertebrate & vertebrate field study
- Investigating of the different factors affecting the ecosystem
- Mapping the study area
- Identifying a Food Web
| 10.00 am | School arrives & gets settled into the Belfry – Teachers receive a well-earned tea & biscuits! |
| 10.15 am-11.00 am | The Belfry Senior Instructor delivers a detailed presentation to the group, demonstrating the methods and equipment used. Some map work to identify study sites. |
| 11.00 am-11.15 am | Students are divided into smaller groups (max 15) and kitted out. |
| 11.15 am-1.45 pm | Into the Field: Data collection, calculations. All students are encouraged to participate individually. |
| 1.45 pm-2.15 pm | Back to the Belfry – Quick change and a bite to eat. |
| 2.15-3.00 pm | Wrap-Up – Results are correlated and discussed, further analysis of findings in context of report, for example aim, graphs, conclusions. |
Transition Year Environmental Field Studies – Geography & Ecology Study
This study is a great fun way to provide the outdoor learning experience and all the skills that fieldwork involves. It can be combined with a half day of Adventure Activities to combine the academic with the fun side of the outdoor world.