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


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

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