MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS

ARIZONA GAME AND FISH RESOURCES

For years, the March Mammal Madness (MMM) program has been taking science classrooms by storm. It provides an excellent way for students to use wildlife to engage in complex biology topics such as evolution. In our mission to help teachers across Arizona and elsewhere, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has development resources that can further help implement the ideas of MMM into classrooms.

GENERAL SPECIES INFORMATION

Are you looking to help students research specific animals in the MMM brackets? Check out our collection of fact sheets and other resources.

The fact sheets below are not for the specific animals appearing in this year's MMM. However, they belong to closely related animals found in Arizona in case you want to have students compare.

American Pronghorn
Arizona Shrew
Black Bear
Bobcat
Canyon Bat (formerly the Western Pipistrelle)
Desert Cottontail
Kit Fox
Mule Deer
Northern Grasshopper Mouse
Sonoran Tiger Salamander
Vinegaroon
Whitetailed Deer

If you want information on numerous other species found in Arizona, then check out all of out wildlife fact sheets.

WILDLIFE IN CULTURE

Dine Traditional Teachings on Wildlife - a booklet that explores how the Navajo view various wildlife species, including mountain lions and how to properly present them in a classroom.

EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The Department is hosting a number of webinars related to the topics covered in MMM. These are free and you can participate from anywhere in the world! All participants will receive a certificate that may be used for continuing education credits with some districts.

Arizona Resources to Support MMM - A quick 30-minute look at Arizona Game and Fish Resources that can be used to support and supplement MMM instruction in the classroom.
Arizona's Wildlife Sweet Sixteen: Extending the Madness - A look at how to take the expand on the ideas and concepts of MMM to focus on Arizona's wildlife species. Some ideas will be mentioned for other states and areas as well.

These are both workshops tied directly to the concepts presented in this year's MMM. But we offer so many more professional development opportunities. Be sure to check out our entire calendar.

AZGFD EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

A collated collection of the various educational lessons and activities developed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

Arizona's Sweet Sixteen - What if you could fill the MMM brackets with native Arizona wildlife?
- - Lesson Plan COMING SOON
  - Blank Bracket (Google Sheet that will copy to your drive) COMING SOON
Charting Lifespans: MMM Version - Students can make predictions about the lifespans of all the species in their brackets, graph them and analyze the results.
- Previous Years
  - 2025
Survival of the Fishiest - Students use fish to explore the role that coloration and other adaptations have on wildlife survival.
Wildlife Poetry - Students are introduced to the poetry and art of Douglas Florian and then attempt to make their own poems in a style inspired by him.
- - - Lesson Plan (Coming soon but watch video and jump right in!)
    - Video
    - General Animal Factsheets (use these as research for the poems)
Focus Wild Activity Sheets - A collection of short, 2-page educational activities that used to appear in our Arizona Wildlife View Magazine
Wild Fun: Short puzzles, coloring pages and other fun activities for kids
- - Biotic Communities Word Puzzle
  - Mammals of Arizona Word Search
Wild Kids Activity Pages- An older set of activity pages that have been recently aligned to current Arizona standards for specific grade levels.

OTHER EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

A number of education activities that we have collected from other organizations.

Three-Bear Face-Off - Students play a game to familiarize themselves with three different types of bears, including the polar bear.

Google Sites

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