Travel to the East Branch Creek and uncover the secrets of life in a stream community. How does the energy needed to sustain life travel through this community? Good question! We’ll find out as we meet a variety of animals, get our boots wet, search for animal homes, and investigate this remarkable watery environment!

Fee: 
$7 per student, at the Conservancy  ($70 minimum fee per class)

Please contact Trudy today by email (tphillips@perkiomenwatershed.org) or phone (610.287.9383) for more information and to register your students for this exciting program!

 What the teachers are saying:
More schools should know about your programs! 
-3rd Grade Teacher

Thank you so much for this valuable experience. I am not the most nature-friendly person, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute! I have a new respect for the outdoors!
-2nd Grade Teacher

PDE Academic Standards covered by this lesson include:
3.3.4B: Determine how different parts of a living thing work together to make the organism function.
3.5.4D: Recognize the earth’s different water resources.
· Know that approximately three-fourths of the earth is covered by water.
· Identify and describe types of fresh and salt-water bodies.
· Identify examples of water in the form of solid, liquid and gas on or near the surface of the earth.
· Explain and illustrate evaporation and condensation.
· Recognize other resources available from water (e.g., energy, transportation, minerals, food).
4.1.7.D: Explain and describe characteristics of a wetland.
· Identify specific characteristics of wetland plants and soils.
· Recognize the common types of plants and animals.
· Describe different types of wetlands.
· Describe the different functions of a wetland.
4.1.4D: Identify a wetland and the plants and animals found there.
· Identify different kinds of wetlands.
· Identify plants and animals found in wetlands.
· Explain wetlands as habitats for plants and animals.
4.1.4.C: Identify living things found in water environments.
· Identify fish, insects and amphibians that are found in fresh water.
· Identify plants found in fresh water.
4.1.7E: Describe the impact of watersheds and wetlands on people.
· Explain the impact of watersheds and wetlands in flood control, wildlife habitats and pollution abatement.
· Explain the influence of flooding on wetlands.