What species of wildlife inhabit South Dakota? How can humans benefit from conscientious wildlife/habitat management? Where in South Dakota is each species of wildlife found?
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Students will be able to identify numerous wildlife species living in South Dakota. Students will gain appreciation for the symbiotic relationships between wildlife and other living organisms found in their habitats. Students will sharpen their discussion, debate, research, and word processing skills. Students will develop a working use of the vocabulary used in this lesson.
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Assessment of student achievement will be based on: · completeness and correctness of answers on job sheets · completion of an internet research project on a South Dakota species of wildlife · presentation or report on their research project (presented to class or in interview with teacher)
Grading will be determined using the following rating scale cited from: www.edu.uleth.ca/cts_wildlife/WLD204-1.html
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The students will explore the species of wildlife in South Dakota exclusively on The Natural Source web site: http://lupus.northern.edu:90/natsource/content2.htm The students will explore selected AgEdNet Lessons (Understanding the Value of Wildlife, What is an Endangered Species, Understanding Wildlife Habitat, Saving America’s Endangered Fish, Causes of Animal Wildlife Population Losses) on the Internet: www.agednet.com The students will experience a self-directed PowerPoint presentation on the subject matter not specifically covered by AgEdNet and The Natural Source Internet sources.
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This module will work best with 2-3 students using at least 2 computers. Internet access is a necessity, however a hardcopy of materials should be on hand due to the inevitable network troubles. Field trips to Bear Country USA or local fish hatcheries would complement this module.
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http://ti001.k12.sd.us/
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