Challenge students to become ‘species experts’ for an endangered species and explore biogeography concepts using species fact cards and maps of the continents.
This extensive collection provides teachers (Kindergarten – Twelfth grade) with content and activities for their classroom. Content ranges from Word documents to PowerPoint files. Wildscreen ARKive is part of a larger organization: “with the help of the world’s best wildlife filmmakers and photographers, conservationists and scientists, we are creating an awe-inspiring record of life on Earth.
Freely accessible to everyone and preserved for the benefit of future generations, Arkive is a truly invaluable resource for conservation, education and public awareness.”
Type of Material:
Workshop and Training Material
Recommended Uses:
• Could be used in a variety of course formats (online, blended, face-to-face)
• Could be used to as content, activities, and assessment
• Could be used as small group work (depending on the activity chosen)
• Appropriate for use in and outside the classroom and in the homeschool environment
• Could be used as part of a science club curriculum or in clubs like Boy and Girl Scouts
• Could be used as part of a teacher education program
There are teacher notes, a class presentation PowerPoint, species cards and a continents and world map .pdf file.
Technical Requirements:
Internet access, Microsoft Word, Adobe Reader, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel
Identify Major Learning Goals:
1. Increase knowledge in the areas of Art, English, Math, Science, ICT
2. Each content pack is coupled with an alignment to US and UK learning standards
3. View, interpret, make connections to the” world’s best wildlife photos and videos”
4. Help teachers in preparing and teaching a lesson on exploring the world's biodiversity.
Target Student Population:
• Content packs are meant for those in K-12 and are organized according to level and content area.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Access to the internet, PDF reader software, Microsoft Office Suite, a printer (for some activities)
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
• Content is aligned to US and UK standards and alignments are provided to users. This makes it easy to integrate into existing curriculum.
• Can be used at a variety of levels and in a variety of disciplines
• Free content available in widely used software
• Content packets include everything needed for a complete activity
• Can be used in a variety of settings, individually or with groups, both in and outside the classroom
Concerns:
Since the teacher for the presentations will be using a classroom computer they must have a computer with a display monitor in their classroom.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
• Learning objectives are provided for each content pack
• Can easily be integrated into existing curriculum with justification for use provided in alignments
• Activities are relatively short but rich with content, activities, and assessment
Concerns:
• Opportunity for upward alignment where topics are reinforced at increasing levels of difficulty as students progress through their school years. For example, a lesson on bees could be structured at all level, with each subsequent lesson building on the previous one.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
• Easily accessed via the internet.
• Small, zipped packages make for quick downloads.
• Content comes in widely used software including Microsoft Office and PDFs.
• High quality images and videos throughout the site increase the appeal and engagement with the subject matter.
• Clear instructions allow instructors to access, incorporate, and justify use in their classrooms.
Concerns:
None. Files, once opened, are clear and easy to read and would work well on a classroom display.
Other Issues and Comments:
Excellent resources, all in one place on the Internet site.
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