Differences in Wolf Skulls

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=56 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="011a0a03.jpg"> <div> Differences in Wolf Skulls</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=135 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="21fa0c01dduajq.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Educators Science and Math Institute Ser"><U><B>Educators' Science and Math Institute Series</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Series"><U><B>About the Series</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goals"><U><B>Goals</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Institutes"><U><B>Institutes</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lesson_plans_prepared_by_esmis_participants_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson Plans"><U><B>Lesson Plans</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Albums"><U><B>Photo Albums</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm"><U><B>Search</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm"><U><B> ESMIS</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=424 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Educators' Science and Mathematics Institute Series</div> <bR> <div> Lesson Plan</div> <bR> <div> Submitted by: Carol Jones</div> <bR> <div> Subject and Grade Level: 4th - 12<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT></div> <bR> <div> Descriptive Title: Examining<I> Differences in Wolf Skulls</I></div> <bR> <div> Overview:  After being exposed to general information related to wolves, students will examine wolf skull features and attempt to discover why features differ between wolf types.</div> <bR> <div> Purpose:  Students should be able to suggest why the various wolf types have developed different skull features and how each of those differences have been beneficial for each type of animals survival.</div> <bR> <div> Objectives (Learner Outcomes): Students will gain knowledge related to wolves, which will foster growth in children's education related to the following benchmarks:</div> <div> R1, R13, L09, LE2, LE3, LEC1, LEC6, LEC7</div> <bR> <div> Resources/Materials:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Aria006c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="72" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Background knowledge on food web/chains; wolf behavior and physical features.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Aria006c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="72" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">"Real-size" wolf skull, pictured (front and side view) on Xerox sheets.</div> <bR> <div> Activities and Procedures:</div> <div>      The background knowledge provided on wolves for/with children will be "age appropriate and may involve literature videos, activities and/or Internet information.  After obtaining this general knowledge, the students will do the specific activity on "Wolf Skulls".</div> <div> Procedure:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Aria006c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="72" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Pass out sheets containing "real size" wolf skulls and centimeter rulers. </div> <div> (Students should work in small groups)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Aria006c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="72" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Students should find at least 5 differences in the skulls.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Aria006c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="72" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Students will then describe how each of the differences they have noted assist in that type of wolf's survival.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Aria006c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="72" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Students will then share what they have concluded with the rest of their class.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Aria006c002d00f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="72" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Students will suggest ways the class could verify the accuracy of conclusions they have drawn.</div> <bR> <div> Closure-Tying it all together with real-world application:</div> <div>      Just as wolf differences benefit the survival of that type of animal, so differences in every other living thing benefits that organisms survival.</div> <bR> <div> Assessment Strategies:</div> <div>      Scoring rubic</div> <div>           5 points - 5 differences noted with reasons why each difference aids in survival</div> <div>           4 points - 4 differences noted with reasons why each difference aids in survival</div> <div>           3 points - 3 differences noted with reasons why each difference aids in survival</div> <div>           2 points - 2 differences noted with reasons why each difference aids in survival</div> <div>           1 point -- 1 difference noted with reason why difference aids in survival</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>