JMDC’s Student Learning Expedition Ecosystems, Genetics and Critters is designed for grades 5 and above, Student Explorers participating in this program will take an in depth look into the interdependent relationships of ecosystems, focusing specifically on deserts, riparian zones and forests. The program will discuss the ways the major components, including plants and animals, in an ecosystem work together. Student Explorers will also discover ways an ecosystem can be disrupted. In addition, this program will take a deeper dive into the reproduction and inherited traits of various reptiles. Student Explorers will get up-close to the reptiles discussed. Participants will receive a JMDC Ecosystems, Genetics, and Critters Activity Book which reinforces the concepts covered in this program.

Cost – $12.50 per Explorer.

This Expedition complements CA Next Generation Science Standards – 5 LS2.A; 6 LS1.B; 7 LS2.A; 8 LS3.B; HS LS2.A