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Outreach ACTIVITY TITLE: ARCTIC ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS (CLASSROOM VISITS) Submitted by: Alyssa Murdoch, Masters Candidate University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario [email protected] Purpose: To teach concepts relating to how animals are adapted to surviving in the harsh Arctic climate Date: Nov 25 & 29, Dec 2, 2010 Location: West Humber Junior Middle School (Northern Toronto) Who (target audience): Grades 1‐7 Description of Activity Arctic Animal Adaptations Lesson Plan Outline Introduction (10‐15 mins): Concepts to introduce: Ecosystem, adaptations, Inuit people. ‐ Introduce myself and briefly discuss what I do ‐ Geographic perspective: use map to show the Arctic relative to us Brainstorming: ‐ Have students come up with Arctic ecosystem characteristics (e.g. cold temperature, daylight fluctuations, animals, habitat etc.) ‐ Using props collected from the field (e.g. ptarmigan feathers, musk‐ox hair, arctic charr muscle), discuss how these parts allow these animals to survive in the Arctic. ‐ Summarize types of Arctic adaptations: camouflage, warmth, seasonal feeding cycles Main Activity (40 mins): Blubber glove Materials per group of 4: 1 bowl 2 thermometers 1 control glove 1 survival suit glove (made up of various materials, examples below) 1 large Ziploc bag clothespins 2 stones Ice Paper Pencil/crayons 2 jars Altered to age group – younger kids have a more general qualitative look at blubber (lard gloves) as insulation and learn: ‐ How does blubber help Arctic animals stay warm? ‐ What does it mean to insulate? ‐ Discuss different animals that use blubber

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Page 1: Arctic Animal Adaptations · Arctic Animal Adaptations Lesson Plan Outline Introduction (10‐15 mins): Concepts to introduce: Ecosystem, adaptations, Inuit people. ‐ Introduce

Outreach

ACTIVITYTITLE:ARCTICANIMALADAPTATIONS(CLASSROOMVISITS)Submittedby:AlyssaMurdoch,MastersCandidateUniversityofWaterlooWaterloo,[email protected]

Purpose:ToteachconceptsrelatingtohowanimalsareadaptedtosurvivingintheharshArcticclimateDate:Nov25&29,Dec2,2010Location:WestHumberJuniorMiddleSchool(NorthernToronto)Who(targetaudience):Grades1‐7DescriptionofActivityArcticAnimalAdaptationsLessonPlanOutline

Introduction(10‐15mins):Conceptstointroduce:Ecosystem,adaptations,Inuitpeople.

‐ IntroducemyselfandbrieflydiscusswhatIdo‐ Geographicperspective:usemaptoshowtheArcticrelativetous

Brainstorming:

‐ HavestudentscomeupwithArcticecosystemcharacteristics(e.g.coldtemperature,daylightfluctuations,animals,habitatetc.)

‐ Usingpropscollectedfromthefield(e.g.ptarmiganfeathers,musk‐oxhair,arcticcharrmuscle),discusshowthesepartsallowtheseanimalstosurviveintheArctic.

‐ SummarizetypesofArcticadaptations:camouflage,warmth,seasonalfeedingcycles

MainActivity(40mins):BlubbergloveMaterialspergroupof4:

1bowl 2thermometers 1controlglove 1survivalsuitglove(madeupofvariousmaterials,examplesbelow) 1largeZiplocbag clothespins 2stones Ice Paper Pencil/crayons 2jars

Alteredtoagegroup–youngerkidshaveamoregeneralqualitativelookatblubber(lardgloves)asinsulationandlearn:

‐ HowdoesblubberhelpArcticanimalsstaywarm?‐ Whatdoesitmeantoinsulate?‐ Discussdifferentanimalsthatuseblubber

Page 2: Arctic Animal Adaptations · Arctic Animal Adaptations Lesson Plan Outline Introduction (10‐15 mins): Concepts to introduce: Ecosystem, adaptations, Inuit people. ‐ Introduce

‐ Discussotherfunctionsofblubber(e.g.buoyancy,energyreserve)Foroldergroups:willinvestigatedifferentmaterialsasinsulators(e.g.fur,blubber,airbubblewrap,cotton,tinfoiletc.)toseewhichmaterialsarethebestinsulators

‐ Taketemperaturerecordingsinsideinsulatorbagsoveraperiodoftimeandthendiscussresults

‐ Whicharethebest/worstatinsulating?CanwethinkofanimalswhichusetheseintheArctic?

Wrapupgame(10minutes)–generalArcticanimaltrivia,true/falsebasedonlesson,and

openendedquestions(e.g.whyshouldwecareabouttheArcticecosystem).o Prizes–(youngerkids)‐getteamcardsforparticipating(eitherptarmiganoreider

ducks)andolderkidsgethotchocolatepackets.Resourceshttp://resources.yesican‐science.ca/trek/tea/blubber_mania.htmlhttp://ipy.arcticportal.org/index.php?option=com_k2&id=2067&view=itemImpactofEvent/ProjectandLessonsLearned• Principalandteachersextremelysupportiveandassistedduringtheprogram• Manystatedafterwardsthattheprogramwasfun,interestingandage‐appropriate• ReceivedthankyounotesfromallGrade1and2studentsandfromoneGrade7class• Olderstudentshadmorequestionsaboutwhattheexperiencewaslikeinthenorthand

approachedmeafterwardstolearnmore• Someclassroomswerealreadylearningaboutecosystemsoranimaladaptationsin

class,whichmadethisprogrammuchmorerelevantanditfitnicelywiththecurriculum• Iwasimpressedbyhowmuchsomeofthestudentsalreadyknew• Studentswereknowledgeableaboutclimatechangeimpactsandhadfeelingsabouthow

thesechangesmayaffectthem

• Ifoundallclasseskeentointeractandwell‐behaved

• Itwasauniqueandfulfillingexperienceforme

• Itisanexcitingandvaluableexperienceforstudentstolearnaboutthesetopicsfroma‘northernscientist’

• Ithinkthisactivityhashelpedchangeperceptionsofwhatascientistreallyisandhopefullythisincreasedawarenesshaswidenedthedoorofpotentialfuturecareerdirectionsforsome

• Ilookforwardtodoingmoreclassroomvisitsinthefuture

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