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Animal Signs

Animal Signs Class Description

In this animal ecology class, students will look for a variety of evidence left behind by animals and find out what we can learn about them from that evidence. During spring, summer and fall, they may also practice the research techniques of radio telemetry.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the Animal Signs class students will be able to:

• Apply observation skills in finding and identifying animal signs.
• Examine animal signs and infer the animal's behavior.
• List animals living in the Wolf Ridge area.
• Operate radio telemetry equipment and locate a radio collar.
• Recognize humans as animals and note the abundance of human signs in our world.
• Describe actions they can take to maintain and enhance animal populations.

Minnesota Graduation Standards

Wolf Ridge has aligned the Center's entire curriculum to Minnesota Department of Education Academic Standards. As the primary student audience at Wolf Ridge is from 4th-12th grade, the matrices address these grade levels. Teachers may request that their students focus upon a specific benchmark while attending Wolf Ridge. The Wolf Ridge Curriculum Standards Matrix addresses benchmarks in

• Science
• Math
• History and Social Science
• Language Arts
• Arts

Wolf Ridge Curriculum Concepts

• Upon completion of the Animal Signs class students will be able to:
• Apply observation skills in finding and identifying animal signs.
• Examine animal signs and infer the animal's behavior.
• List animals living in the Wolf Ridge area.
• Operate radio telemetry equipment and locate a radio collar.
• Recognize humans as animals and note the abundance of human signs in our world.
• Describe actions they can take to maintain and enhance animal populations.
• See entire Wolf Ridge Curriculum Framework

Time
3 hours total
2 outdoor / 1 indoors

Audience
4th grade - adult

Activity level
strenuous

Travel
1-1/2 mile

Total uphill travel
320 feet