Bayou Safari Field Trip

Experience Armand Bayou Nature Center on a guided outing. Leisurely discover the nature center on our electric vehicle with stops at the bison, farm area, prairie, animal exhibits and the bayou. Finish the tour observing wildlife from the elevated boardwalk.

• Call 713 274 2668/2667 to book your Bayou Safari Field Trip

• Accommodations available for those with mobility issues

Please see the group field trips for more information about scheduling a field trip

Objectives - Students will:

1. Observe and describe some main characteristics of pond, prairie, forest, and bayou ecosystems.

2. Explore how adaptations enable organisms to survive in their environment.

3. Observe the way organisms live and survive in their ecosystem by interacting with the living and non-living elements.

Vocabulary

• Ecosystem - An ecosystem is a complex, dynamic system that functions as a whole. An ecosystem is a natural unit and its size can be as small as a drop of water or as large as the Earth. Ecosystems consist of the interactions between organisms and between organisms and physical components, in which materials are exchanged following closed paths.

• Diversity - variety of species in a given area

• Habitat - the space where an organism lives and finds food, water, and shelter

• Camouflage - coloration, shape, and/or behavior that helps an animal disguise its appearance

Programs are adjusted to be age appropriate. All programs address the Science TEKS goal of engaging students in hands-on investigations of the natural world.