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What do wetland species need to survive? Swamp 2: David, Gina, Jessica, Julia, Justin, Shalini March 14, 2010 Program Design Science Content: Animals, Plants, Habitat Swamp Content: Fresh water, woody vegetation, dominant species Tools: Nets, magnifiers, tanks, field guides Documentation: Journals Program Goal • What do wetland species need to survive? –Food –Water –Shelter –Space Objectives Participants will be able to: • Define general survival needs • Describe characteristics of a swamp habitat • Identify 4 swamp species • Explain 2 ways that swamps benefit people Classroom Introduction • Welcome and what to expect • Assistive listening devices • Describe activities and schedule for the day • Utilize visuals and manipulatives Visual Presentation • General survival needs (objective 1) • Student activity • “Swamp says” with survival needs Visual Presentation (cont) • Characteristics of a swamp habitat (objective 2) – Hands-on activity – Soil components Sand, silt, and clay Outside Preparation • Introduce participants to new tools; • Dip nets, magnifiers, tanks/buckets, field guides, journals, pictures of what we might see… Outside Activity 1: Journaling • Field guide/Checklist of common species • Leaf and bark rubbings, Trees (White) Oak (American) Elm Outside Activity 1: Journaling • Modifications – blind/low vision: feeling the leaves and bark – age related: hand over hand – intellectual: feeling and rubbings if possible Outside for Activity 2 • Dip netting • Collecting, identifying and sorting organisms Outside Activity 2: Dip Netting • Modifications – blind/low vision: models for feeling and hand over hand – age related: assistance dipping organisms and with sort and id – intellectual: models and tanks for viewing organisms Inside for Wrap-Up • Food-Chain activity Animals/plants images on cards • Verbal wrap up asking participants how they think the swamp benefits humans… Special Program • Streaming video to deliver Swamp lesson visuals to offsite group • Live animals/taxidermy/models