What are the rules of living on Earth, and why are they important? Are we heading into an ecological disaster, and what can we do to reverse or slow down trends? If you catch yourself pondering these questions while daydreaming, this course is for you.
In this interdisciplinary course, students will tackle ecological, environmental, biological, and chemical questions to understand how various species living on Earth are interconnected with each other and their environments. Before coming up with solutions on how to save the environment, we want our students to gain an understanding of how things work and why.
In the first module, students will learn about elements in the ecological hierarchy and what different ecologists study. They will study what factors determine ecological activity in an ecosystem, how they impact biodiversity in different biomes throughout our planet, how energy flows through ecosystems, and how toxins accumulate in our food webs.
Students will review different elements in the ecological hierarchy: population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere.
Students will discuss the factors of ecological systems and will understand what factors influence biodiversity on our planet.
Students will understand how we measure an ecosystem and what an energy flow through an ecosystem is.
Students will become familiar with food chain and energy chain concepts.
Students will learn about bioaccumulation of toxins and understand why toxin concentrations multiply with each trophic level.
COURSE TAKEAWAYS
Population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere Physiognomy of biomes Ecosystem biomass and productivity Trophic structure and trophic level Food chain, food web, and energy chain Bioaccumulation of toxins
VOCABULARY
SUMMER CAMPS FAQs
Real-time learning with an experienced certified VR instructor.
Average of 5 students per class, allowing for both individual attention and social time with new friends.
A balanced schedule including 2 hours of live instruction and peer collaboration per day, for 10 hours a week.
Access to classes in our virtual classroom using Oculus Quest 2 headset.
Each week-long camp is $365, including the cost of equipment rental.
Learn more and save more - additional weeks cost only $300/ week.
Have your own Oculus Quest 2 headset? Save $65 on the first camp. Select Use your own headset option during check out.
Students will use Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset.
If you don’t own it, we will send it to you. Rental is free with your summer camp tuition. You only pay for the cost of shipping.
Want to keep your equipment after the camp program is over? Buy it at cost for only $299 + taxes.
We have 3 more weekly Ecology-Biology summer camps remaining:
1) The week of August 16-20, 12pm-1:30pm EST.
2) The week of August 23-27, 11am-12:30pm EST
3) The week of August 23-27, 1pm-2:30pm EST
1) Enroll in one weekly camp at $480 2) Enroll in your first camp and you will receive a discount coupon for the next camp - save $100 on your second camp
ENROLLMENT OPTIONS
1 week camp
$365 / 1 week / 10 hours
Ecology Level 1
1 week (Mon-Fri) - 2 hours each day - 10 hours total
4-7 students in the group
Price includes Oculus Quest 2 rental
Pick your dates
2 week camp
$665 / 2 weeks / 20 hours
Save $65
Choose any 2 camps
2 weeks (Mon-Fri) - 2 hours each day - 20 hours total