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Wild Wonders: Exploring the Survival Secrets of Massachusetts Wildlife
How do groundhogs survive freezing Massachusetts winters? Why do beavers have orange teeth? Join Mass Audubon to explore the life cycles, adaptations, and survival of some of Massachusetts' amazing native wildlife. As Mass Audubon educators energize your curriculum with experiential learning, students will discover the incredible abilities of peregrine falcons, beavers, turkey vultures, porcupines, groundhogs, gray treefrogs, and more!
Through hands-on indoor and outdoor learning activities, students will come away with a clear, experience-based understanding of how animals have incredible physical and behavioral characteristics that allow them to survive, grow, and change over time (kindergarten), respond to seasonal change (first grade), and survive in their habitats (second grade), and complete their life cycles (third grade).
The Wild Wonders program includes 3-5 one-hour classroom sessions, with the additional option of a field trip to Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Easthampton.
Program Location(s):
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Arcadia, Easthampton
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Your school
Grades:
K, 1, 2, 3
Learning Standards Supported:
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K-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - where animals and plants get food
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K-LS1-2 (MA) - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - plants/animals, grow/change over time
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1-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - function of plant/animal body parts
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1-LS1-2 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - animal behavior effects survival
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2-LS2-3 (MA) - Ecosystems--Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics - how plant/animals depend on surroundings
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2-LS4-1 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - observe/compare living things diff. env.
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3-ESS2-1 - Earth's Systems - use graphs to predict seasonal weather
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3-LS1-1 - From Molecules to Organisms--Structures and Processes - life cycles
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3-LS4-3 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - env. constraints on organisms survival
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3-LS4-4 - Biological Evolution--Unity and Diversity - changes in habitat affect reproduction
Contact:
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