Students will visit a local park and learn about the microbial world around them through a hike and four science activities. This field trip can be modified to include any combination of the four science activities. One activity guides students to collect mud samples to analyze in the classroom. A corresponding classroom lesson plan is available on the "Lessons" page. (5 hrs)
PS3C: Relationship between energy and forces; LS1C: Organization for matter and energy flow in organisms; LS2B: Cycles of matter and energy transfer in ecosystems; ESS2E: Biogeology;
