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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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