Check out this trunk if you or your class are interested in learning more about the identification of several animals through their bone structure, interested in animal predator/prey relationships, or maybe you are even interested in learning about the differences between carnivores, herbivores and omnivores through their teeth. This trunk comes with several excellent lesson plans for all ages, however, this trunk is best suited for 3rd-12th graders.
Teacher Guides/Resources:
Animal Skulls: A Guide for Teachers, Naturalists, and Interpreters: By Richard S. White Jr.: This is an excellent resource for teachers who are looking for curriculum-based lesson plans related to skulls. The book offers several lesson plans varying from understanding bone structures to identification of animals through their bones.
Skulls Kit Educator's Guide:
Trunk Inventory/Evaluation
Welcome Note
Skull Kit Instructions
Skull Information
Dichotomous Key (plus overhead copy)
Student Worksheets for Skull Identification (plus overhead copy)
Animal Color Worksheets
Answer Key for Skulls Found in Trunk
More Information about Animals in Glacier National Park:
Animals
Bears
Mammals
Mammal Checklist of Glacier
Environmental Factors