Wolf Reintroduction

<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> Wolf Reintroduction</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> <B>Submitted by:</B> Wayne Hewitt</div> <bR> <div> <B>Subject and Grade Level:</B></div> <div> Biology, 9<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> grade</div> <bR> <div> <B>Creative Descriptive Title:</B></div> <div> Wolf Reintroduction into Sterling Heights (Anywhere'sville)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Purpose (why you are teaching this particular unit):</B></div> <div> To teach students how to construct, research, and assess wolf information and the reactions of people to the idea of this.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Overview of Content:</B></div> <div> Students will research for requirements of wolves in their habitat.  They will then determine how many wolves our city boundaries will support, and then predict the success of that decision and residents concepts of that.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Estimated Time Commitment:</B></div> <div> Day 1- Introduction and Brainstorm (using Inspiration)</div> <div>         2- Research (print, outline, video) (i.e. Yellowstone, Isle Royale, Mich.)</div> <div>         3- Research and Discussion and Outline (using Inspiration)</div> <div>         4- Write up final paper.</div> <div>         5- Assessment.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Learner Expectations (Desired Results):</B></div> <div> Students will define:</div> <div> Carrying capacity</div> <div> Predator</div> <div> Prey</div> <div> Food chain</div> <div> Food web</div> <bR> <div> <B>Activities and Procedures:</B></div> <div> Pop. Lab producer, prey, predator.</div> <div> Research on people opinions WISE.</div> <div> Discussions.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Resources/Materials:</B></div> <div> Articles on reintroduction (Yellowstone, Isle Royale, Michigan UP).</div> <div> Online resources - wolf center, DNR, etc.</div> <div> Personal experience.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Closure-Tying it all together with real-world application:</B></div> <div> Assessment will be whether they think the wolf can be reintroduced into a suburban setting and reaction of the residents.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Performance Assessment Strategies:</B></div> <div> Rubric</div> <div> Understanding of carrying capacity, food webs, etc.</div> <div> Role of wolf - predator - prey.</div> <div> Requirements wolf population vs. what is available.</div> <div> Prediction of success of a reintroduction.</div> <div> Survey of residents.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Standards/Benchmarks Addressed:</B></div> <div> II.  1. HS 1 Justify plans or explanation or a theoretical basis.</div> <div> III. 2. HS 4 Explain how living things maintain a stable environment.</div> <div> IV. 5. HS 1 Ecological Relationship</div> <div>            HS 2 Energy flow</div> <div>            HS 3 Regulation factors</div> <div>            HS 4 Responses of ecosystem</div> <div>            HS 6 Effects of <U>nature on man</U>! (just reverse it).</div> </td> </tr></table></body>