Field Trip #1: Science on the Sound

Welcome to the SoundWaters Virtual Field Trip on board the 80’ Schooner SoundWaters.

This Virtual Field Trip focuses on the animals of the Long Island Sound. The adventure begins with SoundWaters Educator Jess Castoro on the deck of the schooner, and Jess narrates the experience for students. Throughout the Field Trip other SoundWaters Educators present compelling videos about topics such as the food chain, animal digestion, circulatory systems, aquatic movement and animal senses. To help you organize your lesson plan the order of the presentation and the start and end time of each section, along with the relevant NGSS standards, are listed below. Also below are resources that you may choose to use with your students.

Specifically you will find:
• Worksheets to reinforce the material presented in the Field Trip.
• A sample quiz and answer key
• Links to an app and online resources that students can use to enhance their knowledge.
• Links to additional articles and readings to help your students learn more about the animals of Long Island Sound.

We trust you will find this Virtual Field Trip to be a valuable learning tool for your students and a terrific way to connect them with the natural world. If you would like to pursue this subject matter in a more significant way please reach out to us to discuss bringing a SoundWaters Educator into your classroom via zoom. We can customize a program that will support your desired learning outcomes for your students. For more information please contact Olena Czebiniak or 203 406 3319.

Video on YouTube

Video on Vimeo

Two ways to use this field trip:

  1. Download this field trip PDF with links to the video and all supporting materials in one 17-page document.

or

  1. Access the folders below to get links to all the field trip supporting documents.

Food Chain
• Start – 2:36
• End – 12:46
• NGSS – Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems: 5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1

Digestive System
• Start – 12:57
• End – 17:32
• NGSS – Structure, Function and Information Processing: 4-LS1-1

Circulatory System
• Start – 17:49
• End – 24:26
• NGSS – Structure, Function and Information Processing: 4-LS1-1

Aquatic Movement
• Start – 24:44
• End – 30:19
• NGSS – Structure, Function and Information Processing: 4-LS1-1

Animal Senses
• Start – 30:39
• End – 36:18
• NGSS – Structure, Function and Information Processing: 4-LS1-1, 4-LS1-2