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Today, more and more education is happening away from the classroom. Students are accessing content from home, while on vacation, and from countless other locations. In an attempt to address this growing education movement, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has created a series of digital learning activities. These resources use Google Forms to create interactive activities that allow students to explore different wildlife-related topics with ease. The students just need Internet access. There is no software to install. It does not matter which web browser they use. They are designed for anyone.
While each activity has been correlated to standards at specific grade levels, most are appropriate for any student in grades 3 through 8 (and a few for high school). These should primarily be used as a supplement to other instruction that is taking place and should not be expected to be the sole activity on any particular topic. Since they have been developed for anyone to access, they have not been designed to collect a score. However, the students will have the option to see all of their responses. If you wish to confirm their completion of the activity, you just need to have the students select "View Accuracy" after they submit at the end. When they do this, a new tab will open will a complete log of their responses. The students can either send this link to you or print out a copy and hand it in.
Browse through the activities below. When you find one that interests you, simply click on "Access activity" to go directly to the page.
Bats
Bats
In this activity, students will solve some simple math problems as they look at the benefits of bats. Then, they will learn the difference between common and scientific names.
AZ Standards Correlation:
5th MATH: 5.NBT.B.7, 5.MP.1
6th MATH: 6.EE.B.6, 6.MP.1
6th SCIENCE: 6.L.2U1.13
7th MATH: 7.NS.A.3, 7.EE.B.3, 7.MP.1
Migrations
Migrations
In this activity, students will calculate percentages as they analyze data related to migratory birds. Then, they will explore the migration of the Swainson's hawk across continents.
AZ Standards Correlation:
6th MATH: 6.RP.A.3, 6.NS.B.3, 6.MP.1
6th SCIENCE: 6.L.2U1.13
6th SOCIAL STUDIES: 6.G1.1
7th MATH: 7.RP.A.3, 7.NS.A.3, 7.MP.1
7th SOCIAL STUDIES: 7.G1.1
How Rare Is the White Buffalo?
How Rare Is the White Buffalo?
In this high school level activity, students will explore the genetics of albinism as they calculate allele frequencies to determine if we are seeing an unusual number of white bison.
AZ Standards Correlation:
HS SCIENCE: HS.L3U1.25, HS+B.L3U1.10, HS.L4U1.27, HS.L4U1.28, HS+B.L4U1.13
HS Math (Algebra 1): A1.A-CED.A.4, A1.A-REI.A.1, A1.A-REI.B.3, A1.MP.1
Skull Investigator
Skull Investigator
In this activity, students will use try to identify a canine and feline skull by thinking about their pets. Then, they will study the teeth of different skulls while determining what the animals might eat.
AZ Standards Correlation:
3rd SCIENCE: 3.L1U1.5, 3.L2U1.8
4th SCIENCE: 4.L4U1.11
6th SCIENCE: 6.L2U1.13
Symbiotic Relationships
Symbiotic Relationships
In this activity, students are introduced to the three main types of symbiotic relationships: mutualism, parasitism and commensalism. They will read example and attempt to identify the specific relationship.
AZ Standards Correlation:
3rd SCIENCE: 3.L2U1.8
6th SCIENCE: 6.L2U1.13
Tortoise Research
Tortoise Research
In this activity, students have some reading comprehension questions before they explore a technique used by field biologist to mark and identify desert tortoises in the wild.
AZ Standards Correlation:
3rd SCIENCE: 3.L1U1.5, 3.L2U1.6
6th SCIENCE: 6.L2U3.12
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