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MovieNightActivity
Theobjectiveofthisactivityistwo‐fold:Learnaboutendangeredandthreatenedspecieswhilehavingfunwithyourfriendsand/orfamily.
Themoviehastobefocusedonwildlifeandonethatyouhavenotyetwatched.Whenthemovieisover,talkaboutitwithyourfriendsorfamily.Whatdidyoulikebest?Whichdidyoulikeleast?Wasthereanythingthatsurprisedyou?Doyouthinkthefilmshowedanimalsthewaytheyreallyact?Whyorwhynot?
Justsoyouknow:Thefilmcanbeananimatedoneifyouwanttowatchone.Itwouldbebesttowatchonethatisaboutendangeredorthreatenedspeciessincethatiswhatthisbadgechallengeisallabout.
OwlPelletActivityObjective:OneofourP.E.T.S.istheMexicanSpottedOwl.Thisactivitywillhelpyoulearnaboutowlsingeneralincludingwhattheyeat.Theactivityprovidesa“hands‐on”experiencetotheyoungbiologistandisafunwaytolearnaboutowls.Whatyouneedtocompletetocompletethisactivity:Youwillneed1Nature‐WatchOwlpelletStarterkitwhichincludeseverythingyouneedtocompletetheactivity.Toorderoneonline,gotowww.nature‐watch.com.Thecostofthisiscurrently$19.95.Orderthe“owlpelletactivitykit”(product#400).Thingstothinkaboutandtalktoyourfriendsand/orfamilyaboutwhileexploringyourowlpellet:
Howmanytypesofbonesdidyoufind? Whatkindsofpreydoowlseat? Whatwasthelargestanimalbonethatyoufound?Thesmallest? Didyoufindanythingsurprising?Ifso,what? Whatwasthemostinterestingpartoftheactivity?
GeographyActivity
Objective:Tolearnaboutwildlifehabitatsandknowwhattypesofspeciesliveineachtypeof
habitats.
Directions:
Colorallthemap(see“Templates”inbackofhandbook)habitatandspeciesnamelabels.
Cutoutthehabitatandspeciesnameslabels.
Placeallthelabelsinthecorrectplacesonthemap.Whenyouaresurethathavethem
correct,checktheanswerkeytomakesuretheyareright.Onceyouhavethemplacedon
themapcorrectly,gluethemonthemap.
Showthistoyourtroopleadertogetcreditforthisactivity.
Habitats(Utah):
1. Polar/arctic areas 2. Mountains 3. Oceans 4. Deserts 5. Savannah/grasslands/prairies 6. Tropical rainforest 7. Woodland/forest 8. Tundra 9. Taiga 10. Wetland areas/marshes 11. Pond 12. Rivers/lakes 13. Coral reef 14. Deciduous forest 15. Tide pool 16. Cave
ListofP.E.T.S.(Utah) ListofHabitatsfoundinstate(Utah)
**Rememberthatsomespeciesliveinmorethanonehabitat.Placethemintheoneidentifiedintheanswerkey.**
P.E.T.S.PlayActivity
Ifwildlifecouldtalk,whatdoyouthinktheywouldsay?Thisactivitywillhelpthewholetroopgetinvolvedandlearnaboutourendangeredand
threatenedspecies.
AlltheinformationthatisneededtoperformthisplaycanbefoundinAppendix“B”ofthehandbook.
ListofP.E.T.Sthathavespeakingpartsarehandpuppetsthatthetroopmaketogether.
Dialogueandsongarefoundintheappendixaswell,butyoucanchangeitaroundtoaccommodateyourtroopsincenoonehasthesameamountofscoutsintheirtroops.
Thisplayisonlyabout15minutesinlength. Eachtroopwillhavetobecreativeandmakeuptheirownpropsneeded
fortheirownplay.
Asalways,havefunandlearnaboutP.E.T.S!
Zoo/NationalParkVisitActivity
Thisactivityisafunwaytolearnaboutwildlifeinanaturalenvironment.Youwillneedtobeabletogointoazooora
nationalparksuchasYellowstoneNationalParktocompletethisactivity.Byobservingwildlifefirsthand,youcanhaveauniqueexperiencethatwillgiveyouabetterunderstandingofnatureandwhyitissoimportanttoprotectthewildlifethatshareourplanetwithus!
GoodLuckandHaveFun!
BeforeyouheadouttothezooorgowithyourfamilytotheNationalPark,makesureyouhavethefollowingitems:
NotebookorJournaltowritedownobservationsofwhatyousawduringyourvisit.
Pencilsorpens(ofcourse!) Crayons,colorpencils,orpaintstodrawthedifferentanimalsthatyou
see. Camera(optional)totakepicturestoputinyourjournal.
Reminder:Thewholepointofthisactivityistogetyoutoreallyfindoutasmuchasyoucanabouthowasmanyspeciesasyoucanfind,butreflectonwhatimpacthumanshaveonwildlifeaswell.
Peregrine Falcon
PublicServiceAnnouncement(PSA)
Apublicserviceannouncementisawaytoraiseawarenessaboutatopicthatyoufeelstrongly
aboutandwantotherstoknowmoreaboutthatsubject.ThereareseveralwaystocreateaPSA
likemakingaposter,writingasongaboutitandsingingit,orevenmakingavideothatyoucan
launchonYouTube.
Forthisactivity,youmustcreateanoriginalPSAaboutP.E.T.S.andpresentitinawaythatallows
otherstolearnaboutthemandwhyitissoimportanttoprotectthemfromgoingextinct.Isthere
aparticularspeciesthatyoulike?Youcanfocusonjustonespeciesormultiplespecies.Afteryou
havefinished,youwillneedtoshareitwithothersandtellwhyyoumadethePSAandwhyitis
importanttoyoutoteachothersaboutendangeredandthreatenedspecieslivinginyourstate.
IfyouhavenevercreatedaPSA,checkouttheInternetforsuggestionsofhowtomakeoneandif
youplantomakeavideotolaunchonYouTube,youwillneedtohaveanadulthelpyouandmake
sureyourvideoiswithintheguidelinestheyhavefortheirsite.
HealthandCareActivity
Objective:Tolearnhowwildlifespecialistscareforendangeredandthreatenedspeciesthatlive
incaptivity.
Directions:Youmustimagineyourselfasanewtraineeatawildlifesanctuaryorrefugeefor
endangeredwildlife.Aspartofyourtraining,youareassignedtoonespecies(youchose!)andwill
beresponsibleforitsoverallcareandifitgetssick,youwillhavetotakecareofituntilitgets
better.Tocompletethisactivity,youmustuseeitherthelibraryorInternettolearnallaboutthe
speciesandwhatatypicalsanctuary/refugeewoulddotocareforthatspecies.Belowaresome
guidelinestohelpyouwiththisactivity.Onceyouhavecompletedthisactivity,youcanpresentthe
informationtoyourfamily,trooporbothinwhateverwayyouwouldlikesuchasreadinganessay
youhavewritten,acollageyouhavemadeoranyothermediayouwishtopresentit.
Guidelines:
Describeyourchosenspecies
Whattypeofdietdoesyourspecieshave?
Whataresomereasonsthatyourspecieswouldbeincaptivity?
Whattypesofdiseasesdoesyourspeciestypicallyhave?Whatwouldacaregiverdoto
makethespeciesfeelbetter?(Describeoneortwospecificscenarios?
Whatwouldbetheexpectedlifespanofaspeciesincaptivitycomparedtothesame
speciesinthewild?
IfyoufindanactualsanctuaryforyourspecificspecieswhilesearchingtheInternet,what
didyoufindoutaboutit?Didyoucontactthem?Ifso,whatinformationdidtheygiveyou
thatsurpriseyou?
P.E.T.S.BingoGame
ThisactivityputsatwistonthetraditionalBingogamethatyouhaveprobablyplayedwithfamily
andfriends.ThecardshaveimagesofsomeofthemanyP.E.T.S.Whenthecallerreadsoneofthe
descriptioncards,youhavetoguesswhatspecieshe/sheisdescribingtoyou.Ifyouthinkyou
knowthespeciesthenplaceamarkerontheboxthathasthatspecies.Afteryouhavefive
markersdiagonal,lefttoright,ortoptobottom,yell“Bingo!”toseeifyouguesstheallthespecies
correctly!
BingoPlayingCardsandDescriptionCardscanbefoundinAppendix“B”
Science(Habitat)Activity
Objective:Learnaboutendangered/threatenedspecies;raiseawarenessofwildlifeandhow
humaninteractionsand/orglobalwarmingaffectwildlife.
Whatyouneedtodotocompletethisactivity:Pickaspeciesfromthelistintheappendixandanswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthespecies.
Youcandothisinanessayorifyouwanttobemorecreativeyoucanmakeaposter/collageof
youselectedspeciesaslongasallofthefollowingquestionsareansweredaboutthatspecies.
Questions:
NameofSpecies
Anatomy/Appearance(Example:height,weight,colors,featherorfur?)
Locomotion(Howdoesyourspeciesmove?)
Diet(Whatdoesyourspecieseat?)
Habitat/Range(Wheredoesyourspecieslive?Describeit.)
Adoptions(Howhasyourspecieschangeovertimetoliveandsurvive?)
LifeCycle/Reproduction(Howlongdoesyourspecieslive?Whendotheyhaveoffspring?)
Behavior:Defense/Offense(Whatdoesyourspeciesdowhenthreatened?Whenthey
attackprey/enemies?)
Enemies(Whodoesyourspeciesnotgetalongwithorfightwithforfood/territory?)
SomethingSpecial(Whatmakesyourspeciesunique?)
Classification(Example:LeatherbackSeaTurtles@Demochelyscoriacea)
Whenyoufinishyouressayorposter/collage,giveittoyourtroopleadersoyoucangetcreditfor
thisactivity.
FoodChainActivity
Objectives:LearnwheretheP.E.T.Sthatliveinourstateliveandabouttheirpositioninnature'sfoodchains. Whatyouwillneedtocompletethisactivity:Forthisactivity,youmustchooseoneormoreoftheecosystemslistedbelowandputalloftheP.E.T.S.thatarelistedintheindexintheircorrectecosystemandinthecorrectpositioninthefoodchain.Youmustincludeallthespeciesthatarein
thatecosystemincludingthosethatareincludedontheP.E.T.S.list.Belowaresometipsthatwillhelpyoutofinishthisactivity,butyoumayuseotherresourcestohelpyouaswell.Doyouthinkyoucanputafoodchaintogether?
Youeatfoodtogetenergy.Thisenergyhelpsyoutogrow,jump,run,andplay.Peopleeatlotsofdifferenttypesofmeat,fish,fruitsandvegetables.Peoplearecalled“omnivores”.
Allanimalsgetenergyfromfood.Someanimalsonlyeatmeat.Theseanimalsarecalled“carnivores”.
Someanimalsonlyeatplants.Thesetypesofanimalsarecalled“herbivores”.
Plantsgettheirenergytogrowfromthesun,waterandsoil.Theorderthatanimalsfeedonotherplantsandanimalsiscalledafoodchain.
Therearesixdifferenttypesofecosystems:pond,meadow,forest,desertsavanna,northern/arctic,andofcourse,thewholeEarth.
Message in a Puzzle Activity LearningObjectives:Writing,Creativity
Whatyouwillneedforthisactivity:
Constructionpaper Crayonsand/ormarkers Posterboardorcardboard Glue,Scissors Envelope
StepstoCompletethisActivity:
1. Selectapatterntocopyfromtheattachedpatternpages.
2. Cutouttheshapeofthespecies.
3. Placeonasheetofconstructionpaperandtracetheoutlineofthespecies.
4. Decoratetheanimalanywayyouwantto(eyes,nose,mouth,etc.)
5. Cuttheshapeintopuzzlepieces(smallerifyouwantittobeharder,largerifyouwantto
makeiteasiertoputtogether).
6. Writeshortletterandputintotheenvelopealongwiththepuzzle.
7. Giveittoafriendorparenttosolvethepuzzle.
8. Oncetheyhaveputittogether,theycanreadtheletteryouwroteaboutthespeciestotell
themaboutthatspecies.
Enclosed:
EnvelopePattern&Directions(Appendix“A”)Choosefromtwoenvelopepatternsandyou
mayhavetoenlargeenvelopeoftemplatesopuzzleandletterfitinside.
SpeciesPatternstoselectfromforthisactivity
o DesertTortoise
o BaldEagle
o PeregrineFalcon
o UtahPrairieDog
o MexicanSpottedOwl
o GrizzlyBear
o BlackFootedFerret
o GrayWolf
Chocolate Desert Tortoises
Learning Objectives: Organizational, follow directions, learn about an endangered species. Ingredients:
1 pkg. (18 oz ) refrigerated sugar cookies dough 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 TB. Powdered sugar ½ tsp. Vanilla 30 caramels, unwrapped ½ cup (3 oz) semisweet chocolate chips Silver decors (dragees)
Directions: [1] Preheat oven @ 350 degrees F. Grease mini ( 1 ¼”) muffin pan cups. Remove dough from wrapper; place in large bowl. Let dough stand at room temperature about 15 minutes. [2] Add cocoa; powdered sugar and vanilla to dough; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. [3] Shape dough into 30 balls; press onto bottoms and up sides of muffin cups. Bake 10 minutes. Press 1 caramel into each chocolate cup. Return to oven 2 to 3 minutes or until caramels are soft. Working quickly, press 5 pecans into caramels for legs and head. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. [4] Place wire rack over waxed paper. Place chocolate chips in small microwavable bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 to 1 ½ minutes. Stir after first minute and then at 30 second intervals after first minute until chips are melted and smooth. Attach 2 silver decors (dragees) to head with chocolate for eyes. Drizzle remaining chocolate over tops of tortoises as desired. Let stand until chocolate is completely set. ** Makes 2 ½ dozen cookies**