This wetland themed truck has a variety of hands-on educational materials and lesson plans. It includes visual examples of wetland functions, beaver pelt & skull, beaver adaptations activity and informational posters. Videos including Bill Nye the Science Guy's "Wetlands". Grades 3-6.
Pick up only. Reserve the trunk by calling the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District at 218-847-4431.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SYSTEM CONCEPT(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
Habitat
Niche
Ecosystem
Population
SYSTEM BENCHMARK(S) TO BE ADDRESSED FOR GRADES preK-2, 3-5:
Grades preK - 2
A-2 Social systems and natural systems may not continue to function if some of their parts are missing.
Grades 3 - 5
B-1 In social and natural systems that consist of many parts, the parts usually influence one another.
B-2 Social and natural systems may not function as well if parts are missing, damaged, mismatched, or misconnected.
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MINNESOTA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
MINNESOTA SCIENCE STANDARD(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
3.I.B.1 - The student will ask questions about the natural world that can be investigated scientifically.
3.IV.C.2 - The student will know that changes in habitat can be beneficial or harmful to an organism.
4.I.A.1 - The student will explore the uses and effects of science in our interaction with the natural world.
4.III.A.1- The student will identify and investigate environmental issues and potential solutions.
5.IV.E.1 - The student will recognize that individuals of some species differ in their characteristics and that sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.
5.IV.E.2- The student will recognize that extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival.
5.IV.F.2- The student will use food webs to describe the relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem in Minnesota.
5.IV.F.3- The student will recognize that organisms are growing, dying and decaying, and that their matter is recycled.
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NI3
NI4
NI5
NI6
Posted by Natural Innovations
Wetlands Trunk – Detroit Lakes
Posted: September 11, 2019 by MAEE Administration
Category: Natural Innovations
This wetland themed truck has a variety of hands-on educational materials and lesson plans. It includes visual examples of wetland functions, beaver pelt & skull, beaver adaptations activity and informational posters. Videos including Bill Nye the Science Guy's "Wetlands". Grades 3-6.
Pick up only. Reserve the trunk by calling the US Fish & Wildlife Service, Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District at 218-847-4431.
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ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SYSTEM CONCEPT(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
Habitat
Niche
Ecosystem
Population
SYSTEM BENCHMARK(S) TO BE ADDRESSED FOR GRADES preK-2, 3-5:
Grades preK - 2
A-2 Social systems and natural systems may not continue to function if some of their parts are missing.
Grades 3 - 5
B-1 In social and natural systems that consist of many parts, the parts usually influence one another.
B-2 Social and natural systems may not function as well if parts are missing, damaged, mismatched, or misconnected.
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MINNESOTA ACADEMIC STANDARDS
MINNESOTA SCIENCE STANDARD(S) TO BE ADDRESSED:
3.I.B.1 - The student will ask questions about the natural world that can be investigated scientifically.
3.IV.C.2 - The student will know that changes in habitat can be beneficial or harmful to an organism.
4.I.A.1 - The student will explore the uses and effects of science in our interaction with the natural world.
4.III.A.1- The student will identify and investigate environmental issues and potential solutions.
5.IV.E.1 - The student will recognize that individuals of some species differ in their characteristics and that sometimes the differences give individuals an advantage in surviving and reproducing.
5.IV.E.2- The student will recognize that extinction of a species occurs when the environment changes and the adaptive characteristics of a species are insufficient to allow its survival.
5.IV.F.2- The student will use food webs to describe the relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem in Minnesota.
5.IV.F.3- The student will recognize that organisms are growing, dying and decaying, and that their matter is recycled.
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NI3
NI4
NI5
NI6
Posted by Natural Innovations