Creek Connections

Streamside Critters
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STREAMSIDE CRITTERS MODULE CONTENTS BOX A BOOK BOX __3 Field Guide to Tracks of North American Wildlife __1 Animal Tracks of the Mid-Atlantic States __14 Track Finder __1 North Woods Animal Scat Keychain Identification Guide (plastic cards) __1 North Woods Tracks Keychain Identification Guide (plastic cards) __1 Mammal Tracks and Sign - A Guide to North American Species __1 The Scoop on Poop! __1 The Encyclopedia of Tracks and Scats - A Comprehensive Guide to the Trackable Animals of the U.S and Canada __1 Animal Trackers: By Lakes & Rivers: Be an animal detective __1 The Turtle and Tortoise by Edith Hope Fine __1 Food Chains and Webs DVD __1 Beavers DVD __1 Animal Tracks Peterson Field Guide __1 Scat, Tracks & Other Signs by The National Association for Interpretation __1 Come out, Muskrats by Jim Arnosky __1 Pocket Naturalist: Pond Life __3 Pocket Naturalist: Animal Tracks ACTIVITY ENVELOPES __Name That Track, Adaptation Adventure, Streamside Critters Animal Lab, Web of Life, 2 Quick Frozen Critters ACTIVITY BAG __Beaver Fever - rope FACT SHEET ENVELOPES __15 White-Tailed Deer Fact Sheets __ 15 Raccoon Fact Sheets __15 Mallard Fact Sheets __15 Beaver Fact Sheets __15 Minks and Muskrats Fact Sheets __15 Otter Fact Sheets __15 Animal Tracks Fact Sheets MUSSELS AND NUTS BOX __1 Container of Chewed Up Nuts __Several Broken Mussel Shells BEAVER PELT TALE ENVELOPE __1 Picture of Europeans __3 Indian Name Sheets __40 Beaver Pages BEAVER PELT TALE BOX __1 bundle of cinnamon__1 mirror__1 pot __1 gun__1 bag of needles__1 bag of buttons__1 bag of beads __2 necklaces__ 1 bag of fish hooks __1 lace doily__1 piece of cloth __1 bag of ribbon__1 glass bottle RUBBER TRACKS BOX __1 Bald Eagle Track __2 Beaver (Front Feet) Tracks __2 Beaver (Hind Feet) Tracks __1 Canada Goose Track __1 Frog (Front Feet) Tracks__2 Frog (Hind Feet) Tracks __2 Great Blue Heron Tracks __3 Mallard Tracks __2 Mink (Hind Feet) Tracks __2 Mink (Front Feet) Tracks __2 Muskrat (Front Feet) Tracks __3 Muskrat (Hind Feet) Tracks __2 Raccoon (Hind Feet) Tracks __2 Raccoon (Front Foot) Track __2 River Otter (Hind Feet) Tracks __2 River Otter (Front Foot) Track __2 Snapping Turtle (Front Feet) Tracks __3 Snapping Turtle (Hind Feet) Tracks __2 White-Tailed Deer Tracks STAMP AND STAMP PADS BOX __1 Field Guide Notebook Example of Tracks __Stamp Pads __1 Bear Track Stamp __1 Beaver Track Stamp __1 Bird Tracks Stamp __1 Cat Tracks Stamp __1 Dog Track Stamp __1 Squirrel Tracks Stamp __1 Rabbit Tracks Stamp __1 Fox Track Stamp __1 Frog Tracks Stamp __1 Gorilla Track Stamp __1 Homo Sapiens Tracks Stamp __1 Horse Tracks Stamp __1 Mouse Tracks Stamp __1 Pig Tracks Stamp __1 Raccoon Tracks Stamp __1 Tiger Track Stamp __1 White-Tailed Deer Tracks Stamp POSTERS __1 Animal Tracks OTHER ITEMS __Coleman Bird Finder in green canvas case __Professor Noggin's Freshwater Life Card Game BOX B SKULLS __1 Duck, Bullfrog, Raccoon, Beaver, River Otter, Cow, Domestic Dog PELTS 2 Muskrat, 1 Beaver, 2 Raccoon, 1 Deer OTHER ITEMS __Beaver Chews Craft Boxes 3, 4, 5 REAL SCAT __Small white box of real scat __Large black box - Scats of North American Wildlife RUBBER SCAT _Raccoon Scat, Frog Scat, Beaver Scat, Deer Scat, Muskrat Scat, Young Opossum Scat
STREAMSIDE CRITTERS ACTIVITIES Name That Track - Students will learn about some of the unique characteristics and tracks of several streamside animals. Trace A Track - Students can create plaster casts of different types of animal tracks that they find outside in the wilderness. Beaver Fever - Students will learn about the importance of having food, water, and shelter. Adaptation Adventure - Students will learn about wildlife adaptations to different environments and will have to pay close attention to the smallest details. A Beaver Pelt Tale - Students will learn about some of the important physical adaptations of the beaver, as well as how Native Americans and Europeans had an impact on the beaver population. Streamside Critters Animal Lab - Students will learn about some important physical adaptations of streamside critters, while also learning how to make key observations. Web of Life - Students research organisms in an aquatic food web, make a living food web by linking themselves with yarn, learning their organism's role in the ecosystem. Quick Frozen Critters - Students go through a simulation to understand predator/prey relationships, how both have adapted physically and behaviorally to survive. Create a Winter Pond - Students draw a picture of a waterway and its inhabitants in winter based on information they learn.
Streamside Critters Resources included with bins PA Game Commission Wildlife Notes These are a series of one to two page general information and fact sheets produced by the PA Game Commission. They are used to aid students in completing the 3 station animal lab and are also useful for independent projects prepared by students. Streamside Critters Presenter Information Sheet This is a guide intended for use by an instructor who is preparing to teach about signs of streamside critters. Topics discussed include muskrat middens, chewed nuts, scat topics, buck rubs and scrapes, and beaver chews. Identification Guides For use in the in class animal lab and field explorations. Included are various field guides to tracks and a guide to skull identification. Plaster Tracks This is a two page instruction sheet on how to make plaster casts of animal tracks. It includes helpful tips for casting in dry soils or in snow.
Streamside Critter Websites PA Game Commission - Wildlife Notes Online guide to tracks and tracking
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