Manuels River Hibernia Interpretation Centre
Grade 7 Curriculum: Interactions within Ecosystems
7 Conception Bay Highway, CBS 709-834-2099 ext. 203 or 709-693-7180 (cell)
[email protected]
River Adventures – Gr. 7 – Interactions within Ecosystems
This River Adventure takes place both in the Interpretation Centre and along the river trail.
The Adventure takes place in two components. On a guided downstream hike, students will learn about
the local ecosystems and focus on both the differences and interactions between biotic and abiotic
factors. They will observe the natural environment and complete a scavenger hunt. The second
component of the adventure takes place closer to the Interpretation Centre. While learning about food
webs and the nutrients cycles, students will participate in a re-enactment of a food web and become
components of the cycle in order to experience the food web first hand.
Should the weather not be ideal, the program will be adapted and take place entirely in the
Interpretation Centre.
Max Group Size- 60 student
Class Fee - $5.50 per student
Duration - 2.5 hours
Programming is usually offered Monday through Friday mornings, year-round. At a minimal additional
charge, half day program can be extended to a full day to include an exhibit tour, movie and/or
additional programming.
Curriculum Links
109-12 distinguish between terms that are scientific or technological and those that are not
109-13 explain the importance of choosing words that are scientifically or technologically appropriate
112-9 identify science- and technology-based careers in their community
209-4 organize data using a format that is appropriate to the task or experiment
211-2 communicate questions, ideas, intentions, plans and results, using lists, notes in point form,
sentences, data tables, drawings, oral language, and other means
304-2 identify the roles of producers, consumers , and decomposers in a local ecosystem, and describe
306-1 describe how energy is supplied to, and how it flows through, a food web
306-2 describe how matter is recycled in an ecosystem through interactions among plants, animals,
fungi and microorganisms
306-3 describe interactions between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem
306-4 identify signs of ecological succession in a local ecosystem
This program is made possible through the support of the Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd.