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5. Name That Animal I
Purpose:
This activity allows students to practice using binoculars and observational skills to identify animals.
Materials Needed:
- Binoculars
- Student's data collection form
- Student's journal
- Posters of wildlife - Wildlife In Washington posters
- Field guides
Teacher’s Guide:
- Mark multiple animals on each poster with post-it note or chalk and have student teams select one.
- Place each poster at a distance from a viewing line that use of binoculars is a necessity.
- Assign students to groups;
1-2 "observer" to use binoculars
1-2 "note takers" to record description of animals in their journal
1-2 "biologists" to identify animal from description.
STUDENTS TRADE ROLES AT EACH STATION.
- Rotate all groups thru stations in timed observations.
- Each group will need a copy of Student's Data Collection Form.
Student Guide »
Definitions
Biologist - a scientist who studies living organisms.
Common name - the non-scientific name by which a species of plant is known.
Observer - a person who watches what happens but has no active part in it.
Scientific name - the recognized Latin name given to an organism, consisting of a genus and species, according to a taxonomy.
Species - taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.
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