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Grade Level: 5-8 Unit Length: 1-2 weeks Key Concepts • adaptation • biodiversity • civic participation • community-based conservation • ecosystem • environment • food web • government • human-wildlife conflict • negotiation • point of view • service learning • sustainable solution Student Objectives (Abbreviated) • Discover how wild cats, in particular snow leopards, are adapted to ecosystem conditions • Understand how species are connected in a food web • Evaluate how to meet the needs of humans and wildlife simultaneously • Devise sustainable solutions for enhancing human and ecological communities where snow leopards live • Participate in Snow Leopard Enterprises, a conservation project of Snow Leopard Trust • Determine how to support an important conservation, community, or school project © FACING THE FUTURE www.facingthefuture.org & SNOW LEOPARD TRUST www.snowleopard.org National Standards Addressed National Science Education Standards C. Life Science F. Science in Personal and Social Perspectives National Council for the Social Studies III. People, Places, and Environments IV. Global Connections V. Individuals, Groups, and Institutions VI. Power, Authority, and Governance VII. Science, Technology, and Society IX. Global Connections X. Civic Ideals and Practices North American Association for Environmental Education 1 Questioning, Analysis, and Interpretation Skills 2.2 The Living Environment 2.3 Humans and Their Societies 2.4 Environment and Society 3.1 Skills for Analyzing and Investigating Environmental Issues 3.2 Decision-Making and Citizenship Skills 4 Personal and Civic Responsibility 5 Protecting the Endangered Snow Leopard
Engaging Students in Conservation 6 Table of Contents About this Curriculum ....................................................................................... 4 Lesson 1: The Cat’s out of the Bag! ................................................................................... 7 Lesson 2: Mountain Mixer ................................................................................................19 Lesson 3: It Takes All Kinds of People ............................................................................32 Lesson 4: What’s the Plan? ................................................................................................48 Lesson 5: Taking Action! ....................................................................................................65 Endnotes .............................................................................................................84 © FACING THE FUTURE www.facingthefuture.org & SNOW LEOPARD TRUST www.snowleopard.org
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