Expedition: Waters Around The World

Rocky Coasts ExpeditionsExpedition:Waters Around The WorldTeacher’s Guide(585) 336-7213 www.senecaparkzoo.org

You booked an Expedition. Now What?Review pre-visit materials1. Teacher’s Guide PowerPointYour virtual tour2. Teacher’s Field GuideBackground InformationCurriculum ConnectionsAnimal Fact SheetsPre- and post visit lessons connection to CC domains and modules3. Expedition Video Invitation for Your ClassZoo staff provide your group with background information and a personal invitation tocome to the Zoo!Get your group excited!

What is an Expedition?An expedition is a guided, themedinteractive tour of a specific area of theZoo.Please note: You will not see theentire Zoo on your Expedition.Expeditions last about 45 minutes.We provide background materials andsuggested pre-visit activities to prepareyour group.

Your Expedition: Waters Around the WorldObjectives:1. Observe how animals and people use and rely on water asdemonstrated by listing 5 ways they use fresh water and 5 ways peopleand animals use salt water.2. Identify the quantity of overall water and water on Earth asdemonstrated by physically participating in and recording the results ofrole-playing activities simulating global water availability.3. Identify how to conserve water as demonstrated by writing one waythey can conserve fresh water and one way they can conserve saltwater.

Learning Standards ConnectionsThe next few slides outline specific CCLSand NYS Science Standards connectedwith your chosen Expedition

NYS Science StandardsStandard 4 Living EnvironmentKey Idea 1: Living things are both similar to and different from each other andfrom nonliving things. (1.1a)Key Idea 3: Individual organisms and species change over time. (3.1a,c)Key Idea 5: Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that sustains life. (5.1a,5.1b, 5.2b, 5.2g)Key Idea 6: Plants and animals depend on each other and their physicalenvironment.(6.1e, 6.1f)Key Idea 7: Human decisions and activities have had a profound impact on thephysical and living environments. (7.1a, 7.1b, 7.1c)

CCLS ELA Connections: Module 4 “OneWell: The Story of Fresh Water on Earth”W.3.7. Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about atopic.W.3.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information fromprint and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidenceinto provided categories.L.3.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard Englishgrammar and usage when writing or speaking.L.3.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing,speaking, reading, or listening.L.3.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiplemeaning word and phrases based on grade 3 reading and content,choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

What do I do before I come?1. Review this PowerPoint withyour teaching team.2. Go through the information inyour Teacher’s Field Guide andconduct the pre-visit lesson.3. Watch the Expedition videoinvitation with your class.

What to do when you arrive?Your buses will pull up to the dropoff area at the Front Gate.A staff person will check in your busand call your guide.Your guide will meet you at the frontand walk you to the starting locationfor your program(It’s about a 5-minute walk)

Seneca ParkZoo Map Yourexpeditionwill starthere. Buses arrivehere. Yourguide will meetyou here.

Where will your Expedition begin?Your Expedition will beginnear the Totem Pole at thebeginning of the Rocky Coasts.Here your guide will give youan introduction and ask yourgroup questions about the previsit lessons and video.Your guide will also hand outscience notebooks for eachstudent to gather informationthroughout the program.

StationsAfter your guide has outlined your topic and goal, youwill stop at different stations outlined in the sciencenotebook you receive during the introduction!

Salt Water StationHere you will observe our sea lions and how they interact withsalt water.Students will investigate a human connection by brainstormingways people rely on salt water.Students will get to taste salt water and will play a game todetermine if Earth’s surface is made up of more land or water.Students will discuss waysto conserve water that peopleand animals rely on.

Fresh Water StationHere you will observe our sandhill cranes and how they interact with freshwater.Students will investigate a human connection by brainstorming wayspeople rely on fresh water.Students will play a game to determinehow much of Earth’s fresh water isaccessible for drinking.Students will discuss ways to conservewater that people and animals rely on.

ConclusionsAt the last station, students will be asked to makea promise answering the following question:What is one thingyou learned todaythat they will do toprotect waterresources soimportant to peopleand animals?

Post-VisitCheck out the post-visit lesson included in yourTeacher’s Field Guide for great follow up activitiesthat work in conjunction with ELA module 4!

The next step to preparefor your Expedition Review your Teacher Field Guide to learn more aboutthe animals and pre- and post-visit lessons.Show your group your Expedition invitation video.Please contact theSeneca Park Zoo Education Departmentwith any questions!(585) 336-7213education@senecazoo.orgSee YOU at the Zoo!

for your Expedition Review your Teacher Field Guide to learn more about the animals and pre- and post-visit lessons. Show your group your Expedition invitation video. Please contact the Seneca Park