Hunting for Herptiles
“Herptile...what exactly is a Herptile?” This is a completely valid question and will be answered in this engaging outdoor experience at Ruthven Park National Historic Site. Join our staff educators to explore the grounds in search of herptiles, learn to identify Ontario’s Turtle species and practice your camouflage skills on this adventure!
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 (ages 6-12)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
Curriculum Connections
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B1.1 - describe changes or problems that could result from the loss of living and non-living things that are part of everyday life, while taking different perspectives into consideration
B2.3 - identify the physical characteristics of various plants and animals, including humans, and explain how these characteristics help the plants and animals meet their basic needs
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B1.2 - assess impacts of various human activities on animals and the places where they live, and describe practices that can minimize negative impacts
B2.1 - compare physical characteristics of various animals, including characteristics that are constant and those that change
B2.5 - describe adaptations, including physical and/or behavioural characteristics, that allow various animals to survive in their natural environment
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B1.1 - assess positive and negative impacts of human activities on habitats and communities, while taking different perspectives into account
B2.1 - describe habitats as areas that provide organisms, including plants and animals, with the necessities of life, and identify ways in which a local habitat provides these necessities
B2.6 - describe structural adaptations of a variety of plants and animals and how these adaptations allow the organisms to survive in specific habitats
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B1.1 assess the benefits of biodiversity and the consequences of the diminishing of biodiversity
B2.2 demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity as the diversity of life on Earth, including the diversity of organisms within species, among species in a community, and among communities and the habitats that support them
B2.5 describe interrelationships within species, between species, and between species and their natural environment, and explain how these interrelationships sustain biodiversity
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B2.1 explain that an ecosystem is a network of interactions among living organisms and their environment
B2.4 describe the transfer of energy in a food chain, and explain the effects of altering any part of the chain
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