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Open Educational Resources from 2021 March Mammal Madness Tournament This packet includes: Page 2021 Bracket Common Name 2 2021 Bracket Latin Binomial 3 Bracket FAQ (English) 4-6 Pre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (English) 7-9 Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (English) 10-25 Visual Arts Lesson Plan (English) 26-27 Language Arts Lesson Plan (English) 28-30 Guide for Youngest Players (English) 31-32 JUMBO Bracket for Youngest Players (English) 33-37 2021 Bracket Common Name (Spanish) 38 Pre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (Spanish) 39-41 Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (Spanish) 42-57 Visual Arts Lesson Plan (Spanish) 58-59 Language Arts Lesson Plan (Spanish) 60-62 JUMBO Bracket for Youngest Players (Spanish) 63-67 2020 March Mammal Madness Educator Materials by Katie Hinde and Stephanie Schuttler, illustrated by Charon Henning, Spanish translation provided by Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora, Bracket Graphic Design by Will Nickley. Guide for Youngest Players by Jenna Kissel. The materials are provided as an Open Educational Resource and are licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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Open Educational Resources from 2021 March Mammal Madness Tournament

This packet includes: Page 2021 Bracket Common Name 2 2021 Bracket Latin Binomial 3 Bracket FAQ (English) 4-6 Pre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (English) 7-9 Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (English) 10-25 Visual Arts Lesson Plan (English) 26-27 Language Arts Lesson Plan (English) 28-30 Guide for Youngest Players (English) 31-32 JUMBO Bracket for Youngest Players (English) 33-37 2021 Bracket Common Name (Spanish) 38 Pre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (Spanish) 39-41 Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (Spanish) 42-57 Visual Arts Lesson Plan (Spanish) 58-59 Language Arts Lesson Plan (Spanish) 60-62 JUMBO Bracket for Youngest Players (Spanish) 63-67 2020 March Mammal Madness Educator Materials by Katie Hinde and Stephanie Schuttler, illustrated by Charon Henning, Spanish translation provided by Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora, Bracket Graphic Design by Will Nickley. Guide for Youngest Players by Jenna Kissel. The materials are provided as an Open Educational Resource and are licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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BRACKET FAQ For a DEEP dive into MMM mechanics, check out our MMManuscript at eLife. How are the winners determined? The organizers take info about their weaponry, armor, fight style, temperament/motivation, and any special skills/consideration and estimate a probability of the outcome and then use a random number generator to determine the outcome- this is why there are upsets in the tournament. Typically the battles are one individual from the species vs. one individual from the other species. Also as you are estimating your outcomes, assume that the combatants represent the most prime-aged, badass, kickass specimen of that species. And just as in nature, there can occasionally be scientifically-grounded outsider interference. The tournament features 65 species… but there will be only one champion. This means that 64 species AREN’T going to win. Prepare your learners for the possibility of heartbreak. Also know that we the organizers generally agree with the students about the more probable outcomes, BUT we use a random number generator calibrated to scientifically-informed probabilities to determine outcomes. Sometimes, rarely, a much less-likely combatant triumphs. This is why we write battles with unexpected but scientifically-grounded plot twists, and other narrative techniques such as 3rd party interventions. This is part of the suspense, surprise, and collective experience of March Mammal Madness. This is not Thunderdome. And just like in nature, that lion is not necessarily calmly waiting until the oryx is done displacing the impala to lunge into the scene. Indeed, ambush predators often wait for their target to be distracted before attacking. For this reason we also recommend teachers do not grade on accuracy of student predictions and instead have assignments based on research, justification, and arguing from evidence to advocate for their predicted champion. Where do the battles occur? In round 1, round 2, and the Sweet 16, the battle takes place in the better-seeded species ecosystem- they get home court/habitat advantage. Once to the Elite Trait, Final Roar, and Championship battles, the 2021 environment is random among four possible ecologies: (1) Dwarf/Elfin Forest (2) Seagrass Meadow (3) Semi-Arid Desert (4) Freshwater Swamp Forest

Are battles always to the death? The battles are NOT always “nature, red in tooth and claw.” Sometimes the winner "wins" by displacing the other at a feeding location, sometimes a powerful animal doesn't attack because it is not motivated to- a few years ago in the “Who in the What Now?” Division we had a dhole lose to a binturong because the night before dhole had gorged on babirusa and

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the gut passage time of wild canids is 24-48 hours. This meant that the dhole was still full from the night before and unwilling to take the risks of tangling with the binturong. Even a small claw cut or bite wound can get infected and lots of times an animal will back down rather than take a risk for little potential benefit. Another thing that can happen is if a species has to battle in an ecology that is really bad for it- for example if a cold adapted species is battling in a tropical forest, it can dangerously overheat- changing the outcome probabilities. Sometimes an animal gets injured or snaps a canine in a previous round that carries over into the next round- just like an injury of a star player totally changes a basketball team's outcome. Also hiding or running away counts as a forfeit. Wait, I thought this was a battle of mammals! What are all those #AltMammals doing

here?

Did you know that longtime MMM co-organizers Chris Anderson and Josh Drew aren't even

mammalogists? Chris is an entomologist and Josh is a marine biologist who primarily studies

fish! AND well, apparently people see "cats" everywhere they look. Most importantly, all

animals are awesome, so March Mammal Madness puts an asterisk behind 'Mammal.'

I love otters! Can I call them my "spirit animal" without perpetuating settler

colonialism?

Most probably not. If you have a deep affinity for an animal, but your identity means you

are culturally appropriating when you use the term, there are many options. We

suggest: "inner animal", "anima", "emblem", or "animal quiddity/quidditas." #WordNerds

What do the numbers next to the Combatants mean? These correspond to the relative rankings among the species. 1 is the highest/best ranked team in the division and 16 is the lowest/worst- the number assigned is referred to as "seeding" but its functionally interchangeable with ranking (seeded/ranked are therefore also interchangeable). The single elimination bracket battle favors the strongest teams until you get out to the semi-finals: 1 plays (crushes) 16, 2 plays 15… Oh and just like the military, or the hunger games- it’s up or out. As soon as a species loses, it’s out of the tournament. And the battles are not necessarily to the death- animals can forfeit by running away, backing down, quitting the field of battle, etc. Mechanics of filling out a bracket: you'll see the teams are paired up in round 1, pick the winner to advance to round two and they are paired again, keep picking who advances, until you have a champion. If this explanation doesn't make sense, find someone nearby to show you what's up. What is an "upset"?

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This is when a worse-seeded combatant beats a better-seeded combatant. 10 beating 7 isn't a super impressive upset but a 15 defeating a 2 is a major upset. For example, in the NCAA basketball version of March Madness “Coming off its 11th national championship the season before, UCLA was ready to make another run through the 1996 NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed. But in his final year as coach, Pete Carril and his 13 seeded Princeton offense got the best of the Bruins, stunning Jim Harrick’s squad in the first round with a last-second basket on a backdoor cut.” OH SNAP! What is a “Cinderella” team? A "Cinderella" team is a low-ranked team that progresses multiple rounds of the tournament systematically beating higher ranked teams. So should I always pick the better-ranked mammal? No! Real fans don’t abandon their favorite mammals just because they are pathetic at this kind of battle (although hopefully well-suited to their particular ecological niche). For example, my primate picks in 2013 performed dismally because my well-established monkey agenda was in direct opposition to well-established patterns that apes totally wipe the floor/branch with them. People will clown you if your bracket is TOO conservative by always picking the better-ranked team. Also the rankings are not infallible and there are upsets in nature too. Upsets are what make March Mammal Madness exciting. Like in 2015 when #3 seed Quokka exited stage left for those sweet burger rings allowing #14 seed Numbat to advance!!! OMG! WHO SAW THAT COMING!?!?!?!

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March Mammal Madness in the Classroom: Research the Contenders!

March Mammal Madness is created and directed by Professor Katie Hinde, Arizona State University Lesson plan from Dr. Stephanie Schuttler and Katie Hinde, artwork by Charon Henning

Objectives:

• Students create species profiles of MMM “combatants” identifying adaptations that will help them or hurt them in battle

• Students fill out MMM personal brackets Timing and Implementation:

• Variable. At least 10-15 minutes, but can be made into a full classroom activity or take place over several days for a few minutes each day

• Students must complete and share info before March 8th (date of MMM “wild card” battle) or March 10th (launch date of the first round)

Materials:

• MMM bracket

• Google drive and Internet

Introduction: Mammal March Madness (MMM) is an alternate March Madness tournament focusing on simulated encounters between non-human mammals (and sometimes non-mammal animals), instead of college basketball. The bracket is run by a team of evolutionary biologists, using science and probability to determine the outcomes of the “battles.” The

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goal of Mammal March Madness is to provide a fun and exciting way to spread scientific knowledge about the competing animals, as well as awareness of ecology and animal conservation. These lesson plans are designed to extend learning of MMM in the classroom aligning to content required by state standards- particularly traits/adaptations, evolutionary relationships, anatomy and physiology, ecosystems. For more info, visit: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal_March_Madness, and https://theconversation.com/march-mammal-madness-tournament-shows-the-power-of-performance-science-73425

Procedure: In 20201 there are 65 species participating in MMM, many of which you and your students are unlikely to have ever even heard of! The tournament features 16 species per division, plus an additional wild card competitor. For students to make better decisions on which species should win each battle, they will create species profiles as a class using the Arizona State University’s resource page: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness (websites under “Pick your Winners”).

1. Educators can use a digital platform like a shared Google Drive folder for students to contribute to (in google drive, for each species in MMM, create a blank document within the folder) or can have students create promotional “hype” posters that can be hung on classroom or hallways walls.

2. Briefly discuss what is a mammal. Ask students what are the characteristics unique to mammals and how they differ from other animals. Note that many combatants in 2021 are not mammals.

3. Assign each student species to research for “vital stats” (see #4 below). For

example, in a class of 32 students, each student will be assigned (or choose) two different species. Each student should choose/have a different species or not all of the species will be properly researched.

4. Briefly review the meaning of adaptations/traits. For each species a student

researches, they must put the following information in the google drive/poster: a. 1 photo or artwork of the species b. 1 structural adaptation the animal has that is a strength (structural

adaptations = weaponry, armor, camouflage, nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion mechanisms, movement)

c. The biome the animal lives in d. If the species is an herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore e. The trophic level of the species (primary, secondary, or tertiary consumer).

5. The students will then advocate (or not, depending) for their animal to be a fierce competitor in MMM. They can do this just for their class or for all of #2021MMM participants to learn about the various species through Twitter. Lots of people

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participating will not know these species and these videos/tweets will be really helpful to people. They will share the information by:

a. Brief oral presentations to class b. Sharing info in a tweet using the hashtag #2021MMM

6. Students listen to information from their classmates and/or use tweets (from

around the world!) to make their choices and fill out their brackets. Note – students do not have to choose the species they researched to win. Decide what the student with the most points wins!

7. Students can additionally explain, justify, & argue from evidence about their predictions for the two combatants that will be in the championship battle in their bracket (what advantages do they have that will help them reach the Final Roar against the combatants they will encounter), and why their predicted champion will win.

8. Example hype posters from previous years: https://twitter.com/aminakatanaa/status/973005996464529408 https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%232018MMMK12&src=typd

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March Mammal Madness in the Classroom: Let the Games Begin!

March Mammal Madness is created and directed by Professor Katie Hinde, Arizona State University Lesson plan from Dr. Stephanie Schuttler and Katie Hinde, artwork by Charon Henning

Objectives:

• Students learn about the species through tweeted-out competitions conducted by scientists from universities around the world

• Students communicate directly with scientists through Twitter using #2021MMM during competitions

• Students update winning species with each round, adding information on behavioral adaptations, environmental impacts, human impacts, and knowledge on species evolutionary history.

Timing and Implementation:

• Variable, but least ~15 minutes at night, 10-15 minutes in the morning

Materials:

• Worksheets o #2021MMM: Round 1 – Behavioral Adaptations (4 copies) o #2021MMM: Round 2 – Traits & Scientist Profiles (2 copies) o #2021MMM: Round 3 – Sweet 16 Human Impacts (1 copy) o #2021MMM: Round 4 – Elite Trait – Environmental Impacts (1 copy) o #2021MMM: Round 5 – Final Roar – Evolutionary History (1 copy)

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o #2021MMM: Round 6 – Championship

• Google drive and Twitter

• Depending on time zone, some students may not be able to stay up to watch the “battles” live tweeted- the key battle tweets will be available the next morning at wakelet: https://wakelet.com/@ChrisAnderson2426

Procedure:

1. There are N=32 1st round battles (eight per Division) that are play-by-play announced via twitter (each battle has 15-25 tweets presenting species & battle information prepared by the biologist narrators), N=16 2nd round battles (4 per Division), N=8 3rd round battles (the Sweet 16), N=4 4th round battles (the Elite Trait), N=2 5th round battles (the Final Roar) and the Final Championship. Rounds 1-3 the “battle” occurs in the better seeded species home ecology- they have home court advantage. Rounds 4-6, the battle takes place in a randomized location announced at the start of the battle. In 2021 the randomized locations are (1) Dwarf/Elfin Forest (2) Seagrass Meadow (3) Semi-Arid Desert or (4) Freshwater Swamp Forest. Students are encouraged to follow tweets from the account @2021MMMletsgo on twitter to learn more about the contestants and discover the winners of the battle. Please note that there are official contributors and thousands of fans using the tournament hashtag. For educators who want the streamlined information about the battle and/or assuredly safe content for the classroom context, then they should follow the @2021MMMletsgo because this account only retweets the official tournament tweets.

2. Each night of the battles, the students fill out the attached worksheets in relation to their bracket picks. Each round will have a different focus. The following day, the students will report back to the teachers and have a discussion based on their worksheets.

Round 1 – Physical Traits Students summarize physical traits of the animals announced by the battle narrators,

especially those that played a role in the outcome. Round 2 – Behavioral Adaptations & Scientist Profiles

Students describe key behavioral adaptations of the species announced by the battle narrators, especially behaviors that caused the battle outcome, and look up information about one scientist/researcher highlighted in one of the battles

Round 3 Sweet 16 –Human Impacts Students look up IUCN conservation info about the winner of each battle, summarizing

conservation status, threats, and describe current or possible conservation efforts. Round 4 Elite Trait – Environmental impacts

In round 4, the habitats that animals will battle in will be chosen at random from 4 different ecologies: (1) Swamp Forest (2) Desert Grasslands (3) Sub/tropical Coniferous Forests or (4) Coastal. Students summarize how the environment did or could have

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played a role in the battle outcome by favoring or disfavoring one or both combatants in each battle.

Round 5 – Final Roar - Evolutionary history

Students summarize the evolutionary history of the winner and using report when competitors in each match-up last shared a common ancestor using TimeTree.org.

Round 6 – Final Championship

Students compare and contrast the #2021MMM Champion with the species they had thought would win the tournament, arguing from new evidence that occurred during the tournament play-by-play.

PERMUTATIONS: Option A: Specific worksheets for each division round 1 that emphasize anatomy & physiology (Red, in Fur), mythical connections (Of Myths and Monsters), classification system (Tricksy Taxonomy), and aquatic lifestyles (Sea Beasties) Option B: Genetics Info Worksheet

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#2021MMM: Round 1 – Traits

Division:_____________________________________________

Battle (Species vs.

Species)

Which species did you predict

would win?

Which species won? New fun fact you learned about species

that lost:

New fun fact you learned about species

that won:

What is a physical trait that may help the winning animal

win again?

Physical trait examples – body size, teeth (canines! carnassials!), antlers, tusks, reach, temperament, etc.

Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Round 2 – Behavioral Adaptations & Scientist Profiles

Divisions:_____________________________________________

Battle Species vs. Species

(circle winner)

Did the winner have a behavioral trait that was important for their win? (If yes, describe the trait)

If any scientists and their research were featured in the battle, list their Name, University, & Research Topic

Behavioral adaptation examples – hunting behaviors (like predatory stalking, ambush), social behaviors, migration, parental care, food processing, learning, social structure of the species (e.g. cooperative group-living)

Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Round 3 – Sweet 16 – Human Impacts

Battle Species vs. Species

(circle winner)

What is the IUCN.org conservation status of the winning species?

What are the biggest threats to the winner?

For threatened and endangered species, what conservation programs are or could be

implemented for protection?

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Name:________________________

#2021MMM Round 4 – Elite Trait – Environmental impacts

Battle Species vs. Species

(circle winner)

What is a specific abiotic factor that helped the winner? (e.g. sea ice for polar bears)

Which randomly chosen ecosystem would have been the worst for the winner? Explain why.

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Name:________________________

#2021MMM: Round 5 – Final Roar – Evolutionary history

Battle Species vs. Species

(circle winner)

When did the combatants last share a common

ancestor? (use timetree.org)

Is the winning species a generalist or a specialist? Explain your

answer.

What is a closely related species to the winner?

Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Round 6 – Championship!!

Who did you predict to be champion?

Who was the official

Champion?

Based on everything you know about the Champion, do you think it should have won March

Mammal Madness? Why or why not?

Do you still think the species you picked should have been the

winner? Why or why not?

Which species do you want to see in #2022MMM (Tweet it out!):____________________________________________________

Name:________________________

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ALTERNATE ROUND ONE WORKSHEETS SPECIFIC TO DIVISIONS (may be particularly useful for High School AP classes)

These worksheets emphasize anatomy & physiology, ecosystems,

and classification systems

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#2021MMM: Round 1 – Red, in Fur Battle

Species vs. Species (circle winner)

Which species did you predict

would win?

For the species that “lost”: what type of ecosystem do they live in & how does their redness affect how they survive or socialize in that ecosystem?

For the species that “won”: what type of ecosystem do they live in & how does their redness affect how they survive or socialize in that ecosystem?

Considerations of how red affects survival– how does the physical environment and their coloration help them? Is it camouflage?

Help with species recognition? Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Round 1 – Tricky Taxonomy Battle

Species vs. Species (circle winner)

Which species did you predict

would win?

For the species that “lost”: what makes their phylogenetic relationships unexpected or difficult to know?

For the species that “won”: what makes their phylogenetic relationships unexpected or difficult to know?

Learn more about phylogenetic relationships here: http://tolweb.org/tree/learn/concepts/whatisphylogeny.html

Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Round 1 – Of Myths & Monsters Battle

Species vs. Species (circle winner)

For each species, which cultural myth are they named? What similarities do they have with the mythical creature or character they are named for?

Species that “LOST” Species that “WON”

Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Round 1 – Sea Beasties Battle

Species vs. Species (circle winner)

For each species, which cultural myth are they named? What similarities do they have with the mythical creature or character they are named for?

Species that “LOST” Species that “WON”

Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Round 1 – Sea Beasties Battle

Species vs. Species (circle winner)

What is the preferred aquatic habitat (lake, river, ocean, and if ocean what preferred depth) of the species? Explain one trait they have that is an adaptation for their specific aquatic environment (something more specific than a common/general aquatic trait like the ability to swim)

Species that “LOST” Species that “WON”

Name:________________________

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#2021MMM: Genetics Facts Follow Geneticists Anne Stone @StoneLab_ASU, Melissa Wilson @sexchrlab, Elinor Karlsson @eenork,

Jesse Weber @EvolEmpiricist, & Eduardo Amorim @cegAmorim Each battle they tweet genetics & phylogeny info about the competitors

(& an RIP tweet after a combatant loses)

Name: _______________________________ Division: _________________ Round: _________________

Battle Species vs. Species

Describe what you learned from the genetics fun facts & RIP tweet for the competitors

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TUMBLING MMM BLOCKS A collaborative art project inspired by the street artist Thank You X and the Tumbling Blocks quilting pattern, students can combine individual blocks into a showcase of species and environments. Students customize their own block/cube, then join them all together into a classroom or hallway mural. Each student creates their 2D block/cube in a systematic approach. Educators could assign students to do art of the combatants that they research (or their chosen Champion), highlighting their key traits that favor their wins or their habitat. The top of the block/cube can refer to the division the animal is in- Tricksy Taxonomy; Red, InFur; Of Myths & Monsters; Sea Beasties

(adapted from Jill Staake’s article on collaborative art projects hosted at weareteachers.com

Tricksy Taxonomy Red, In Fur Of Myths & Monsters Sea Beasties

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Depending on supplies and skillset, students can use various media and technique approaches for their blocks/cubes:

MEDIA Colored pencils Markers Paint Pastels Paper & Glue

TECHNIQUE/STYLE Illusionistic Realism Collage Pointillism Abstract Paper Mosaic

Note: Educators may consider implementing only one artistic technique among their learners so the final mural manifests a cohesive aesthetic or alternatively, use a different technique for each class so the final murals are differentiated visually among classes or organized as a single “wave” mural that stylistically changes from side to side or top to bottom.

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MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS HAIKU

An old silent pond... A frog jumps into the pond, splash! Silence again. -Matsuo Basho

O snail Climb Mount Fuji, But slowly, slowly! -Kobayashi Issa

ground squirrel balancing its tomato on the garden fence - Don Euler

unchallenged danger Siberian tiger stalks fearful boars panic -Peter Iverson

a dandelion now and then interrupting the butterfly’s dream -Fukuda Chiyo-ni

a single spider's thread ties the duckweed to the shore -Fukuda Chiyo-ni

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the traditional rules and conventions of haiku; Interpret examples of haiku; Characterize the image-evoking power of haiku; Develop a vocabulary and ideas for writing haiku; Compose a haiku based on a personal experience. BACKGROUND: A Haiku is unrhymed verse conveying a complete image or feeling, and usually about nature or natural things. Haiku poems date from 9th century Japan to the present day. Cool fact for students: Fukuda Chiyo-ni, a master poet of the Edo Period, began creating haiku as a child. She had already gained widespread acclaim as a teenager. A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables*, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. -Descriptive: most haiku focus sharply on a detail of nature or everyday life. -Personal: most haiku express a reaction to or reflection on what is described. -Structure: Haiku are divided into two parts. As they read haiku aloud, students should find that each includes a turning point, where the poet shifts from description to reflection, or shifts from close-up to a broader perspective. In Japanese, this break is marked by what haiku poets call a "cutting word." In English and other languages, the break is often marked by punctuation. This two-part structure is important to the poetic effect of a haiku, prompting a sense of discovery as one reads or a feeling of sudden insight. -Language: Haiku should include what Japanese poets call a kigo - a word that gives the reader a clue to the season being described. The kigo can be the name of a season (autumn, winter) or a subtler clue, such as a reference to the harvest or new fallen snow. Through the years, certain signs of the seasons have become conventional in Japanese haiku: cherry blossoms are a kigo for spring, mosquitoes a kigo for summer. Sometimes, too, the kigo will refer to an individual moment in the natural cycle, such as dawn or moonrise, without reference to a particular season. The kigo is also important to the haiku's effect, anchoring the experience it describes in a poetic here and now that helps sharpen the imaginative focus.

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Suggested Exercise(s): Brief Approach: Students craft haiku for MMM combatants and/or battles. Students can create haiku that are descriptive of the animal, encounters described by scientist-narrators, and/or bring their emotional reactions to the tournament. Extended Approach: Students craft a sequential series of haiku around their tournament champion pick. Students first write a haiku during the pre-tournament research phase about the attributes, lifestyle, and/or environment of their champion species. As the tournament unfolds, students can then craft a series of haiku, one for each round/battle. Note: If their champion is defeated, they can then craft a haiku about the battle in which their champion was eliminated from the tournament and switch to writing haiku about the species that defeated their champion. PROCESS Preparation: Before for writing their own haiku, have students brainstorm a glossary of words they might use, based on the rules and conventions of this form of poetry & the context of the animal (habitat, battle location), some terms can be used directly from the battle narrations as well as independent research. Collaboration: Pair students to edit and suggest improvements to one another's work. Presentation: Hold an in-class haiku festival, having each student read their poem aloud. (Alternatively, combine written haiku with visual art piece (see Visual Arts Lesson Ideas) and have a classroom “Art Show”). *In Japanese, there are five "moras" in the first and third line, and seven in the second, following the standard 5-7-5 structure of haiku. A mora is a sound unit, much like a syllable, but is not identical to it (Your Dictionary). Lesson Plan adapted from the Following Resources: National Endowment for the Humanities Haiku Lesson Plan Crayola Haiku Zoo

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WRITE YOUR OWN CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE The MMM Organizers GOT IT ALL WRONG, the championship battle CLEARLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN <student’s predicted final match-up>!!! Student’s craft their own battle narrative for the Championship that SHOULD HAVE BEEN. Students can craft their own championship battle using styles drawn from Nature Writing (Murray 1995), Science Writing (Blum and colleagues 2006), Ecofiction (Dwyer 2010), or they can craft a typical MMM Championship narrative structure:

-path to the championship for Species A -path to the championship for Species B -condition heading into the championship for Species A (injuries,

motivation/hunger) -condition heading into the championship for Species B (injuries,

motivation/hunger) -description of the location of the battle and whether it favors Species A or

Species B -a play-by-play description of the encounter weaving together science facts within

the dynamic action. Blum, D., Knudson, M., & Henig, R. M. (Eds.). (2006). A field guide for science writers.

Oxford University Press, USA. Dwyer, J. (2010). Where the wild books are: A field guide to ecofiction. University of

Nevada Press. Murray, J. A. (1995). The Sierra Club nature writing handbook: A creative guide. Sierra

Club Books for Children.

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Mammals March Madness (MMM)

for the Younger Crowd (K-5) Prepped by Jenna Kissel

MMM Education Engagement Coordinator

Welcome to Mammals March Madness! Younger kids can (and should) absolutely participate in filling out a bracket and play along. While older students can dive deep into the research of the hunting habits of apex predators or learn about the environmental adaptation of desert animals, younger students may simply pick their bracket based on nothing more than seeing a picture of the animal. This can still be a great learning experience for the students to learn the names of animals they never knew existed (who has ever heard of a Blue Glaucus?) or learn the differences between herbivore/omnivore/carnivore.

PICKING YOUR WINNERS:

While spending time learning about animals can help fill out the bracket, there are elements of chance in the match-ups. So picking outcomes can often be a mix of gut feelings, preferences for the cute animal, extensive research. And upsets can and do happen- for example the #3 seed Quokka (in this case the cute one) went off searching for food leaving the #14 seed Numbat on the field to advance to the next round. Few could have predicted that outcome except someone with the confidence of a kid in a superhero tee-shirt. While it would be hard to get 3rd graders to fill out a table on mammal body size and tooth types, they love to fill out the “who do you think wins?” brackets (and probably learn more while doing it!). Children as young as 3 have filled out brackets just based on photos of the competitors. Animal battles, fun for the whole family!

To help support research by younger players, we’ve added some key resources:

● 2021 Combatant Info Slides

-Picture of animal -Traits useful for “battle” -Biome -Diet -Food Chain Position

-Relative size compared to kids and adults

● JUMBO Bracket with more writing space printed across 5 sheets of paper.

DURING THE TOURNAMENT & FINDING OUT RESULTS:

You know what kids love? Weird animal facts. MMM is full of weird animal facts. Did you know a platypus is venomous but only for part of the year? There is a fact that will come up the next time you watch Phineas and Ferb… While sometimes the battles can get a bit… ah… gruesome, unless the students are actively reading the Twitter battles, these scenarios can be glossed over by teachers and parents when kids are told the results the next day. Getting the results can happen in 3 ways:

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● Follow the action “live” on Twitter tournament nights by following

@2021MMMletsgo

● Watch MC Marmot the next morning, that critter is adorable

● Check the 2021 Results sports summaries posted at the ASU March Mammal

Madness LibGuide there will also be a link to the play-by-play for every battle

detail.

SOME MORE PRO-TIPS:

1) Have fun!

2) Print the bracket (print extra for the inevitable spills, rips or getting lost. Did my 2018

half filled bracket turn up as a bookmark a year later? Maaaybe…)

3) Do not expect to fill out the bracket in one sitting especially with younger ones (or

older ones). Don’t even expect to do a whole Round 1 division in one sitting.

a) If kiddo only fills out one division they can cheer hard for that division

b) Did they not fill out a bracket at all? That is okay too, they can still follow

along and hear the outcomes. Give that kiddo the bracket when it is down to

eight competitors

4) The Champion has most often been a #1 seed, while many upsets happen it

probably will be a good bet to coax the student to pick a higher ranked animal as

ultimate champion

a) However don’t just pick the #1 seed. In each of the last two years, only one of

the combatants in the final battle has been a #1 seed.

5) Don’t stay up late on Twitter watching the battle, the results will be posted the next

day. The early rounds last a long time, it will be a late night. You can wear your lucky

hat to bed dreaming of a Blue-Capped Ifrit victory but it won’t change the outcome,

get your sleep

6) Drink water, that isn’t important to MMM but you probably didn’t drink enough today

7) Have fun! (So important it is listed twice) The tournament is not about the points

accumulated or how many animals kids correctly picked to advance. The MMM

motto is “If you’re learning, you’re winning” and just looking at these different animals

and seeing the incredible diversity of life is a big thing to learn, so it’s a very big win.

Some of the specific animal details may become vague or lost to time, but parents

write to tell us about their kids recognizing combatant animals on TV programs, at

zoos, or the books they gravitate on the next trip to the library.

HAPPY BRACKETING!!!

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March Mammal Madness en el salón de clases:

¡Investiga sobre los contendientes!

March Mammal Madness es un proyecto creado y dirigido por la Profesora Katie Hinde, Universidad Estatal de Arizona. Este plan de estudio fue adaptado de una versión previa realizada por Dr. Stephanie Schuttler,

ilustraciones por Charon Henning

Objetivos:

• Que los estudiantes generen perfiles de cada especie contendiente en MMM identificando las adaptaciones que pudieran favorecerles o perjudicarles en la batalla.

• Que los estudiantes completen sus quinielas personales para MMM. Tiempos de trabajo e implementación:

• Variable. Al menos 10-15 minutos; puede hacerse como una actividad que tome toda una sesión de clase o unos minutos diariamente durante varios días.

• Los estudiantes deben completar y compartir su información antes del 8 de marzo (fecha de la batalla ‘comodín’ de MMM) o del 10 de marzo (fecha de lanzamiento de la primera ronda).

Materiales:

• Quiniela de MMM

• Acceso al internet y Google drive

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Introducción: Mammal March Madness (MMM) es un torneo alternativo al campeonato March Madness que involucra encuentros simulados entre mamíferos no humanos (y ocasionalmente, animales no mamíferos) en lugar de entre equipos de baloncesto colegial. La quiniela es creada por un equipo de biólogos evolutivos que determinan el resultado de las ‘batallas’ con base a probabilística e información científica. El objetivo de Mammal March Madness es divulgar, de forma divertida y emocionante, información científica sobre los animales contendientes, así como generar conciencia acerca de su ecología y su conservación. Estos planes de estudio están diseñados para ampliar el aprendizaje de MMM en el salón de clases al alinearlos con los contenidos curriculares de cada estado- en particular, rasgos/adaptaciones, relaciones evolutivas, anatomía y fisiología, ecosistemas. Para mayor información, visitar: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal_March_Madness, y https://theconversation.com/march-mammal-madness-tournament-shows-the-power-of-performance-science-73425

Procedimiento: En 2021 participarán 65 especies en MMM, muchas de las cuales es probable que usted y sus estudiantes ni siquiera hayan oído mentar. En el torneo aparecen 16 especies en cada división, más un comodín adicional. Para informar las decisiones de los estudiantes en cuanto a qué especie resultará vencedora en cada batalla, el grupo utilizará los recursos compilados en la página de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona para preparar perfiles para cada especie: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness (sitios indicados bajo “Elige tus ganadores”).

9. Los docentes pueden utilizar una plataforma digital tal como un archivo compartido en Google Drive en el que los estudiantes contribuyan información (Genere un documento en blanco dentro del archivo compartido para cada especie contendiente en MMM), o hacer que los alumnos diseñen carteles promocionales para cada especie, los cuales pueden exhibirse en el salón de clases o en los pasillos de la escuela.

10. Discuta brevemente qué es un mamífero. Pregunte a los estudiantes cuáles son las características únicas de los mamíferos y cómo difieren éstos de otros animales. Note que muchas de las especies contendientes de 2021 no son mamíferos.

11. Asigne a cada estudiante una especie para que investigue las ‘estadísticas vitales’ (ver

#4 abajo). Por ejemplo, en una clase de 32 estudiantes, a cada uno se le asignará (o podrá elegir) dos especies diferentes. Cada estudiante deberá elegir/o tener una especie distinta de manera que todas las especies participantes sean investigadas.

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12. Revise brevemente el significado de adaptaciones/rasgos. El estudiante deberá incluir en el documento de Google o en el poster la siguiente información para cada especie investigada:

a. Una fotografía o ilustración de la especie b. Una adaptación estructural del animal que le confiera poder (adaptaciones

estructurales = armamento, armadura, camuflaje, mecanismos de alimentación, respiración, locomoción y excreción)

c. El bioma en el que vive el animal d. Indicar si la especie es un herbívoro, omnívoro o carnívoro. e. El nivel trófico de la especie (consumidor primario, secundario o terciario).

13. Los estudiantes promoverán (o no, según sea el caso) a su animal como fiero

contendiente de MMM. Pueden hacer esto solo en clase o compartiendo información con todos los participantes de #2021MMM a través de Twitter. Muchas personas del público participante no estarán familiarizadas con las especies contendientes por lo el material, videos/tweets que contribuyan los alumnos serán muy útiles para el público en general. Los estudiantes pueden compartir información: a. Mediante breves presentaciones al resto del grupo b. Mediante tweets con el hashtag #2021MMM

14. Los estudiantes utilizan la información que escucharon de sus compañeros y/o utilizan

tweets (¡de todos lados del mundo!) para tomar decisiones y completar su quiniela. Nota- los estudiantes no tienen que elegir las especies que investigaron para ganar. Decida usted cuál será el premio para el estudiante con mayor puntaje al término del torneo.

15. Adicionalmente, los estudiantes pueden explicar, justificar y argumentar con base en evidencia su elección de combatientes para la batalla del campeonato (¿Qué ventajas tienen las especies elegidas sobre aquéllas con las que se toparán? ¿Cómo podrán ayudarles estas características a alcanzar la ronda del Rugido final?, ¿Por qué el campeón que eligieron ganará?).

16. Algunos ejemplos de los carteles promocionales de las especies participantes son:

https://twitter.com/aminakatanaa/status/973005996464529408 https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%232018MMMK12&src=typd

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March Mammal Madness en el salón de clases: ¡Que empiece el campeonato!

March Mammal Madness es un proyecto creado y dirigido por la Profesora Katie Hinde, Universidad Estatal de Arizona. Plan de estudio elaborada por Dr. Stephanie Schuttler y Katie Hinde, ilustraciones por Charon Henning.

Objetivos:

• Los estudiantes aprenden sobre las especies mediante competencias narradas vía Twitter por científicos de universidades de todo el mundo.

• Los estudiantes se comunican directamente con científicos durante las competencias a través de Twitter usando #2021MMM.

• Los estudiantes actualizan los perfiles de las especies ganadoras en cada ronda, añadiendo información sobre adaptaciones conductuales, el impacto de factores medioambientales, el impacto de actividades humanas, y sobre la historia evolutiva de las especies.

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Tiempos de trabajo e implementación:

• Variable, pero al menos ~15 minutos por noche, 10-15 minutos en la mañana

Materiales:

• Hojas de trabajo o #2021MMM: Ronda 1 – Adaptaciones conductuales (4 copias) o #2021MMM: Ronda 2 – Rasgos & Perfiles de científicos (2 copias) o #2021MMM: Ronda 3 – Dulces 16 Impacto de actividades humanas (1 copia) o #2021MMM: Ronda 4 – Rasgo Élite – Impactos medioambientales (1 copia) o #2021MMM: Ronda 5 – Rugido Final – Historia Evolutiva (1 copia) o #2021MMM: Ronda 6 – Campeonato

• Google drive y Twitter

• Dependiendo del huso horario, algunos estudiantes no podrán estar despiertos para seguir las ‘batallas’ en vivo por Twitter- los tweets clave de cada batalla estarán disponibles a la mañana siguiente en wakalet: https://wakelet.com/@ChrisAnderson2426

Procedimiento:

3. Hay N=32 batallas en la primera ronda (8 por División) que son narradas jugada por jugada via Twitter (cada batalla tiene de 15 a 25 tweets en los que se presenta a la especie y se brinda información sobre la batalla, todos los tweets son preparados por los biólogos narradores), N=16 batallas en la segunda ronda (4 por División), N=8 batallas en la tercera ronda (‘Dulces 16’), N=4 batallas en la cuarta ronda (el Rasgo Élite), N=2 batallas en la quinta ronda (el Rugido Final) y el Campeonato Final. Las rondas 1-3 tienen lugar en la ecología local de la especie que tenga mejor puntaje de serie –tienen ventaja de local. En las rondas 4-6, la batalla tiene lugar en una ubicación elegida al azar, misma que se anuncia al inicio de la batalla. En 2021, las ubicaciones elegidas al azar son: (1) Bosque enano, (2) Pradera de pastos marinos, (3) Desierto semiárido o (4) Bosque pantanoso de agua dulce. Se alienta a los estudiantes a seguir los tweets de la cuenta de Twitter @2021MMMletsgo para aprender más sobre los contendientes y conocer a los ganadores al final de cada batalla. Note que hay colaboradores oficiales y miles de aficionados utilizando el hashtag (#) del torneo. Para los docentes interesados en la información simplificada sobre la batalla y/o en garantizar que el contenido sea adecuado para el contexto del salón de clases, estos deberán seguir @2021MMMletsgo ya que esta cuenta comparte únicamente los tweets oficiales del torneo.

4. Cada noche de batalla, los estudiantes completan las hojas de trabajo adjuntas con información de las especies que seleccionaron para su quiniela. Cada ronda tendrá un

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enfoque diferente. Al siguiente día, los estudiantes entregan su trabajo a los docentes y discuten el contenido de sus hojas de trabajo.

Ronda 1 – Rasgos físicos

Los estudiantes resumen los rasgos físicos de los animales anunciados por los narradores de la batalla, especialmente aquéllos que jugaron un papel crucial en el resultado de la misma.

Ronda 2 – Adaptaciones Conductuales & Perfiles de Científicos

Los estudiantes describen las adaptaciones conductuales clave de las especies anunciadas por los narradores de la batalla, especialmente las conductas que determinaron el resultado de la batalla, e investigan sobre uno de los científicos o investigadores destacados en una de las batallas.

Ronda 3 Dulces 16 –Impacto de actividades humanas

Los estudiantes buscan información sobre conservación según la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) del ganador de cada batalla, resumiendo su estado de conservación, amenazas, y describe los esfuerzos de conservación posibles o en marcha para cada especie.

Ronda 4 Rasgo Élite – Impactos medioambientales

En la ronda 4, los hábitats en los que se llevarán a cabo las batallas serán elegidos al azar de entre 4 ecologías distintas: selva inundable, estepa desértica, bosque subtropical de coníferas y litoral. Los estudiantes describen cómo el medioambiente determinó o pudo haber influido en el resultado de la batalla al favorecer o perjudicar a uno o a ambos contendientes.

Ronda 5 – Rugido Final – Historia Evolutiva

Los alumnos resumen la historia evolutiva del ganador y reportan cuándo fue la última vez que los contendientes de cada batalla compartieron un ancestro común utilizando TimeTree.org.

Ronda 6 – Campeonato Final

Los estudiantes comparan y contrastan el campeón de #2021MMM con la especie que ellos seleccionaron como ganador del torneo en su quiniela, construyendo sus argumentos con base en la evidencia ofrecida en las narraciones de las jugadas del torneo.

PERMUTACIONES: Opción A: Hoja de trabajo específicas para cada división de la ronda 1 que enfatizan la anatomía

y la fisiología (Pelaje rojo), conexiones míticas (De mitos y monstruos), el sistema de clasificación (Taxonomía engañosa), y formas de vida acuáticas (Bestias marinas).

Opción B: Hoja de trabajo con información genética

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#2021MMM: Ronda 1 – Rasgos

División:_____________________________________________

Batalla Especie vs.

Especie (encierra en un círculo al

ganador)

¿Qué especie predijiste que

ganaría?

¿Qué especie ganó? ¿Qué nuevo hecho curioso sobre la especie que perdió aprendiste?:

¿Qué nuevo hecho curioso sobre la

especie que ganó aprendiste?:

¿Cuál rasgo físico le ayudaría al animal ganador a ganar

nuevamente?

Ejemplos de rasgos físicos – tamaño corporal, dientes (¡caninos! ¡muelas carniceras!), cornamenta, colmillos, alcance, temperamento, etc.

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 2 – Adaptaciones Conductuales y Perfiles de Científico(a)s

Divisiones:_____________________________________________

Batalla Especie vs. Especie

(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

¿Tuvo el ganador un rasgo conductual que fue importante para su triunfo? (En caso afirmativo, describe el rasgo)

Si durante la batalla se destacó el trabajo de algún científico(a) en particular, indica su Nombre, Universidad y Tema de Investigación.

Ejemplos de adaptaciones conductuales – conductas de caza (conductas de acecho de depredador, de emboscada), conductas sociales, migración, cuidado parental, procesamiento de alimento, aprendizaje, estructura social de la especie (p.e. vida en grupo cooperación)

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 3 – Dulces 16 – Impacto de actividades humanas

Batalla Especie vs. Especie

(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

¿Cuál es el estado de conservación de la especie ganadora según IUCN.org?

¿Cuáles son las amenazas más importantes para la

especie ganadora?

Para las especies amenazadas o en peligro de extinción, ¿qué programas de conservación

existen o pudieran ser implementados?

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM Ronda 4 – Rasgo Élite – Impactos medioambientales

Batalla Especie vs. Especie

(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

¿Qué factor abiótico favoreció al ganador? (p.e. hielo marino para los osos polares)

¿Qué ecosistema habría sido menos ventajoso para el ganador? Explica por qué.

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 5 – Rugido Final – Historia Evolutiva

Batalla Especie vs. Especie

(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que los combatientes

compartieron un ancestro común? (utiliza timetree.org)

La especie ganadora ¿es un generalista o un especialista?

Explica tu respuesta.

Nombra una especie que esté cercanamente relacionada a la

especie ganadora

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 6 – ¡¡Campeonato final!!

¿Qué especie predijiste que sería

la ganadora?

¿Quién fue el Campeón

oficial?

Con base en todo lo que sabes acerca del Campeón, ¿crees que amerita haber ganado

March Mammal Madness? ¿Por qué sí o por qué no?

¿Aún crees que la especie que elegiste en tu quiniela debió haber sido la ganadora?¿Por qué sí o por

qué no?

¿Qué especie te gustaría ver en #2022MMM? (¡Compártela por Twitter!):____________________________________________

Nombre:________________________

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HOJAS DE TRABAJO ALTERNATIVAS DE LA RONDA UNO ESPECÍFICAS PARA LAS DIVISIONES

(pueden ser particularmente útiles para las clases High School AP)

Estas hojas de trabajo enfatizan anatomía y fisiología, ecosistemas y sistemas de clasificación de las especies.

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#2021MMM: Ronda 1 – Pelaje Rojo Batalla

Especie vs. Especie (encierra en un

círculo al ganador)

¿Qué especie predijiste que

sería la ganadora?

Para las especies que ‘perdieron’: ¿en qué tipo de ecosistema viven y cómo afecta su coloración rojizo su sobrevivencia o su forma de socializar en ese ecosistema?

Para las especies que ‘ganaron’: ¿ en qué tipo de ecosistema viven y cómo afecta su coloración rojiza su sobrevivencia o su forma de socializar en ese ecosistema?

Consideraciones sobre cómo la coloración rojiza afecta la sobrevivencia- ¿cómo les ayuda el medioambiente físico y su coloración rojiza?, ¿es camuflaje?, ¿Ayuda la coloración rojiza en la identificación de la especie?

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 1 – Taxonomía engañosa Batalla

Especie vs. Especie (encierra en un

círculo al ganador)

¿Qué especie predijiste que

sería la ganadora?

Para las especies que ‘perdieron’: ¿por qué sus relaciones filogenéticas son

inesperadas o difíciles de establecer?

Para las especies que ‘ganaron’: ¿por qué sus relaciones filogenéticas son

inesperadas o difíciles de establecer?

Aprende más sobre relaciones filogenéticas aquí: https://www.greelane.com/es/ciencia-tecnolog%C3%ADa-matem%C3%A1ticas/ciencia/what-is-phylogeny-4582303

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 1 – De Mitos y Monstruos Batalla

Especie vs. Especie (encierra en un círculo al ganador)

Para cada especie, anota el mito cultural con base en el cual las especies fueron nombradas. ¿Qué semejanzas tienen con la criatura mítica o el personaje tras el cual fueron nombrados?

Especies que “PERDIERON” Especies que “GANARON”

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 1 –Bestias marinas Batalla

Especie vs. Especie (encierra en un círculo al

ganador)

Para cada especie, anota el mito cultural con base en el cual las especies fueron nombradas. ¿Qué semejanzas tienen con la criatura mítica o el personaje tras el cual fueron nombrados?

Especies que “PERDIERON” Especies que “GANARON”

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Ronda 1 –Bestias marinas Batalla

Especie vs. Especie (encierra en un círculo al

ganador)

¿Cuál es el hábitat acuático preferido (lago, río, océano, y si océano, qué profundidad) de la especie? Explica una característica de la especie que sea una adaptación al ambiente acuático específico en el que vive (algo más específico que una característica común/general como el poder nadar).

Especies que “PERDIERON” Especies que “GANARON”

Nombre:________________________

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#2021MMM: Datos sobre Genética

Sigue a las y los Geneticistas Anne Stone (@StoneLab_ASU) y Melissa Wilson (@sexchrlab), Elinor Karlsson (@eenork), Jesse Weber (@EvolEmpiricist), & Eduardo Amorim (@cegAmorim)

En cada batalla, ellas y ellos estarán en Twitter compartiendo información sobre la genética y la filogenia de los contendientes (y un Tweet RIP cuando pierda un combatiente)

Nombre: _______________________________ División: _________________ Ronda: _________________

Batalla Especie vs. Especie

(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

Describe lo que aprendiste sobre los competidores con los Tweets ‘Datos curiosos’ y ‘RIP Tweet’

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MURAL MMM CON ‘BLOQUES QUE CAEN’

Un proyecto de arte colaborativo inspirado en el trabajo del artista callejero Thank You X y en el patrón de acolchado (quilting) ‘Bloques que caen’, los alumnos pueden combinar bloques individuales para producir una exhibición de especies y ambientes. Los estudiantes personalizan sus propios bloques/cubos, y los unen con los de los demás para crear un mural en el salón o en el pasillo de la escuela. Cada estudiante crea su bloque/cubo de 2 dimensiones con un enfoque coordinado. Los educadores pueden asignar a los estudiantes el hacer arte sobre los combatientes que investigaron (o sobre el campeón de su elección), resaltando los atributos clave de su hábitat, así como aquéllos que favorecen sus triunfos. La parte superior del bloque/cubo puede referirse a la división a la que pertenece el animal: Pelaje Rojo, Taxonomía engañosa, De mitos y monstruos, Bestias marinas.

(Adaptado del artículo de Jill Staake sobre proyectos de arte colaborativo en weareteachers.com)

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Dependiendo del material disponible y de sus habilidades, los estudiantes pueden usar diferentes medios y enfoques técnicos para crear sus bloques/tubos:

MEDIOS Lápices de colores Marcadores Pintura Pasteles Papel y pegamento

TÉCNICA/ESTILO Realismo ilusionista Collage Puntillismo Abstracto Mosaicos de papel

Nota: Los educadores podrán considerar implementar una sola técnica artística entre los estudiantes de manera que el mural final tenga una estética cohesiva, o alternativamente, usar una técnica diferente para cada grupo de manera que los murales finales de cada clase se diferencien visualmente o incluso, organizarlos en un único mural que cambie estilísticamente de izquierda a derecha dando la impresión de ser una ‘ola’.

Bloque redimensionable

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HAIKU SOBRE MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS

Lluvia de flores un cuervo busca en vano su nido -Matsuo Basho

¿Cuándo llegó aquí, junto a mí, este caracol? -Kobayashi Issa

Tiembla el rocío y las hojas moradas y un colibrí - Mario Benedetti

Alborada no brillan más luciérnagas y las olvido -Fukuda Chiyo-ni*

Cerrar los ojos y olvidar el camino montaña en flor -Fukuda Chiyo-ni*

Melancolía de una página en blanco el ruiseñor -Fukuda Chiyo-ni*

(*Translated to Spanish by Cristina Rascón)

OBJETIVOS DE APRENDIZAJE: Describir las reglas y convenciones tradicionales del haiku; Interpretar ejemplos de haiku; Caracterizar el poder del haiku para evocar imágenes; Desarrollar vocabulario e ideas para escribir haiku; Crear un haiku basado en una experiencia personal. ANTECEDENTES: Un Haiku es un verso sin rima que transmite una imagen completa o sentimiento, usualmente muestra escenas de la naturaleza. Los poemas Haiku datan del Japón del siglo IX hasta el presente. Dato interesante para los estudiantes: Fukuda Chiyo-ni fue una poetisa del Periodo Edo que comenzó a componer haiku cuando niña y que siendo adolescente ya gozaba de una aprobación generalizada. Un haiku tradicional japonés es un poema de tres versos con diecisiete sílabas* escritos con una métrica de 5/7/5 sílabas. - Descriptivo: la mayoría de los haiku se enfocan en algún detalle de la naturaleza o de la vida diaria. - Personal: la mayoría de los haiku expresan una reflexión sobre lo que se describe o una impresión que ha causado la contemplación de algo. - Estructura: El haiku está dividido en dos partes. Al leer haiku en voz alta, los alumnos encontrarán que cada uno incluye un punto en el que el poeta cambia de una descripción a una reflexión, o cambia de una perspectiva de primer plano a una más amplia. En japonés, este punto de quiebre está marcado por lo que los poetas de haiku llaman ‘palabra de corte’. En inglés y otros idiomas, frecuentemente el quiebre lo marca la puntuación. Esta estructura en

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dos partes es importante para el efecto poético del haiku, incitando al leerlo, un sentimiento de descubrimiento o de visión repentina. - Lenguaje: El haiku debe incluir lo que los poetas japoneses llaman ‘kigo’- una palabra o expresión que da al lector una clave respecto a la estación a la que se refiere el poema. El kigo puede ser el nombre de la estación (otoño, invierno) o una señal más sutil tal como una referencia a la cosecha o a la primera nevada. A lo largo de los años, algunas de estas señales referentes a las estaciones se han convertido en convenciones para el haiku japonés: las flores del cerezo son un kigo para la primavera, los mosquitos, un kigo para el verano. En ocasiones, el kigo se refiere a un momento particular del ciclo natural, como el amanecer o la salida de la luna, sin hacer referencia a una estación en particular. El kigo también es importante para el efecto del haiku ya que ancla la experiencia que describe en el aquí y el ahora poético agudizando la imaginación. Ejercicio(s) sugerido(s): Aproximación breve: Los estudiantes preparan haiku sobre los combatientes y/o batallas de MMM. Los estudiantes crean haiku descriptivos de un animal, de los encuentros descritos por los científicos narradores, y/o sobre sus reacciones emocionales al torneo. National Endowment for the Humanities Haiku Lesson Plan Crayola Haiku Zoo

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ESCRIBE TU PROPIA BATALLA DE CAMPEONATO

Los organizadores de MMM lo HICIERON TODO MAL, la batalla de campeonato CLARAMENTE DEBIÓ HABER SIDO <la predicción del alumno para el encuentro final>!!! Los estudiantes preparan su propia narrativa para la batalla de campeonato que DEBIÓ HABER SIDO. Los estudiantes pueden preparar su propia batalla de campeonato usando los estilos tomados de Escritura de la Naturaleza (Murray 1995), Escritura Científica ((Blum and colleagues 2006), Ecoficción (Dwyer 2010), o bien, pueden preparar una estructura narrativa típica de campeonato MMM: -trayectoria al campeonato de la especie A -trayectoria al campeonato de la especie B -la condición de la especie A camino al campeonato (lesiones, motivación/hambre) -la condición de la especie B camino al campeonato (lesiones, motivación/hambre) -descripción de la ubicación de la batalla y si la ubicación favorece a la especie A o la especie B -una descripción jugada por jugada del encuentro entretejiendo información científica y acción dinámica. Blum, D., Knudson, M., & Henig, R. M. (Eds.). (2006). A field guide for science writers. Oxford

University Press, USA. Dwyer, J. (2010). Where the wild books are: A field guide to ecofiction. University of Nevada

Press. Murray, J. A. (1995). The Sierra Club nature writing handbook: A creative guide. Sierra Club

Books for Children.

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