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Here is a chance to focus your students on current ecological topics through projects that involve critical thinking and the creative arts.
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Each classroom that fully participates will receive a Wildlife Kids Club Certificate to display on their classroom wall. |
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The class that brings forth the winning project in each school will receive a Wildlife Kids Club Certificate and a special prize. |
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Each school will submit their chosen project. One Greater San Francisco Bay Area school will be chosen to win the grand prize, a FREE WILDLIFE ASSEMBLY PROGRAM. |
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| Teachers, select a winning project from each class and then have the principal (or chosen representative) to choose the school winner. Send in the school winner as your entry. From each of the topics, we will select a project to post on this page; out of those, we will pick the grand prise winning entry. Winning entries will be posted on this page.
Students can work individually on their projects, or in groups up to four. We encourage multi-disciplinary projects to foster learning through the multiple intelligences. Choose between the three following topics based on the needs of your class:
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Project should include:
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A drawing with each of the following components:
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Bird, mammal, fish, tree, plant, insect, reptile, and amphibian from your area.
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A written section for each of these, including information on habitat and life strategy. This should be written in a story format that illustrates how all 8 of these life forms fit into the local environment. We are looking for ecological accuracy within a framework of creative understanding - don't just tell us the facts, bring them to life with vivid details! Illustrate in the story why biodiver sity is important - include information about a local threatened or endangered species and how to protect it. |
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| Here is your chance to discover the mysteries of nature, just like the classic naturalists. Many of the great nature writers have had favorite places that they liked to explore frequently. Join the ranks of Thoreau and Aldo Leopold, and take this opportunity to learn about the trees, birds, and other animals around you. |
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Find a place that you can easily visit to observe nature. Spend at least ten minutes sitting quietly when you go there. Be as still and quiet as a shadow, and blend into your surroundings. Visit this place at least two days a week for a month. Watch everything that is going on there. The quieter you are, the more you may see.
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The best way to learn how to read a map is to start by making your own. Here are some things to put on your map: Show where the trees are, and where any water might be. Include the four directions, and any major landmarks that stand out to you. Also put any special events on the map. This could include a bird that you saw, or where a chipmunk has its burrow. Put at least seven events on your map.
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List ten questions you have about the place you are visiting - what do you wonder about that place? What would you like to learn about there?
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Research something that lives there. It could be a tree, a bird, anything that catches your eye. Write a short story about what its life is like there in that place. Include enough details so that the reader can imagine they are there with you. |
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Write about the animals you saw at the assembly. Include what you remember learning about them from the assembly, and additional information from your own research. Include facts about how the animals fit into their natural ecosystems. Which animal were you the most interested in? Why? How did it feel to get to see these animals? Draw pictures of them in their native habitat.
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Write about why is it important to protect wildlife and biodiversity. What can you do to help? Find a simple way that you can help the environment, and do it. Tell about what you did to help.
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Judging the Entries
The contest will be judged using the following criteria:
- critical thought
- creativity
- use and understanding of ecological concepts
- demonstration of how your project helps the community (on individual, on human community, and the local beyond-human ecology)
Entries must be submitted by .
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Wildlife Kids Club: Class Contest Entry
c/o Wildlife Associates
P.O. Box 3098
Half Moon Bay, CA
94019
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