{"id":11613,"date":"2018-09-07T13:57:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T17:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/?page_id=11613"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:53:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:53:28","slug":"wildlife-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/stem-toolkits\/wildlife-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Grade: 3 &#8211; 8 (could be adapted for high school)<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-28702\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/moose-70254_1280-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Wildlife Science Toolkit Grade: 3 - 8 (could be adapted for high school) Based on the Purdue \u201cNature of Teaching\u201d series which was created in Indiana, this kit introduces youth to investigations of animals found in the wild. Included are activities on wildlife tracking, exploration of food webs, and ecosystem dynamics. More activities can be found on Purdue\u2019s Website. This kit is suitable for youth in grades 3 \u2013 8 (could be adapted for high school). All animal skulls and pelts within the toolkit are replicas. Notice: This kit is very large and heavy. Please use caution when lifting and transporting. Items not included in the kit are listed below: Plaster of Paris Sand Owl pellets - these can be purchased from Carolina Biological Supply and other sources. Lessons included in this kit: I. Unit 1 - Animal Diversity and Tracking Animal Tracks Tracks include Maine native species Scent Stations Indoor Track Casting Outdoor Track Casting II. Unit 2 - Mammal Food Webs Be a Tooth Sleuth Skulls include Maine native species Exploration of Food Webs Student Investigations of Food Webs Energy Flow and Food Webs III. Eco-llapse Game IV. Discovering the Watershed Human Impact and Watershed Distribution Game V. Unit 5 - Ashes to Ashes: Succession &amp; Disturbance Wildlife Habitat through Succession Disturbance VI. 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This kit includes wildlife tracking, exploration of food webs, and ecosystem dynamics. More activities can be found on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/extension\/nature\/Pages\/lesson.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Purdue\u2019s Website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. This kit is suitable for youth in grades 3 \u2013 8 (can be adapted for high school). All animal skulls and pelts within the toolkit are replicas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Notice:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> This kit is very large and heavy. Please use caution when lifting and transporting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Items not included<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the kit are listed below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Materials to make tracks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sand<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Owl pellets \u2013 these can be purchased from Carolina Biological Supply, Owl Brand Discovery Kits, and other sources.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Lessons included in this kit:<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-28703\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Image of book: Critters of Maine, book: Peterson's Field Guide to Animal Tracks, and track molds found in the Wildlife toolkit.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-105x140.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-317x423.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-423x564.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-634x845.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-846x1128.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-951x1268.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-1268x1691.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2025\/03\/Wildlife-Track-Activity-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,225px\" \/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I.\u00a0 <strong>Activity 1: What&#8217;s that Track?!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning Targets:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand why identifying tracks is important.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Know the difference between foot types: plantigrade, digitigrade, and unguligrade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify different Maine mammal tracks using a guide and ruler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Files: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/whats-that-track-lesson-plan-pdf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PDF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/whats-that-track-lesson-plan-word\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Word<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">II. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-417-w.html\">Activity 2<\/a>: Scent Stations<\/strong> (Purdue Nature of Teaching)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create track stations outside with different scents to learn about the wildlife in that area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">III. <b>Activity 3: Make a Track<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning Targets:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Know and identify the different foot types: plantigrade, digitigrade, and unguligrade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gain perspective on the actual size of Maine mammals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create a track using a mold. (<\/span><b>Materials to make tracks are not included in the toolkit.<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li><b>Molds contained in the kit:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> beaver, white-tailed deer, moose, black bear, red fox, gray fox, coyote, mink, bobcat, skunk, cottontail, and squirrel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Files: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/make-a-track-lesson-plan-pdf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PDF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/make-a-track-lesson-plan-word\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Word<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IV. <b>Activity 4: Inspector Tooth<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning Targets:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify the different types of teeth mammals have (incisors, canines, premolars, and molars) and what they are used for.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand the different types of feeding diets: herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Compare human teeth and diets to other animals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Skulls contained in the kit:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> beaver, white-tailed deer, black bear, red fox, coyote, raccoon, bobcat, and mink.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Files: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/inspector-tooth-lesson-plan-pdf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PDF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/inspector-tooth-lesson-plan-word\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Word<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">V. <b>Activity 5<\/b><b>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-418-w.html\">Unit 2, Lesson 2<\/a>): Poster Exploration of Food Webs<\/b> (Purdue Nature of Teaching)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand how different trophic levels function in a food web using an Owl Food Web diagram.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VI. <b>Activity 6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-418-w.html\">Unit 2, Lesson 3<\/a>):<\/b><b>\u00a0Student Investigations of Food Webs<\/b> (Purdue Nature of Teaching)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand how food webs work through a hands-on demonstration using yarn.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VII. <b>Activity 7 (<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-418-w.html\">Unit 2, Lesson 4<\/a>)<\/b><b>\u00a0Energy Flow and Food Webs<\/b> (Purdue Nature of Teaching)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn how energy flows in a food web through the investigation of what\u2019s contained in an owl pellet. <\/span><b>Owl pellets not contained in this toolkit!<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>VIII. <b>Activity 8: Trophic Tumble<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning Targets:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand that the proportions of trophic levels (producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer) in an ecosystem are different.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand what type of species are found in each trophic level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand that each level interconnects with all trophic levels, and if a species is removed there is an effect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Files: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/trophic-tumble-lesson-plan-pdf\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PDF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/resource\/trophic-tumble-lesson-plan-word\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Word<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">IX. <b>Activity 9:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-476-w.html\"><b> Discovering the Watershed<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(Purdue Nature of Teaching)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interactive game that illustrates how humans impact water quality in an environment and the importance of indicator species.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Are you interested in learning more about what the University of Maine and UMaine system campuses offer?<\/p>\n<p>The University of Maine offers over 100 academic majors!\u00a0To learn more either:<\/p>\n<p>Visit 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