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This is a part of a project I did for the Girl Scouts of Utah as part of my Service Learning Scholar program (capstone).
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Movie Night Activity The objective of this activity is two‐fold: Learn about endangered and threatened species while having fun with your friends and/or family. The movie has to be focused on wildlife and one that you have not yet watched. When the movie is over, talk about it with your friends or family. What did you like best? Which did you like least? Was there anything that surprised you? Do you think the film showed animals the way they really act? Why or why not? Just so you know: The film can be an animated one if you want to watch one. It would be best to watch one that is about endangered or threatened species since that is what this badge challenge is all about.
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MovieNightActivity

Theobjectiveofthisactivityistwo‐fold:Learnaboutendangeredandthreatenedspecieswhilehavingfunwithyourfriendsand/orfamily.

Themoviehastobefocusedonwildlifeandonethatyouhavenotyetwatched.Whenthemovieisover,talkaboutitwithyourfriendsorfamily.Whatdidyoulikebest?Whichdidyoulikeleast?Wasthereanythingthatsurprisedyou?Doyouthinkthefilmshowedanimalsthewaytheyreallyact?Whyorwhynot?

Justsoyouknow:Thefilmcanbeananimatedoneifyouwanttowatchone.Itwouldbebesttowatchonethatisaboutendangeredorthreatenedspeciessincethatiswhatthisbadgechallengeisallabout.

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OwlPelletActivityObjective:OneofourP.E.T.S.istheMexicanSpottedOwl.Thisactivitywillhelpyoulearnaboutowlsingeneralincludingwhattheyeat.Theactivityprovidesa“hands‐on”experiencetotheyoungbiologistandisafunwaytolearnaboutowls.Whatyouneedtocompletetocompletethisactivity:Youwillneed1Nature‐WatchOwlpelletStarterkitwhichincludeseverythingyouneedtocompletetheactivity.Toorderoneonline,gotowww.nature‐watch.com.Thecostofthisiscurrently$19.95.Orderthe“owlpelletactivitykit”(product#400).Thingstothinkaboutandtalktoyourfriendsand/orfamilyaboutwhileexploringyourowlpellet:

Howmanytypesofbonesdidyoufind? Whatkindsofpreydoowlseat? Whatwasthelargestanimalbonethatyoufound?Thesmallest? Didyoufindanythingsurprising?Ifso,what? Whatwasthemostinterestingpartoftheactivity?

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GeographyActivity

Objective:Tolearnaboutwildlifehabitatsandknowwhattypesofspeciesliveineachtypeof

habitats.

Directions:

Colorallthemap(see“Templates”inbackofhandbook)habitatandspeciesnamelabels.

Cutoutthehabitatandspeciesnameslabels.

Placeallthelabelsinthecorrectplacesonthemap.Whenyouaresurethathavethem

correct,checktheanswerkeytomakesuretheyareright.Onceyouhavethemplacedon

themapcorrectly,gluethemonthemap.

Showthistoyourtroopleadertogetcreditforthisactivity.

Habitats(Utah):

1. Polar/arctic areas 2. Mountains 3. Oceans 4. Deserts 5. Savannah/grasslands/prairies 6. Tropical rainforest 7. Woodland/forest 8. Tundra 9. Taiga 10. Wetland areas/marshes 11. Pond 12. Rivers/lakes 13. Coral reef 14. Deciduous forest 15. Tide pool 16. Cave

ListofP.E.T.S.(Utah) ListofHabitatsfoundinstate(Utah)

**Rememberthatsomespeciesliveinmorethanonehabitat.Placethemintheoneidentifiedintheanswerkey.**

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P.E.T.S.PlayActivity

Ifwildlifecouldtalk,whatdoyouthinktheywouldsay?Thisactivitywillhelpthewholetroopgetinvolvedandlearnaboutourendangeredand

threatenedspecies.

AlltheinformationthatisneededtoperformthisplaycanbefoundinAppendix“B”ofthehandbook.

ListofP.E.T.Sthathavespeakingpartsarehandpuppetsthatthetroopmaketogether.

Dialogueandsongarefoundintheappendixaswell,butyoucanchangeitaroundtoaccommodateyourtroopsincenoonehasthesameamountofscoutsintheirtroops.

Thisplayisonlyabout15minutesinlength. Eachtroopwillhavetobecreativeandmakeuptheirownpropsneeded

fortheirownplay.

Asalways,havefunandlearnaboutP.E.T.S!

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Zoo/NationalParkVisitActivity

Thisactivityisafunwaytolearnaboutwildlifeinanaturalenvironment.Youwillneedtobeabletogointoazooora

nationalparksuchasYellowstoneNationalParktocompletethisactivity.Byobservingwildlifefirsthand,youcanhaveauniqueexperiencethatwillgiveyouabetterunderstandingofnatureandwhyitissoimportanttoprotectthewildlifethatshareourplanetwithus!

GoodLuckandHaveFun!

BeforeyouheadouttothezooorgowithyourfamilytotheNationalPark,makesureyouhavethefollowingitems:

NotebookorJournaltowritedownobservationsofwhatyousawduringyourvisit.

Pencilsorpens(ofcourse!) Crayons,colorpencils,orpaintstodrawthedifferentanimalsthatyou

see. Camera(optional)totakepicturestoputinyourjournal.

Reminder:Thewholepointofthisactivityistogetyoutoreallyfindoutasmuchasyoucanabouthowasmanyspeciesasyoucanfind,butreflectonwhatimpacthumanshaveonwildlifeaswell.

Peregrine Falcon

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PublicServiceAnnouncement(PSA)

Apublicserviceannouncementisawaytoraiseawarenessaboutatopicthatyoufeelstrongly

aboutandwantotherstoknowmoreaboutthatsubject.ThereareseveralwaystocreateaPSA

likemakingaposter,writingasongaboutitandsingingit,orevenmakingavideothatyoucan

launchonYouTube.

Forthisactivity,youmustcreateanoriginalPSAaboutP.E.T.S.andpresentitinawaythatallows

otherstolearnaboutthemandwhyitissoimportanttoprotectthemfromgoingextinct.Isthere

aparticularspeciesthatyoulike?Youcanfocusonjustonespeciesormultiplespecies.Afteryou

havefinished,youwillneedtoshareitwithothersandtellwhyyoumadethePSAandwhyitis

importanttoyoutoteachothersaboutendangeredandthreatenedspecieslivinginyourstate.

IfyouhavenevercreatedaPSA,checkouttheInternetforsuggestionsofhowtomakeoneandif

youplantomakeavideotolaunchonYouTube,youwillneedtohaveanadulthelpyouandmake

sureyourvideoiswithintheguidelinestheyhavefortheirsite.

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HealthandCareActivity

Objective:Tolearnhowwildlifespecialistscareforendangeredandthreatenedspeciesthatlive

incaptivity.

Directions:Youmustimagineyourselfasanewtraineeatawildlifesanctuaryorrefugeefor

endangeredwildlife.Aspartofyourtraining,youareassignedtoonespecies(youchose!)andwill

beresponsibleforitsoverallcareandifitgetssick,youwillhavetotakecareofituntilitgets

better.Tocompletethisactivity,youmustuseeitherthelibraryorInternettolearnallaboutthe

speciesandwhatatypicalsanctuary/refugeewoulddotocareforthatspecies.Belowaresome

guidelinestohelpyouwiththisactivity.Onceyouhavecompletedthisactivity,youcanpresentthe

informationtoyourfamily,trooporbothinwhateverwayyouwouldlikesuchasreadinganessay

youhavewritten,acollageyouhavemadeoranyothermediayouwishtopresentit.

Guidelines:

Describeyourchosenspecies

Whattypeofdietdoesyourspecieshave?

Whataresomereasonsthatyourspecieswouldbeincaptivity?

Whattypesofdiseasesdoesyourspeciestypicallyhave?Whatwouldacaregiverdoto

makethespeciesfeelbetter?(Describeoneortwospecificscenarios?

Whatwouldbetheexpectedlifespanofaspeciesincaptivitycomparedtothesame

speciesinthewild?

IfyoufindanactualsanctuaryforyourspecificspecieswhilesearchingtheInternet,what

didyoufindoutaboutit?Didyoucontactthem?Ifso,whatinformationdidtheygiveyou

thatsurpriseyou?

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P.E.T.S.BingoGame

ThisactivityputsatwistonthetraditionalBingogamethatyouhaveprobablyplayedwithfamily

andfriends.ThecardshaveimagesofsomeofthemanyP.E.T.S.Whenthecallerreadsoneofthe

descriptioncards,youhavetoguesswhatspecieshe/sheisdescribingtoyou.Ifyouthinkyou

knowthespeciesthenplaceamarkerontheboxthathasthatspecies.Afteryouhavefive

markersdiagonal,lefttoright,ortoptobottom,yell“Bingo!”toseeifyouguesstheallthespecies

correctly!

BingoPlayingCardsandDescriptionCardscanbefoundinAppendix“B”

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Science(Habitat)Activity

Objective:Learnaboutendangered/threatenedspecies;raiseawarenessofwildlifeandhow

humaninteractionsand/orglobalwarmingaffectwildlife.

Whatyouneedtodotocompletethisactivity:Pickaspeciesfromthelistintheappendixandanswerthefollowingquestionsaboutthespecies.

Youcandothisinanessayorifyouwanttobemorecreativeyoucanmakeaposter/collageof

youselectedspeciesaslongasallofthefollowingquestionsareansweredaboutthatspecies.

Questions:

NameofSpecies

Anatomy/Appearance(Example:height,weight,colors,featherorfur?)

Locomotion(Howdoesyourspeciesmove?)

Diet(Whatdoesyourspecieseat?)

Habitat/Range(Wheredoesyourspecieslive?Describeit.)

Adoptions(Howhasyourspecieschangeovertimetoliveandsurvive?)

LifeCycle/Reproduction(Howlongdoesyourspecieslive?Whendotheyhaveoffspring?)

Behavior:Defense/Offense(Whatdoesyourspeciesdowhenthreatened?Whenthey

attackprey/enemies?)

Enemies(Whodoesyourspeciesnotgetalongwithorfightwithforfood/territory?)

SomethingSpecial(Whatmakesyourspeciesunique?)

Classification(Example:LeatherbackSeaTurtles@Demochelyscoriacea)

Whenyoufinishyouressayorposter/collage,giveittoyourtroopleadersoyoucangetcreditfor

thisactivity.

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FoodChainActivity

Objectives:LearnwheretheP.E.T.Sthatliveinourstateliveandabouttheirpositioninnature'sfoodchains. Whatyouwillneedtocompletethisactivity:Forthisactivity,youmustchooseoneormoreoftheecosystemslistedbelowandputalloftheP.E.T.S.thatarelistedintheindexintheircorrectecosystemandinthecorrectpositioninthefoodchain.Youmustincludeallthespeciesthatarein

thatecosystemincludingthosethatareincludedontheP.E.T.S.list.Belowaresometipsthatwillhelpyoutofinishthisactivity,butyoumayuseotherresourcestohelpyouaswell.Doyouthinkyoucanputafoodchaintogether?

Youeatfoodtogetenergy.Thisenergyhelpsyoutogrow,jump,run,andplay.Peopleeatlotsofdifferenttypesofmeat,fish,fruitsandvegetables.Peoplearecalled“omnivores”.

Allanimalsgetenergyfromfood.Someanimalsonlyeatmeat.Theseanimalsarecalled“carnivores”.

Someanimalsonlyeatplants.Thesetypesofanimalsarecalled“herbivores”.

Plantsgettheirenergytogrowfromthesun,waterandsoil.Theorderthatanimalsfeedonotherplantsandanimalsiscalledafoodchain.

Therearesixdifferenttypesofecosystems:pond,meadow,forest,desertsavanna,northern/arctic,andofcourse,thewholeEarth.

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Message in a Puzzle Activity LearningObjectives:Writing,Creativity

Whatyouwillneedforthisactivity:

Constructionpaper Crayonsand/ormarkers Posterboardorcardboard Glue,Scissors Envelope

StepstoCompletethisActivity:

1. Selectapatterntocopyfromtheattachedpatternpages.

2. Cutouttheshapeofthespecies.

3. Placeonasheetofconstructionpaperandtracetheoutlineofthespecies.

4. Decoratetheanimalanywayyouwantto(eyes,nose,mouth,etc.)

5. Cuttheshapeintopuzzlepieces(smallerifyouwantittobeharder,largerifyouwantto

makeiteasiertoputtogether).

6. Writeshortletterandputintotheenvelopealongwiththepuzzle.

7. Giveittoafriendorparenttosolvethepuzzle.

8. Oncetheyhaveputittogether,theycanreadtheletteryouwroteaboutthespeciestotell

themaboutthatspecies.

Enclosed:

EnvelopePattern&Directions(Appendix“A”)Choosefromtwoenvelopepatternsandyou

mayhavetoenlargeenvelopeoftemplatesopuzzleandletterfitinside.

SpeciesPatternstoselectfromforthisactivity

o DesertTortoise

o BaldEagle

o PeregrineFalcon

o UtahPrairieDog

o MexicanSpottedOwl

o GrizzlyBear

o BlackFootedFerret

o GrayWolf

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Chocolate Desert Tortoises

Learning Objectives: Organizational, follow directions, learn about an endangered species. Ingredients:

1 pkg. (18 oz ) refrigerated sugar cookies dough 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 TB. Powdered sugar ½ tsp. Vanilla 30 caramels, unwrapped ½ cup (3 oz) semisweet chocolate chips Silver decors (dragees)

Directions: [1] Preheat oven @ 350 degrees F. Grease mini ( 1 ¼”) muffin pan cups. Remove dough from wrapper; place in large bowl. Let dough stand at room temperature about 15 minutes. [2] Add cocoa; powdered sugar and vanilla to dough; beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. [3] Shape dough into 30 balls; press onto bottoms and up sides of muffin cups. Bake 10 minutes. Press 1 caramel into each chocolate cup. Return to oven 2 to 3 minutes or until caramels are soft. Working quickly, press 5 pecans into caramels for legs and head. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. [4] Place wire rack over waxed paper. Place chocolate chips in small microwavable bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 to 1 ½ minutes. Stir after first minute and then at 30 second intervals after first minute until chips are melted and smooth. Attach 2 silver decors (dragees) to head with chocolate for eyes. Drizzle remaining chocolate over tops of tortoises as desired. Let stand until chocolate is completely set. ** Makes 2 ½ dozen cookies**


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