Tropical Animal Tour Packet. Metro.

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Teachers; Practitioners

Animals; Botany; Conservation (Environment); Elementary Secondary Education; Endangered Species; Environmental Education; Field Trips; Geography; Habitats; Interdisciplinary Approach; Resource Units; Zoology; Zoos

This packet is designed to assist teachers in creating a tropical animals lesson plan that centers around a visit to the zoo. A teacher packet is divided into eight parts: (1) goals and objectives; (2) what to expect at the zoo; (3) student activities (preparatory activities, on-site activities, and follow-up activities); (4) background information on the tropics; (5) a 43-word glossary; (6) a list of 16 Metro Washington Park Zoo county support services; (7) a list of 15 references; and (8) a teacher evaluation form for rating the packet. The on-site activities in the packet are in the form of "student data sheets" designed to aid students in gathering information ultimately to be used in a variety of associated follow-up activities. Levels of data sheets include level 2 data sheets more appropriate for grades 7 and above, level 1 data sheets more appropriate for students below grade 7, and multi-level activity sheets. Students are enagaged in the use of observation, record keeping, and data manipulation skills. (LZ)

1995

ED376060