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Lesson Plan
WolfQuest

The Return of Gray Wolves to Yellowstone National Park: Right or Wrong?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Should gray wolves be removed from Yellowstone National Park? After researching the complex relationships between the various habitats and species at Yellowstone National Park,  including humans, class members take a position on the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wolves: Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study wolves and their habitat in Yellowstone.  For this environment and behavior lesson students create an interactive map of wolves in Yellowstone.
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Lesson Plan
Serendip

Food Webs, Energy Flow, Carbon Cycle, and Trophic Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The reintroduction of a species to an area doesn't always go as expected. Scholars learn about the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park with a video, reading, and discussion questions. They complete a hands-on activity...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Wolves: DNA Pawprinting

For Students 9th - 12th
A mystery canine was shot and killed near Yellowstone National Park in the early '90s. Genetics whizzes explain how they might go about identifying whether the animal was a true grey wolf or a hybrid. A drawing of the animal's DNA bands...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wolf Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They present their research in a role-playing format.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wolves: DNA Pawprinting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and research the most widely distributed terrestrial carnivore, the wolf. They critique the true mystery of this animal and then form an opinion about this creature. The restriction-site analysis of mitochondrial DNA is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dinosaurs 1: Where are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study dinosaurs and explore the concept of extinction.  In this dinosaur activity students create dinosaur eggs and view dinosaur dioramas.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

American Bison

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this bison activity, students read several paragraphs about the American Bison. Students learn about its history and its current status and answer questions about the text.
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Interactive
Other

Minnesota Zoo: Wolf Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about wolves through an interactive online game. Students will investigate wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
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Activity
Other

Yellowstone Wolf Tracker

For Students 9th - 10th
Yellowstone Wolf Tracker is a compilation of gathered information and experiences of the gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Content includes data gathered on observing the wolves.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Wolves' Return to Yellowstone Sparks Controversy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by CNN (November 12, 1997), marks the return of the wolves to Yellowstone National Park. The article highlights that the change was not popular with everybody.
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Article
Other

Wolf Recovery Foundation: Yellowstone Wolf Restoration

For Students 9th - 10th
This report, written by the president of the Wolf Recovery Program, records the history and current status of the wolf packs of Yellowstone National Park. The report tracks individual members of the packs and shows what happened to each...
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Article
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Wolves Change an Ecosystem

For Students 9th - 10th
Jim Robbins's article, "Weaving A New Web: Wolves Change An Ecosystem" focuses on the research and findings of biologist Robert Crabtree and his organization, Yellowstone Ecosystem Studies, in looking at wolves and coyotes.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: Wolves Get Help to Make a Comeback in the West

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN news story about the efforts to reintroduce wolves into the wilds of America.