Utah's Hogle Zoo is our community's gateway to animals, connecting our visitors with the natural world and engaging them in wildlife conservation action, locally and worldwide.
In this video an educator from the Hogle Zoo helps us understand more about beavers, the structure and function of their habitat, and more.
In this instructional video, the Hogle Zoo explains how to use the lesson plan "Beaver Puppet 2.2.2."
By participating in this activity, students will:
• understand the concept of structure and function and how it applies to a beaver's ability to create and live in a wetland habitat.
• make comparisons between their adaptations and the structure and function of a beaver's body for survival in its wetland habitat.
This powerpoint accompanies the lesson plan "A Night in the Life of a Beaver."
This powerpoint accompanies the lesson plan "A Night in the Life of a Beaver."
In this instructional video, the Hogle Zoo explains how to use the lesson plan "Beaver Tools of the Trade 2.2.2."
By participating in this activity, students will:
• understand the concept of structure and function and how it applies to a beaver's ability to create and live in a wetland habitat.
• make comparisons between unrelated objects through metaphorse to learn the structure and function of a beaver's body for survival in its wetland habitat.
In this instructional video, the Hogle Zoo explains how to use the lesson plan "Build a Beaver Dam 2.2.2 & 2.2.4."
By participating in this activity, students will:
• understand the benefits and problems with a human-made dam to an ecosystem
• understand the benefits and issues with the construction of a beaver-made dam to an ecosystem
• understand the adaptations and behavior of beavers in changing habitats
• use engineering skills to build a beaver dam
• understand the beneficial role beavers play in habitat construction for other animals, including people.
This video clarifies the differences between habitats, ecosystems and ecological niches.
This video discusses how the concepts of structure and function can be taught using animal and plant adaptations.
This video takes a tour of the Hogle Zoo African Savanna exhibit and also discusses what elements go into creating an exhibit.
In this instructional video, the Hogle Zoo explains how to use the lesson plan "How to make an Exhibit."
By completing this activity, students will have a better understanding of what habitats are and what living things need to survive in their habitats. Students will create a model of an animal's habitat at a zoo. Each exhibit that the student's design will be uniquely suited to an individual species and its specific habitat needs. When all of the exhibits are combined to make a zoo, the lesson will also emphasize s the diversity of living things and underscore the everyday needs of living things as the exhibits will need to provide similar elements for the animal's survival.
This video asks you to identify habitat needs, animal adaptation and more while on a tour of the African Savanna exhibit at the Hogle Zoo.
This worksheet accompanies the Ants on Parade video activity.
This video guides you on an activity to introduce your students to spiders and spiderwebs. This is for K-2 students.
This video guides you on an activity to get your students outside and excited about Life Science.
This video guides you on a Life Science activity. This video is for K-2 students.
This video guides you on an activity to get your students outside and excited about Life Science. This activity is good for Kindergarten through 2nd grade.