High School - Environmental Systems
TEKS Covered: 112.37(b)1-5, (c)1, 2, 3, 4ABE&F, 55A&B, 7A, 8B&E
Equipment used: field journals, data sheets, water quality equipment, seines, plankton nets,
measuring equipment, small mammal traps, binoculars, field guides, dichotomous keys,
psychrometers, anemometers, compasses, cameras (not provided), flow meters, soil test kits,
thermometers, pH meters, turbidity testing, hand lenses, GPS
| 1 | Transect |
Learn how transects are set. Visit one and key out any organisms that may have been trapped. |
| 2 | Land Management | Discuss the land management issues on a preserve. Find out what kind of balance must be maintained. |
| 3 | Trail Tour | Collect data and assist in a population study of plants as we tour the trail. The focus will be on invasive species. |
| 4 | Fish/Plankton | Use several collection agents to collect and ID fish and plankton found in Rincon Bayou. |
| 5 | Birding 101 | Don your binoculars and field guides as we look for waterfowl on Rincon Bayou. |
| 6 | Water Quality | Collect data on a tidally influenced area between the Nueces River and the Bay. |
Due to the size of most middle/high school trips, we usually do the grade levels over a series of days. During the fieldtrip, a number of stations will be run by the teachers and staff. Students will visit these stations in a round robin fashion. The activities provided are sample trips for each grade level, but as always, you may customize your fieldtrip by meeting with the educator.
For more information in planning your field trip or to customize a trip, please use our teacher workbook.
Click here to register for your field trip.