Eagle Basic Skills Math Practice

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Lesson Plans. The Raptor Center. U. NIVERSITY OF. M. INNESOTA. Predator-Prey Relationships. Summary. Students will:. 1. Understand ecological systems. …

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Lesson Plans
The Raptor Center
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Predator-Prey Relationships
Summary
Students will:
1. Understand ecological systems.
2. Provide experiences to help citizens increase their sensitivity and stewardship for the environment.
3. Understand that ecological interrelationships cross political boundaries and effects can be global.
4. Understand the cause-and-effect relationship between human attitudes and behavior and the environment.
Setting
Classroom
Objectives
Students will:
1. Explain the relationships and interdependency between predators and prey.
2. List factors that can affect the size of a wildlife population.
3. Explain how people’s attitudes towards predators may form.
4. Describe how predators at the top of the food pyramid function as an ecological barometer.
5. Describe the osprey’s adaptations that make it an efficient bird of prey.
6. Describe the wolf’s adaptations that make it an efficient predator.
7. Explain the current threats against ospreys, wolves, and other predators.
Materials
Activity #1:
?One small paper bag per “aquatic insect”
?Approximately 18-20 different “food chips”– white and colored paper dots, poker chips, etc. (or any other material that can be easily picked up). 30 pieces per student is recommended in a proportion of two-thirds white…