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“ clips and talked about the different ways Zoo- before we went to the Zoo. So when we got there,

During Safari training, Patsy brought in video

what does it hunt for? If it is prey, what hunts
keepers and behaviorists watch the animals.
for it? We were having those conversations
That skill of observation is something I’ve
added to the science lesson, so students are
the students took ownership of their animal;
becoming observers, becoming scientists…
they were the experts. The more they found
Teaches 2 grade at Marya Yates ”
Before we took our Zoo field trip, I had each
out, the more they wanted to know.
They made a personal connection.
student pick an animal and do basic research
JENNIFER KOHL
about its habitat, where it lives, what it eats,
nd
and where it sleeps. If the animal is a predator,
Elementary School in Matteson, Illinois

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