Interdisciplinary Project
for Team 7-2
Coyotes
Where minds and mountains meet.
Go to Wild Animal Park Project
PROJECT TITLE: Team Field Trip - Wild Animal Park.
PROJECT DATES: 20 March 1998 into April 1998.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES: The learner will be introduced to the animals, plants, and habitats available at the San Diego Wild Animal Park representing those found on five continents, in order to prepare the students for hands-on activities upon return to Frisbie, to include an appreciation of endangered species, both flora and fauna.
DISCIPLINE INVOLVEMENT:
- LANGUAGE ARTS: The learner will create an alphabet list of the animals, plants, or locations viewed at the Park; the learner also will complete the Team Animal Table in order to create a database for further activities; the learner will keep a trip journal which will be used to create an essay describing the field trip using the writing process.
- MATHEMATICS: The learner completed mathematical analyses using statistics derived from the Team Table created during the field trip. The learner used information on grazing requirements for specific animals in order to create their own animal park given an area of land (in conjunction with Social Science project). The design of the park must be mathematically justified using the statistics on grazing requirements. The learner created a tessellation of an animal figure.
- SCIENCE: The learner will complete the creation of a three-dimensional representation of an animal and its habitat observed on the field trip and then prepare a formal written report
- SOCIAL SCIENCE: The learner will complete an analysis of the geography, continents, and habitats of the various animals observed on the field trip, and will create a map of how they would set up a similar park; and, the learner will investigate why, or why not, certain animals could be domesticated.
- RSP: Support will be provided both RSP and general education students in understanding the lessons provided in the academic areas as well as in researching responses and preparing required presentations or reports.
- TECHNOLOGY: The learner will use technology resources available in the rooms and the library to secure supporting information for the requirements of the academic classes; and, the learner will use technological resources to word-process the culminating essay describing the field trip.
SUBMITTED BY:
| ________________________ | | ________________________ |
| R. Hartwell, Language Arts | | S. Alejandre, Mathematics |
| ________________________ | | ________________________ |
| L. Dunbar, Mathematics | | L. Humphrey, RSP |
| ________________________ | | ________________________ |
| S. Sipe, Science | | C. Sawyer, Social Science |
DATE: _________________________
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