Objectives: (These are some of the objectives that can be achieved on a wild animals and wild places program. Many others are possible depending on teacher's focus and the ranger.)
Students will be able to:
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Tell what national parks protect and one reason Glacier National Pak was established.
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Distinguish between natural and un-natural objects.
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Explain the difference between a wild animal and a domestic animal and name three wild animals that live in Glacier National Park.
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Tell one characteristic of a predator and one characteristic of a prey species.
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Explain how color can help an animal to hide in its natural living space.
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Draw a beaver and label the body parts that help the beaver to live in its habitat.
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Describe where a beaver might live and what it would look like.
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Use deductive reasoning and questioning to determine the identity of a mystery animal.
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Make a simple food chain of organisms in Glacier National Park.
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Hike independently making observations using their senses.
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Observe and describe plant growth and change.
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Sort and count various natural objects. Then try to identify those same objects on the trail.
Montana Content and Performance Standards:
10.54.5010 Science Standard 1= Design, conduct, evaluate, and communicate scientific investigations.
10.54.5020 Science Standard 2= Demonstrate knowledge of properties, forms, changes, and interactions of physical and chemical systems.
10.54.5030 Science Standard 3=Demonstrate knowledge of characteristics, structures and function of living things, the process and diversity of life, and how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
