Week 5 term one

This week we have the rocky shore field trip in which we go to the marine reserve at Island Bay to "Investigate an interrelationship or pattern in an ecological population or community". This internally assessed achievement standard is worth three credits.

In preparation for the field trip you should be familiar with the following:

• Abiotic and biotic factors
• Patterns of zonation
• The idea of tolerance and adaptive features
• How to construct a Kite diagram
• Tides
• Survey strategies
• Species we are likely to encounter on the trip

Ask your teacher on Monday if you have any questions.