Investigate stratification of the forest.
Students spend the day in the forest discovering the biodiversity within the podocarp/broadleaf forest at Tōtara Park.
Students will explore Gause’s Law that “no two species can occupy the same niche” by learning about how species are adapted to different abiotic factors (temperature, humidity, light intensity) and biotic factors (commensalism, mutualism, competition and predation) which determine their place and role within the forest.
Students will collect data on the abiotic conditions and biotic relationships within each strata of the forest and collaborate to build a forest profile for use back in the classroom.
Year 12
Science, living world, planet Earth, beyond social sciences, geography
Two classes (approx 60 students)
Auckland Botanical Gardens
All year
Full-day programme: $9 per student
Email: botanicgardens.schoolbookings@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Auckland Botanical Gardens
102 Hill Road, The Gardens
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