Mammals, Birds & Fish
Monday, January 1, 2024
No School
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Objective: Identify mammals found in Wisconsin
Leading Question: What are mammals?
Take notes on mammals using the mammals birds and fish slideshow in google classroom. There is also a note sheet to help take notes.
Identify the pelts in the classroom
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Objective: Identify tracks of common mammals in Wisconsin
Leading Question: Give two characteristics of gnawing mammals.
Use the track identification tools in google classroom to identify the tracks in the classroom.
Complete the animal tracks worksheet
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Objective: Identify skulls of common mammals in Wisconsin
Leading Question: What are major differences between skulls?
Identify skulls using the Wildlife Skull Activities resource
Identify scat
Review pelts
Friday, January 5, 2024
Objective: Investigate clues to determine the animal in the mystery boxes
Leading Question: Identify the track
Review tracks, skulls and pelts
Mystery Box activity
Make your final course journal entry (identify what we did this week in class and how prepared you are to assess)
Make your final experience journal entry (identify how much time you spent doing your SAE and explain what you did)
Make your final financial entry if you spent money or received money relating to your SAE
All SAE's must be completed by today.
Monday, January 8, 2024
Objective: Analyze winter severity indexes to determine deer populations
Leading Question: Why do deer die?
Use the whitetail deer slideshow to take notes on their features and behaviors
Read about why deer die
Complete the Winter Severity lab.
Complete the "Death of Deer Fawn" lab.
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Virtual Snow Day
Objective: Evaluate teeth on deer to determine age
Leading Question: How do you age deer?
Use the deer aging slideshows and handouts to help identify the age of deer.
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Objective: Evaluate deer antlers
Leading Question: How do you score antlers?
Review aging deer
Finish death of a deer fawn lab
Score antlers
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Objective: Describe how QDM affects deer populations
Leading Question: What is QDM?
Discuss QDM
Review tracks, skulls, scat and pelts
Take the mammal quiz in google classroom.
Friday January 12, 2024
Objective: Describe the 5 major groups of birds
Leading Question: What are the 5 groups of birds?
Complete the what makes a bird a bird activity.
Take notes on birds using the Mammals, Birds and Fish slideshow in google classroom and the notes sheet.
Monday, January 15, 2024
Objective: Analyze bird behaviors
Leading Question: Why do birds migrate?
Bird Beak Investigation
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Objective: Describe different waterfowl species of birds
Leading Question: What are waterfowl?
Use the Waterfowl slideshow and Waterfowl guided notes sheet to follow along.
Complete the Migration of Birds activity using the readings in google classroom on migration.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Objective: Analyze turkey reproduction
Leading Question: What affects turkey populations?
Use the Birds of Wisconsin student notes sheet while learning about game birds
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Objective: Assess on mammals and birds
Leading Question: How does the beak type affect a bird?
Turn in interactive notebook
Take the birds quiz
Finish any missing work
Complete the Turkey Problem worksheet
Friday, January 19, 2024
No School
Other Material
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Leading Question: What are the different groups of fish?
Use the mammals, birds and fish slideshow in google classroom and take notes on the mammals, birds and fish notes sheet.
View the Yellow Perch fish report and then complete a fish report on any other fish found in Wisconsin than Yellow perch.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Leading Question: How does a dichotomous key work?
Use the fish dichotomous key to identify Fish
Complete the fish report. This is due today.
Friday, January 14, 2022
Leading Question: What does it mean to be anadromous?
Lake Trout article
Practice fish ID
Go to theaet.com.
Click on the "Journal" tab and then under "Your Time Entries" section, click on "Time in Classroom Activities". Complete a journal of what we did this week in class.
Complete one journal entry under "Time in your AET Projects/Experiences (SAEs)" to count towards your 15 hours of experience. Complete a journal for every time you worked on your SAE project this week.
Click on the "Finances" tab and enter any finances from this past week. This includes paychecks.
Upload 3 pictures of your SAE project in theaet.com. Click on "Journal" and under "Edit/Review Entries", click on "Project Experience Manager". Then click on the number under the column of "Files/Photos". You can add your 3 photos here.
SAE projects are due today.
Monday, January 17, 2022
Leading Question: What is the life cycle of salmon?
Take notes on fishing
Roll of the Salmon lab
Walleye crossword puzzle and reading
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Leading Question: What does it mean to be diadromous?
Review mammals, birds and fish
Fly tying
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Leading Question: What is the difference between sportfishing and commercial fishing?
Mammals, Birds and Fish test
Turn in interactive notebook
Fly Tying
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Turn in missing work
Fly Tying