Leaping Lemurs! Conservation on the Edge
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Content Provider
Bronx Zoo/ Wildlife Conservation Society
Contact Information
Erica Sopha
Request this Program Now
Content Provider
Bronx Zoo/ Wildlife Conservation Society
Contact Information
Erica Sopha
Wildlife Conservation Society/ Bronx Zoo
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, NY 10460-1068
United States
Phone: (718) 741-1693 Fax: (718) 733-2921
Program Type
Individual Program
Program Type
Individual Program
Target Audience
Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8
Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8
Primary Disciplines
Sciences
Secondary Disciplines
Career Education, Problem Solving, Sciences
Sciences
Secondary Disciplines
Career Education, Problem Solving, Sciences
Program Description
Take your students to the heart of Madagascar. Visit diverse habitats and explore the relationships between lemurs and their environments. Live cameras will transport your class to the Bronx Zoo's new Madagascar! exhibit, where students will observe lemurs, fossas, and a ring-tailed mongoose, and make decisions on how to best protect them and their native habitats.
Take your students to the heart of Madagascar. Visit diverse habitats and explore the relationships between lemurs and their environments. Live cameras will transport your class to the Bronx Zoo's new Madagascar! exhibit, where students will observe lemurs, fossas, and a ring-tailed mongoose, and make decisions on how to best protect them and their native habitats.
Program Format
1. Introduction to Madagascar2. Role Play: students as field scientists3. Compare and Contrast: live visit with Q&A to a dry spiny forest habitat and a rainforest habitat4. Making & Recording Observations of live animal guests5. Cause & Effect: designing a wildlife preserve6. Live animal guest with Q&A7. Review and conclusion
1. Introduction to Madagascar2. Role Play: students as field scientists3. Compare and Contrast: live visit with Q&A to a dry spiny forest habitat and a rainforest habitat4. Making & Recording Observations of live animal guests5. Cause & Effect: designing a wildlife preserve6. Live animal guest with Q&A7. Review and conclusion
Objectives
The participants will:- recognize the differences in ecosystems based on vegetation- describe how animals such as lemurs depend upon the living and nonliving environment for their survival- analyze existing Madagascar data to develop an understanding for how conservation scientists apply the knowledge and thinking skills of science to address real-life problems and make informed decisions
The participants will:- recognize the differences in ecosystems based on vegetation- describe how animals such as lemurs depend upon the living and nonliving environment for their survival- analyze existing Madagascar data to develop an understanding for how conservation scientists apply the knowledge and thinking skills of science to address real-life problems and make informed decisions
National Standards to which this program aligns
NationalNS.5-8 Life ScienceAs a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of:Populations and ecosystemsDiversity and adaptations of organisms
NationalNS.5-8 Life ScienceAs a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop understanding of:Populations and ecosystemsDiversity and adaptations of organisms
Program Length
50 minutes
50 minutes
By Request
This program is available by request/on demand ONLY
Date/Time Notes
Available in Fall of 2008!
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
By Request/On Demand Cost: $150.00
Premium Service provices additional benefits.
This program is available by request/on demand ONLY
Date/Time Notes
Available in Fall of 2008!
Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees
By Request/On Demand Cost: $150.00
Premium Service provices additional benefits.
Receiving Site is responsible for own line charge
Program Fee Notes
A purchase order or full payment is due before the date of the program.
Cancellation Policy
A $25 rescheduling fee will be charged for programs that reschedule less than three weeks before the original program. Cancellations made less than three weeks before a scheduled program, will receive a $50 refund. There is no refund for a program cancelled less than one week before the program date.
A purchase order or full payment is due before the date of the program.
Cancellation Policy
A $25 rescheduling fee will be charged for programs that reschedule less than three weeks before the original program. Cancellations made less than three weeks before a scheduled program, will receive a $50 refund. There is no refund for a program cancelled less than one week before the program date.
Is video taping allowed?
No
No
Video Taping Notes
The Bronx Zoo's Distance Learning Expeditions are designed for live delivery via a teleconference. Videotaping of any Bronx Zoo Distance Learning Program is not permitted unless prior written consent has been acquired from the Zoo.
The Provider broadcasts over
ISDN Minimum Broadcast Speed: 128 K Maximum Broadcast Speed: 768 KIP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider
Schools are responsible for connecting to the Bronx Zoo during both the scheduled test call and videoconference program at a recommended speed of 384 Kbps. In the event a school experiences technical difficulties, the Bronx Zoo will initiate the connection and invoice your school for all ISDN costs accrued to the Zoo during that time. There is no charge for IP connections initiated by the Bronx Zoo.
The Bronx Zoo's Distance Learning Expeditions are designed for live delivery via a teleconference. Videotaping of any Bronx Zoo Distance Learning Program is not permitted unless prior written consent has been acquired from the Zoo.
The Provider broadcasts over
ISDN Minimum Broadcast Speed: 128 K Maximum Broadcast Speed: 768 KIP
Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider
Schools are responsible for connecting to the Bronx Zoo during both the scheduled test call and videoconference program at a recommended speed of 384 Kbps. In the event a school experiences technical difficulties, the Bronx Zoo will initiate the connection and invoice your school for all ISDN costs accrued to the Zoo during that time. There is no charge for IP connections initiated by the Bronx Zoo.