On Wednesday 21st September 3rd Years travvelled to Killarney Co. Kerry to take part ion a ecology course.
The courses are closely based around the curriculum and are designed to allow the student to practice a variety of field techniques and to illustrate key concepts of ecology.
Junior Certificate Ecology Day* – We use several different fieldwork techniques to examine a woodland habitat and the associated flora and fauna. In doing so, core concepts of ecology are introduced and illustrated. A typical day will include the use of quadrats, transects, pooters, beating trays, Longworth small mammal traps, measurement of environmental factors etc..