project wild columbus public schools 9/15/04
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Project WILD Columbus Public Schools 9/15/04. Jen Dennison Wildlife Education Coordinator. Why are You Here? To learn about wildlife…. To learn new activities for your classes…. To get credit… To have fun. Why are We Here? To help you learn about wildlife…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Project WILDColumbus Public Schools
9/15/04
Jen DennisonWildlife Education
Coordinator
Why are You Here?• To learn about wildlife….
• To learn new activities for your classes….
• To get credit…• To have fun...
Why are We Here?• To help you learn about wildlife….
• To help you learn new activities for your class….
• To help you integrate this program into your curriculum...
• To have fun...
GoalTo assist students of any age in developing awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment to result in informed decisions, responsible behavior and constructive actions concerning wildlife and the environment.
Project WILD Administration
NATIONAL LEVELPROJECT WILD IS ADMINISTORED BY
THE COUNCIL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION (CEE) AND IS COSPONSORED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
FISH ANDWILDLIFE AGENCIES (IAFWA)
PROJECT WILD MANAGEMENT COMMITTEENATIONAL DIRECTORPROJECT WILD STATE COORDINATORS
Project WILD Administration
STATE LEVEL
PROJECT WILD IS ADMINISTRATED IN OHIO BY THE ODNR-DIVISION OF WILDLIFE
ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY(ELIGIBILITY FOR CEU’S, DEPENDENT ON LOCAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE)
The guides are provided to you free of charge by the ODNR-Division of Wildlife
through the generous donations made to the Wildlife Diversity Tax
Check-off Fund and the Wildlife License Plate Fund.
Aquatic Project WILD is paid for by the Sportfish Restoration Fund
ConceptualFramework • Concept review
• Topic determination• Distribution of concepts
into topic units• Unit completion• Correlation of concepts to
grade level• Network review
This is the backboneof the Project WILD guide.
Consultations with DOE representativesReview of published
standardsAdaptation of Project WILD
standardsCorrelation of
activities
LearningStandards
Development
Developed byeducators for educators
ConceptualFramework
TOPIC DETERMINATIONI. Ecological Knowledge• Wildlife Populations• Habitats and Niches• Interdependence• Changes and AdaptationsII. Social and
Political Knowledge• Cultural Perspectives• Economic, Commercial, and
Recreational Considerations• Historical and Geographic
Development• Political and Legislative
Frameworks
III. Sustaining Fish and Wildlife Resources• Attitudes and Awareness• Human Impacts• Issues and Trends• Wildlife Management• Responsible Action and Service
Ecological Knowledge
Wildlife Populations• Color Crazy • Grasshopper Gravity• What’s Wild? • Interview a Spider• Classroom Carrying Capacity• Habitat Rummy• Bearly Growing• How Many Bears Can Live in this
Forest?• My Kingdom for a Shelter• Tracks! • Wild Words• Spider Web Geometry• Oh Deer! • Carrying
Capacity• We’re in This Together
ActivityDistribution
Page i of K-12 guide
Learning Framework
Conceptual Subject Area Skills Framework Science Math SS LA EE Arts
Ecological Knowledge
Social and Political Knowledge
Sustaining Fish and Wildlife Resources
Elementary (Science)
Middle School (Humanities)
High School (Language Arts)
Learning Framework
Subject Area Skills Science Math SS LA EE
ArtsConceptual Framework
Ecological Knowledge
• Wildlife Populations
• Habitats and Niches
• Interdependence• Changes and
Adaptations
Social and Political KnowledgeSustaining Fish and Wildlife Resources
Ecological Knowledge
Wildlife PopulationsColor CrazyGrasshopper GravityWhat’s Wild?
Classroom Carrying CapacityInterview a SpiderHabitat RummyEtc
Classroom Carrying CapacityObjectives: Students will 1) define carrying capacity, 2) giveexamples of factors that can influence the carrying capacity of anarea, and 3) describe how exceeding the carrying capacity canaffect the behavior of animals and humans.Method: Students sit unusually close to each other and describethe results.
Grade Level: K-4Subject Areas: Science, Social Studies, Environmental EducationDuration: Grades K-2, one 20-min session; Grades 3-4, one 45-min sessionGroup Size: any (does require a small group)Setting: indoors or outdoors (designed for classroom)Conceptual Framework Topic Reference: WPIIA2a1), WPIIA2a2), WPIIA2a2)c)Key Terms: carrying capacity, crowdedAppendices: Ecosystem, Early Childhood
Skill/Subject Area
Page 9 of K-12 guide
Page 494 of K-12 guide
Page 498 of K-12 guide
www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife
ResourcesJen Dennison
Wildlife Education CoordinatorDiv. Of Wildlife, 1840 Belcher Dr.
Columbus, OH 43224 1-800-WILDLIFE614-265-6316