What do wetland species need to survive?

Swamp 2: David, Gina, Jessica, Julia, Justin, Shalini

March 14, 2010

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Program Design

Science Content:
- Animals, Plants, Habitat
Tools:
- Nets, magnifiers, tanks, field guides
Swamp Content:
- Fresh water, woody vegetation, dominant species
Documentation:
- Journals

Program Goal

What do wetland species need to survive?
- Food
- Water
- Shelter
- Space

Objectives

Participants will be able to:
- Define general survival needs
- Describe characteristics of a swamp habitat
- Identify 4 swamp species
- Explain 2 ways that swamps benefit people

Classroom Introduction

Welcome and what to expect
Assistive listening devices
Describe activities and schedule for the day
Utilize visuals and manipulatives

Visual Presentation

General survival needs (objective 1)
Student activity
"Swamp says" with survival needs
Characteristics of a swamp habitat (objective 2)
- Hands-on activity
- Soil components
- Sand, silt, and clay

Outside Preparation

Introduce participants to new tools;
Dip nets, magnifiers, tanks/buckets, field guides, journals, pictures of what we might see...

Outside Activity 1: Journaling

Field guide/Checklist of common species
Leaf and bark rubbings,
Modifications
- blind/low vision: feeling the leaves and bark
- age related: hand over hand
- intellectual: feeling and rubbings if possible

Outside for Activity 2: Dip Netting

Collecting, identifying and sorting organisms
Modifications
- blind/low vision: models for feeling and hand over hand
- age related: assistance dipping organisms and with sort and id
- intellectual: models and tanks for viewing organisms

Inside for Wrap-Up

Food-Chain activity - Animals/plants images on cards
Verbal wrap up asking participants how they think the swamp benefits humans

Special Program

Streaming video to deliver Swamp lesson visuals to offsite group
Live animals/taxidermy/models