All of the activities in this guide are connected to the theme: "Careful studies of the endangered Karner blue butterflies' life cycle have helped park rangers develop a plan for its survival."
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After leading a hike to Miller Woods, your students will be able to: |
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Explain how one species, the Karner blue butterfly, became an endangered species. |
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Explain how a forest fire helps lupine plants grow. |
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Discuss the relationships between forest fires, lupine and Karner blue butterflies. |
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Write a poem to describe their feelings about an endangered species and/or Indiana Dunes. |
Enclosed in this guide are pre and post-visit activities plus information that you can use to lead a hike on the Miller Woods trail by the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education. Learn about the park's efforts to save the endangered Karner blue butterfly.
The pre-visit activity, "Burning for Butterflies", will introduce your students to the Karner blue butterfly and its habitat.
There are four activities do be completed during your hike. You can review them before you go and lead the activities yourself. However, consider assigning students to be the leaders of the activities. This method will allow you to facilitate the hike and give the students an opportunity to become teachers. They will get much more out of the experience.
If you decide to have the students be the teachers, they will need a copy of "A Prescription to Save a Butterfly", "Everything is Connected in Nature" "Hard Land, Soft Land", and "Postcards from the Bridge" to study before coming to the park.
The map of Miller Woods suggests the hiking route and wide places in the trail to conduct the four field trip activities. Please remember to bring a kit of water and cans for "Hard Land, Soft Land" and 4X6 cards and pencils for "Postcards from the Bridge."
Review what the students learned by doing the post-visit activities.
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