Eco-Teambuilding Field Trip
Learning about how relationships form ecological communities and connecting them to familiar relationships in human communities.
Cross-cutting Concept: For those living with limited access to National Parks and natural areas, thinking of community seldom includes the natural communities intertwined with our human communities. Through learning about how relationships form ecological communities and connecting them to familiar relationships in human communities, this lesson incorporates the idea that individuals have the power to foster relationships with one another and the ecosystem that impact the greater Grand Teton community and the world.
Vocabulary: Relationships, commensalism, mutualism, parasitism, competition, cooperation, predation, invasive species, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, ecological impact, ecological communities
Science Standards This Program Meets
5-ESS3-1 Earth and Human Activity
- Grade: 5th Grade
- Discipline: Earth & Space Science
Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to conserve Earth’s resources and environment.
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MS-ESS3-3 Earth and Human Activity
- Grade: Middle School
- Discipline: Earth & Space Science
Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring, evaluating, and managing a human impact on the environment.
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MS-ETS1-1 Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
- Grade: Middle School
- Discipline: Engineering, Technology, and Applications of Science
Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
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MS-LS2-1 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- Grade: Middle School
- Discipline: Life Science
Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem.
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MS-LS2-2 Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- Grade: Middle School
- Discipline: Life Science
Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
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About Grand Teton National Park
Turn Grand Teton National Park into your classroom! We offer programs year-round including field trips with hands-on exploration, rangers visiting your classroom with park resources, or even opportunities to connect to rangers digitally. Topics range from “taking a walk on the wild side” with ecology, “rocking the Tetons” with geology, or learning that "every snowflake counts" from rangers sitting at a desk made of snow. If you don't see a program here that meets your needs, please contact park educators to explore options for a customized program.
View All Programs Visit Website| Who | Park rangers (GRTE_Education@nps.gov) |
| What | Field trips and classroom visits about ecology, geology, history, ranger careers, and outdoor leadership |
| When | All year |
| Where | In your national park or your classroom |
| Why | Because learning sticks when you experience the real thing! |