ESTUARY PRODUCERS:

TEKS Covered: 112.4 (a) 1ABDE 2-5, (b) 1, 2BCD, 3, 4A, 5A-DFG, 6A, 10A&B, 12A&C, 13A&B
Equipment Used: hand lenses, metric rulers, field journals
Vocabulary: organisms, conservation, leaf patterns, dormancy, herbivore, adaptations

Field Trip Stations
Plant Hike – While on a hike, learn to identify different types of plants and their parts.
Leaf Adaptations – Notice not all leaves are alike. Take a close look at the texture, color, shape, & venation.
Plant Sketching – Sit and observe your environment. Notice the differences between types of grasses, shrubs, and trees. Sketch about a plant you observe. Make bark rubbings to see details.
Herbivore Adaptations – Use teeth to decide how the adaptations determine what animals eat. Learn why plants are important to herbivores.

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ESTUARY PRODUCERS:

TEKS Covered: 112.13 (a) 1-4, (b) 1, 2ACDE&F, 3B, 4B, 5A, 9, 10A&B Equipment used: hand lenses, metric rulers, field journals Vocabulary: organisms, conservation, leaf patterns, dormancy, herbivore, adaptations
1 Plant Hike While on a hike, learn to identify different types of plants and their parts.
2 Leaf Adaptations  Notice not all leaves are alike. Take a close look at the texture, color, shape, & venation.
3 Plant Sketching  Sit and observe your environment. Notice the differences between types of grasses, shrubs, and trees. Sketch about a plant you observe. Make bark rubbings to see details.
4 Herbivore Adaptations Use teeth to decide how the adaptations determine what animals eat. Learn why plants are important to herbivores.

For more information in planning your field trip or to customize a trip, please use our teacher workbook.

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