_Tigers on the Brink of Extinction
_DETAILS: Research & Study
How do scientists study tigers and other elusive animals? Learn about camera trapping at the Smithsonian Wild website: http://siwild.si.edu/.
Observe and record the daily activities of a pet or common animal (such as a squirrel or cricket) within their own environment.
How do scientists study tigers and other elusive animals? Learn about camera trapping at the Smithsonian Wild website: http://siwild.si.edu/.
Observe and record the daily activities of a pet or common animal (such as a squirrel or cricket) within their own environment.
_ACT LOCALLY: Creativity
_ Use
Photo Story 3 to produce an informative digital story of your observations and
findings and post your movie to the “Sustain the Land” file folder in the Shout
Global Classroom on TIG.
ACT GLOBALLY: Collaboration
_ People love to take souvenirs back home when they travel.
Have you ever thought about where those products come from and if they are
legal? Investigate what is happening with tigers and other animals being
threatened through wildlife trafficking to make those souvenirs. Use Bing Maps
to mark the locations of souvenirs that are being made out of endangered
animals. Learners can deepen the detail of their map by documenting how the
souvenirs are made and what animals are being threatened as a result of their
production. Share your Bing Map(s) through the Shout Global Classroom on TIG
and compare the global issues you addressed with students from around the
world.
ASSESSMENT: Communication
Your presentation to the class will include sharing your Photo Story and your Bing Map(s) documenting and detailing the souvenirs made from endangered animals. Your presentation should include a discussion of the global issues you addressed with other students from the Global Classroom.
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Curriculum Area(s): Science, Geography
21st Century Skills: Communication, ICT Literacy, Collaboration, Problem Solving
Microsoft Tools: Bing Maps , Photo Story 3, Bing Educator Resource Kit
21st Century Skills: Communication, ICT Literacy, Collaboration, Problem Solving
Microsoft Tools: Bing Maps , Photo Story 3, Bing Educator Resource Kit