Mountain Animal Unit – Curious Trails Nature Study

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Travel with us to the peaks of the tallest mountains to meet some remarkable animal mountaineers! We’ll explore the adaptations that make the American black bear, rock wallaby, snow leopard, and mountain goat masters of their high altitude homes. Throughout each CURIOUS TRAILS NATURE STUDY you’ll find open-and-go topic study guides and lots of hands-on-activities ranging from S.T.E.M. projects, art invitations, nature journaling, cooking together, and more! This family style unit is divided into 4 weekly nature lessons with activities that follow and ideas for our younger and older learners. Come together for our unit celebration with poetry and a themed snack.

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What’s included in the Curious Trails Mountain Masters Unit Study:

WEEK ONE: AMERICAN BLACK BEAR
Discover how black bears are uniquely adapted to their mountain habitats.
Learn how a black bear’s omnivorous diet helps them survive in the mountain, then create a menu for ‘lunch’ at Black Bear Bistro!
Explore why black bears hibernate and research their five stages of annual activity.
Compare black bears and grizzly bears.
Map the range of black bears in the world.

WEEK TWO: ROCK WALLABY
Discover how rock wallabies are uniquely adapted to their mountain habitats.
Explore the mechanics of how rock wallabies jump, then test your own skills against other animals in our Jumping Championship.
Learn how rock wallaby grippy feet stick to rocks with our friction experiment.
Map the range of rock wallabies in the world.

WEEK THREE: SNOW LEOPARD
Discover how snow leopards are uniquely adapted to their mountain habitats.
Conduct an experiment to explore how snow leopard feet act like snowshoes.
A snow leopard’s camouflage makes it nearly invisible in its mountain home. Graph the animals in your local region by camouflage type.
Map the range of the snow leopard in the world.

WEEK FOUR: MOUNTAIN GOAT
Discover how mountain goats are uniquely adapted to their mountain habitats.
Conduct an experiment to explore how a mountain goat’s hairy coat keeps it warm in the frigid mountain weather.
Sculpt a clay mountain goat model and discuss its physical adaptations.
Map the range of the mountain goat in the world.

MOUNTAIN MASTERS UNIT CELEBRATION
Discover nature poetry while enjoying Bear Toast Treats.

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