WINTER ECOLOGY
GOAL:
Learn
how plants and animals adapt to survive the cold winter
months.
OBJECTIVES:
ˇDiscuss
climate, winter weather and the effects of snow and ice on the
natural environment.
ˇExplore
wildlife adaptations and see how they use them to survive in
the winter.
ˇLearn
winter botany identification techniques and the ways plants
survive sub-freezing temperatures.
ˇPractice
techniques of interpreting the winter landscape including
animal tracks.
ˇObserve
resident bird populations and behavior.
ˇExplore
aquatic life in winter wetlands.
CONCEPTS/TOPICS:
ˇHibernation/dormancy/torpor
ˇMigration
ˇEndothermic
& exothermic
ˇAdaptation
ˇSnowflakes
(the winter water cycle)
ˇAnimal
tracking
ˇSeasonal
changes
ˇDeciduous
trees
ˇFood
storage
ˇPerennial,
biannual, annual plants
ˇIdentify
plants and trees in winter
After completing this
lesson the aim is for students to be able to:
ˇDescribe
winter wildlife survival adaptations and define: adaptation,
exothermic, endothermic, migration, hibernation, dormancy,
torpor
ˇDescribe
what causes winter
ˇDescribe
different plant identification techniques during the winter
months
ˇDescribe
plant activity during the seasonal change from fall to winter
to spring
ˇIdentify
local animal species active during winter from tracking to
visual identification
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