Human-Wetland Connections
4th Grade Overview
Learner Outcomes
After completing this program students will be able to:
- Students will use the scientific method as a way to understand how humans can influence biodiversity through wetland management.
- Students will understand how people have valued or devalued wildlife through history.
- Students will be able to list multiple wildlife management tools used on National Wildlife Refuges.
- Students will understand National Wildlife Refuges as a place to have fun and enjoy wildlife.
Connections to Colorado State
Standards
Science
1.1,1.2,1.3,1.4,1.5,3.1,3.2,3.4,3.5,6.3,6.4
The Program
This program is divided into three parts that make a complete integrated unit for your class.
- Discovery Centers- As a pre-trip lesson, five student discovery centers are provided for your classroom to introduce students to the National Wildlife Refuge and the concepts they will be learning.
- Field Study- is a 3-4 hour field trip to Alamosa or Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge which allows students to explore the wildlife and weather through use of their five senses.
- Post-Field Study Problem Solving- Back in the classroom through a simple teacher led activity students will explore problem solving on National Wildlife Refuges.