Students will act as detectives on the trails, looking for clues, or evidence, that animals are active at the sanctuary despite the season.
Curriculum Frameworks:
5-ESS1-2 - Earth's Place in the Universe - Earth/Sun/ Moon's, orbit/rotation/tilt effects
5-LS2-1 - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - movement of matter through food web
5-PS3-1 - energy - energy transfer in animals
7-MS-LS2-4 - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - ecosystem disruptions can shift pop.
8-MS-ESS1-1b - Earth's Place in the Universe - Earth-Sun system cause of seasons
8-MS-ESS3-5 - Earth and Human Activity - human activities and global temperatures
8-MS-LS4-4 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - natural selection