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Open Educational Resources from 2020 March Mammal Madness Tournament This packet includes: 2020 Bracket Common Name 2020 Bracket Latin Binomial Pre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (English) Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (English) Visual Arts Lesson Plan (English) Language Arts Lesson Plan (English) 2020 Bracket Common Name (Spanish) Pre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (Spanish) Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (Spanish) 2020 March Mammal Madness Educator Materials by Katie Hinde and Stephanie Schuttler, illustrated by Charon Henning, Spanish translation provided by Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora. Educator materials are licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 .

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Open Educational Resources from 2020 March Mammal Madness Tournament

This packet includes:

2020 Bracket Common Name2020 Bracket Latin BinomialPre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (English)Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (English)Visual Arts Lesson Plan (English)Language Arts Lesson Plan (English)2020 Bracket Common Name (Spanish)Pre-Tournament Research Lesson Plan (Spanish)Tournament Lesson Plan & Worksheets (Spanish)

2020 March Mammal Madness Educator Materials by Katie Hinde and Stephanie Schuttler, illustrated by Charon Henning, Spanish translation provided by Alejandra Nuñez-de la Mora. Educator materials are licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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March Mammal Madness in the Classroom:Research the Contenders!

March Mammal Madness is created and directed by Professor Katie Hinde, Arizona State University Lesson plan adapted from Dr. Stephanie Schuttler, artwork by Charon Henning

Objectives: Students create species profiles of MMM “combatants” identifying adaptations that will

help them or hurt them in battle Students fill out MMM personal brackets

Timing and Implementation: Variable. At least 10-15 minutes, but can be made into a full classroom activity or take

place over several days for a few minutes each day Students must complete and share info before March 9th (date of MMM “wild card”

battle) or March 11th (launch date of the first round)

Materials: MMM bracket Google drive and Internet

Introduction:Mammal March Madness (MMM) is an alternate March Madness tournament focusing on simulated encounters between non-human mammals (and sometimes non-mammal animals),

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instead of college basketball. The bracket is run by a team of evolutionary biologists, using science and probability to determine the outcomes of the “battles.” The goal of Mammal March Madness is to provide a fun and exciting way to spread scientific knowledge about the competing animals, as well as awareness of ecology and animal conservation. These lesson plans are designed to extend learning of MMM in the classroom aligning to content required by state standards- particularly traits/adaptations, evolutionary relationships, anatomy and physiology, ecosystems.

For more info, visit: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal_March_Madness, and https://theconversation.com/march-mammal-madness-tournament-shows-the-power-of-performance-science-73425

Procedure: In 2020 there are 65 species participating in MMM, many of which you and your students are unlikely to have ever even heard of! The tournament features 16 species per division, plus an additional wild card competitor. For students to make better decisions on which species should win each battle, they will create species profiles as a class using the Arizona State University’s resource page: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness (websites under “Pick your Winners”).

1. Educators can use a digital platform like a shared Google Drive folder for students to contribute to (in google drive, for each species in MMM, create a blank document within the folder) or can have students create promotional “hype” posters that can be hung on classroom or hallways walls.

2. Briefly discuss what is a mammal. Ask students what are the characteristics unique to mammals and how they differ from other animals.

3. Assign each student a species to research for “vital stats” (see #4 below). For example, in a class of 32 students, each student will be assigned (or choose) two different species. Each student should choose/have a different species or not all of the species will be properly researched.

4. Briefly review the meaning of adaptations/traits. For each species a student researches, they must put the following information in the google drive/poster:

a. 1 photo or artwork of the speciesb. 1 structural adaptation the animal has that is a strength (structural adaptations =

weaponry, armor, camouflage, nutrition, respiration, transport and excretion mechanisms, movement)

c. The biome the animal lives ind. If the species is an herbivore, omnivore, or carnivoree. The trophic level of the species (primary, secondary, or tertiary consumer).

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5. The students will then advocate (or not, depending) for their animal to be a fierce competitor in MMM. They can do this just for their class or for all of #2020MMM participants to learn about the various species through Twitter. Lots of people participating will not know these species and these videos/tweets will be really helpful to people. They will share the information by:

a. Brief oral presentations to classb. Sharing info in a tweet using the hashtag #2020MMM and #2020MMMK12

6. Students listen to information from their classmates and/or use tweets (from around the world!) to make their choices and fill out their brackets. Note – students do not have to choose the species they researched to win. Decide what the student with the most points wins!

7. Example hype posters from previous years: https://twitter.com/aminakatanaa/status/973005996464529408 https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%232018MMMK12&src=typd

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March Mammal Madness in the Classroom: Let the Games Begin!

March Mammal Madness is created and directed by Professor Katie Hinde, Arizona State University Lesson plan adapted from Dr. Stephanie Schuttler (@FancyScientist), artwork by Charon Henning

Objectives: Students learn about the species through tweeted-out competitions conducted by

scientists from universities around the nation Students communicate directly with scientists through Twitter using #2020MMM during

competitions Students update winning species with each round, adding information on behavioral

adaptations, environmental impacts, human impacts, and knowledge on species evolutionary history.

Timing and Implementation: Variable, but least ~15 minutes at night, 10-15 minutes in the morning

Materials: Worksheets

o #2020MMM: Round 1 – Behavioral Adaptations (4 copies)o #2020MMM: Round 2 – Traits & Scientist Profiles (2 copies)o #2020MMM: Round 3 – Sweet 16 Human Impacts (1 copy)o #2020MMM: Round 4 – Elite Trait – Environmental Impacts (1 copy)

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o #2020MMM: Round 5 – Final Roar – Evolutionary History (1 copy)o #2020MMM: Round 6 – Championship

Google drive and Twitter Depending on time zone, some students may not be able to stay up to watch the

“battles” live tweeted- the key battle tweets will be available the next morning at wakelet: https://wakelet.com/@ChrisAnderson2426

Procedure:

1. There are N=32 1st round battles (eight per Division) that are play-by-play announced via twitter (each battle has 15-25 tweets presenting species & battle information prepared by the biologist narrators), N=16 2nd round battles (4 per Division), N=8 3rd round battles (the Sweet 16), N=4 4th round battles (the Elite Trait), N=2 5th round battles (the Final Roar) and the Final Championship. Rounds 1-3 the “battle” occurs in the better seeded species home ecology- they have home court advantage. Rounds 4-6, the battle takes place in a randomized location announced at the start of the battle. In 2020 the randomized locations are (1) Swamp Forest (2) Desert Grasslands (3) Sub/tropical Coniferous Forests or (4) Coastal. Students are encouraged to follow tweets from the account @2020MMMletsgo on twitter to learn more about the contestants and discover the winners of the battle. Please note that there are official contributors and thousands of fans using the tournament hashtag. For educators who want the streamlined information about the battle and/or assuredly safe content for the classroom context, then they should follow the @2020MMMletsgo because this account only retweets the official tournament tweets.

2. Each night of the battles, the students fill out the attached worksheets in relation to their bracket picks. Each round will have a different focus. The following day, the students will report back to the teachers and have a discussion based on their worksheets.

Round 1 – Physical TraitsStudents summarize physical traits of the animals announced by the battle narrators, especially those that played a role in the outcome.

Round 2 – Behavioral Adaptations & Scientist ProfilesStudents describe key behavioral adaptations of the species announced by the battle narrators, especially behaviors that caused the battle outcome, and look up information about one scientist/researcher highlighted in one of the battles

Round 3 Sweet 16 –Human Impacts

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Students look up IUCN conservation info about the winner of each battle, summarizing conservation status, threats, and describe current or possible conservation efforts.

Round 4 Elite Trait – Environmental impactsIn round 4, the habitats that animals will battle in will be chosen at random from 4 different ecologies: (1) Swamp Forest (2) Desert Grasslands (3) Sub/tropical Coniferous Forests or (4) Coastal. Students summarize how the environment did or could have played a role in the battle outcome by favoring or disfavoring one or both combatants in each battle.

Round 5 – Final Roar - Evolutionary historyStudents summarize the evolutionary history of the winner and using report when competitors in each match-up last shared a common ancestor using TimeTree.org.

Round 6 – Final Championship Students compare and contrast the #2020MMM Champion with the species they had thought would win the tournament.

PERMUTATIONS:

Option A: Specific worksheets for each division round 1 that emphasize anatomy & physiology (Tiny Terrors), human impacts (AnthropoSCENE), classification system (Dogs-ish vs Cats-ish), and binomial nomenclature (Double Trouble)

Option B: Genetics Info Worksheet

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#2020MMM: Round 1 – Traits Division:_____________________________________________

Battle(Species vs.

Species)

Which species did you predict

would win?

Which species won? New fun fact you learned about species

that lost:

New fun fact you learned about species

that won:

What is a physical trait that may help the winning animal

win again?

Physical trait examples – body size, teeth (canines! carnassials!), antlers, tusks, reach, temperament, etc.

Name:________________________

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#2020MMM: Round 2 – Behavioral Adaptations & Scientist ProfilesDivisions:_____________________________________________

BattleSpecies vs. Species

(circle winner)

Did the winner have a behavioral trait that was important for their win? (If yes, describe the trait)

If any scientists and their research were featured in the battle, list their Name, University, & Research Topic

Behavioral adaptation examples – hunting behaviors (like predatory stalking, ambush), social behaviors, migration, parental care, food processing, learning, social structure of the species (e.g. cooperative group-living)

Name:________________________

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#2020MMM: Round 3 – Sweet 16 – Human ImpactsBattle

Species vs. Species (circle winner)

What is the IUCN.org conservation status of the winning species?

What are the biggest threats to the winner?

For threatened and endangered species, what conservation programs are or could be

implemented for protection?

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Name:________________________#2020MMM Round 4 – Elite Trait – Environmental impacts

BattleSpecies vs. Species

(circle winner)

What is a specific abiotic factor that helped the winner? (e.g. sea ice for polar bears)

Which randomly chosen ecosystem would have been the worst for the winner? Explain why.

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Name:________________________#2020MMM: Round 5 – Final Roar – Evolutionary history

Battle Species vs. Species

(circle winner)

When did the combatants last share a common

ancestor? (use timetree.org)

Is the winning species a generalist or a specialist? Explain your

answer.

What is a closely related species to the winner?

Name:________________________

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#2020MMM: Round 6 – Championship!!Who did you predict to be champion?

Who was the official

Champion?

Based on everything you know about the Champion, do you think it should have won March Mammal Madness? Why or why not?

Do you still think the species you picked should have been the

winner? Why or why not?

Which species do you want to see in #2020MMM? (Tweet it out!):____________________________________________________

Name:________________________

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ALTERNATE ROUND ONE WORKSHEETS SPECIFIC TO DIVISIONS(may be particularly useful for High School AP classes)

These worksheets emphasize anatomy & physiology, ecosystems, and classification systems

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#2020MMM: Round 1 – TINY TERRORSBattle

Species vs. Species(circle winner)

Which species did you predict

would win?

For the species that “lost”: what type of ecosystem do they live in & how does their smallness affect how they survive in that ecosystem?

For the species that “won”: what type of ecosystem do they live in & how does their smallness affect how they survive in that ecosystem?

Considerations of how smallness affects survival– how does the physical environment and their size affect their locomotion, how do they avoid predation, how much food do they have to consume? Name:________________________

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#2020MMM: Round 1 – Double TroubleBattle

Species vs. Species(circle winner)

Which species did you predict

would win?

For the species that “lost”: why did they get their Latin “name”

For the species that “won”: why did they get their Latin “name”

Learn more about binomial nomenclature here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature

Name:________________________#2020MMM: Round 1 – Cats-ish vs. Dogs-ish

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BattleSpecies vs. Species

(circle winner)

Is the species Caniformia or Feliformia? If Feliformia, when did the species last share a common ancestor with housecats (Felis catus)? If Caniformia, when did the species last share a common ancestor with dogs (Canis lupus familiaris)? (You can find the answer using the divergence node at Timetree.org)

Species that “LOST” Species that “WON”

All species in this division are Order Carnivora, but either sub-Order Caniformia or sub-Order Feliformia but not true canids or felids.

Name:________________________

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#2020MMM: Round 1 – AnthropoSCENEBattle

Species vs. Species(circle winner)

For the species that “lost,” describe one key way that humans have impacted them as discussed in MMM.

For the species that “won”, describe one key way that humans have impacted them as discussed in MMM.

Name:________________________#2020MMM: Genetics Facts

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Follow Geneticists Anne Stone @StoneLab_ASU, Melissa Wilson @sexchrlab, Elinor Karlsson @eenork, Jesse Weber (@EvolEmpiricist), & Eduardo Amorim (@cegAmorim)

Each battle they tweet genetics & phylogeny info about the competitors (& an RIP tweet after a combatant loses)

Name: _______________________________ Division: _________________ Round: _________________

BattleSpecies vs. Species

Describe what you learned from the genetics fun facts & RIP tweet for the competitors

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VISUAL ARTS LESSON PLAN: TUMBLING MMM BLOCKS A collaborative art project inspired by the street artist Thank You X and the Tumbling Blocks quilting pattern, students can combine individual blocks into a showcase of species and environments. Students customize their own block/cube, then join them all together into a classroom or hallway mural.

Each student creates their 2D block/cube in a systematic approach. Educators could assign students to do art of the combatants that they research (or their chosen Champion), highlighting their key traits that favor their wins or their habitat. The top of the block/cube can refer to the division the animal is in- Tiny Terrors, Cats-ish vs. Dogs-ish, Double Trouble, or AnthropoSCENE:

(adapted from Jill Staake’s article on collaborative art projects hosted at weareteachers.com)

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Depending on supplies and skillset, students can use various media and technique approaches for their blocks/cubes:

MEDIAColored pencilsMarkersPaintPastelsPaper & Glue

TECHNIQUE/STYLEIllusionistic RealismCollagePointillismAbstractPaper Mosaic

Note: Educators may consider implementing only one artistic technique among their learners so the final mural manifests a cohesive aesthetic or alternatively, use a different technique for each class so the final murals are differentiated visually among classes or organized as a single “wave” mural that stylistically changes from left to right.

Resizeable Block

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LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON PLAN: MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS HAIKU

An old silent pond...A frog jumps into the pond,splash! Silence again.-Matsuo Basho

O snailClimb Mount Fuji,But slowly, slowly!-Kobayashi Issa

ground squirrelbalancing its tomatoon the garden fence- Don Euler

unchallenged dangerSiberian tiger stalksfearful boars panic-Peter Iverson

a dandelionnow and then interruptingthe butterfly’s dream-Fukuda Chiyo-ni

a single spider's threadties the duckweedto the shore-Fukuda Chiyo-ni

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the traditional rules and conventions of haiku; Interpret examples of haiku; Characterize the image-evoking power of haiku; Develop a vocabulary and ideas for writing haiku; Compose a haiku based on a personal experience.

BACKGROUND:A Haiku is unrhymed verse conveying a complete image or feeling, and usually about nature or natural things. Haiku poems date from 9th century Japan to the present day. Cool fact for students: Fukuda Chiyo-ni, a master poet of the Edo Period, began creating haiku as a child. She had already gained widespread acclaim as a teenager. A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables*, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count.

-Descriptive: most haiku focus sharply on a detail of nature or everyday life.

-Personal: most haiku express a reaction to or reflection on what is described.

-Structure: Haiku are divided into two parts. As they read haiku aloud, students should find that each includes a turning point, where the poet shifts from description to reflection, or shifts from close-up to a broader perspective. In Japanese, this break is marked by what haiku poets call a "cutting word." In English and other languages, the break is often marked by punctuation. This two-part structure is important to the poetic effect of a haiku, prompting a sense of discovery as one reads or a feeling of sudden insight.

-Language: Haiku should include what Japanese poets call a kigo - a word that gives the reader a clue to the season being described. The kigo can be the name of a season (autumn, winter) or a subtler clue, such as a reference to the harvest or new fallen snow. Through the years, certain signs of the seasons have become conventional in Japanese haiku: cherry blossoms are a kigo for spring, mosquitoes a kigo for summer. Sometimes, too, the kigo will refer to an individual moment in the natural cycle, such as dawn or moonrise, without reference to a particular season. The kigo is also important to the haiku's effect, anchoring the experience it describes in a poetic here and now that helps sharpen the imaginative focus.

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Suggested Exercise(s):

Brief Approach: Students craft haiku for MMM combatants and/or battles. Students can create haiku that are descriptive of the animal, encounters described by scientist-narrators, and/or bring their emotional reactions to the tournament.

Extended Approach: Students craft a sequential series of haiku around their tournament champion pick. Students first write a haiku during the pre-tournament research phase about the attributes, lifestyle, and/or environment of their champion species. As the tournament unfolds, students can then craft a series of haiku, one for each round/battle. Note: If their champion is defeated, they can then craft a haiku about the battle in which their champion was eliminated from the tournament and switch to writing haiku about the species that defeated their champion.

PROCESSPreparation: Before for writing their own haiku, have students brainstorm a glossary of words they might use, based on the rules and conventions of this form of poetry & the context of the animal (habitat, battle location), some terms can be used directly from the battle narrations as well as independent research.

Collaboration: Pair students to edit and suggest improvements to one another's work.

Presentation: Hold an in-class haiku festival, having each student read their poem aloud. (Alternatively, combine written haiku with visual art piece (see Visual Arts Lesson Ideas) and have a classroom “Art Show”).

*In Japanese, there are five "moras" in the first and third line, and seven in the second, following the standard 5-7-5 structure of haiku. A mora is a sound unit, much like a syllable, but is not identical to it (Your Dictionary).

Lesson Plan adapted from the Following Resources:National Endowment for the Humanities Haiku Lesson PlanCrayola Haiku Zoo

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March Mammal Madness en el salón de clases: ¡Investiga sobre los contendientes!

March Mammal Madness es un proyecto creado y dirigido por la Profesora Katie Hinde, Universidad Estatal de Arizona. Este plan de estudio fue adaptado de una versión previa realizada por Dr. Stephanie Schuttler,

ilustraciones por Charon Henning

Objetivos: Que los estudiantes generen perfiles de cada especie contendiente en MMM

identificando las adaptaciones que pudieran favorecerles o perjudicarles en la batalla. Que los estudiantes completen sus quinielas personales para MMM.

Tiempos de trabajo e implementación: Variable. Al menos 10-15 minutos; puede hacerse como una actividad que tome toda

una sesión de clase o unos minutos diariamente durante varios días. Los estudiantes deben completar y compartir su información antes del lunes 9 de marzo

(fecha de la batalla ‘comodín’ de MMM o miércoles 11 de marzo (fecha de lanzamiento de la primera ronda).

Materiales: Quiniela de MMM Acceso al internet y Google drive

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Introducción:Mammal March Madness (MMM) es un torneo alternativo al campeonato March Madness que involucra encuentros simulados entre mamíferos no humanos (y ocasionalmente, animales no mamíferos) en lugar de entre equipos de baloncesto colegial.

La quiniela es creada por un equipo de biólogos evolutivos que determinan el resultado de las ‘batallas’ con base a probabilística e información científica.

El objetivo de Mammal March Madness es divulgar, de forma divertida y emocionante, información científica sobre los animales contendientes, así como generar conciencia acerca de su ecología y su conservación. Estos planes de estudio están diseñados para ampliar el aprendizaje de MMM en el salón de clases al alinearlos con los contenidos curriculares de cada estado- en particular, rasgos/adaptaciones, relaciones evolutivas, anatomía y fisiología, ecosistemas.

Para mayor información, visitar: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal_March_Madness, y https://theconversation.com/march-mammal-madness-tournament-shows-the-power-of-performance-science-73425

Procedimiento:

En 2020 participarán 65 especies en MMM, muchas de las cuales es probable que usted y sus estudiantes ni siquiera hayan oído mentar. En el torneo aparecen 16 especies en cada división, más un comodín adicional. Para informar las decisiones de los estudiantes en cuanto a qué especie resultará vencedora en cada batalla, el grupo utilizará los recursos compilados en la página de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona para preparar perfiles para cada especie: https://libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalMadness (sitios indicados bajo “Elige tus ganadores”).

8. Los docentes pueden utilizar una plataforma digital tal como un archivo compartido en Google Drive en el que los estudiantes contribuyan información (Genere un documento en blanco dentro del archivo compartido para cada especie contendiente en MMM), o hacer que los alumnos diseñen carteles promocionales para cada especie, los cuales pueden exhibirse en el salón de clases o en los pasillos de la escuela.

9. Discuta brevemente qué es un mamífero. Pregunte a los estudiantes cuáles son las características únicas de los mamíferos y cómo difieren éstos de otros animales.

10. Asigne a cada estudiante una especie para que investigue las ‘estadísticas vitales’ (ver #4 abajo). Por ejemplo, en una clase de 32 estudiantes, a cada uno se le asignará (o podrá elegir) dos especies diferentes. Cada estudiante deberá elegir/o tener una especie distinta de manera que todas las especies participantes sean investigadas.

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11. Revise brevemente el significado de adaptaciones/rasgos. El estudiante deberá incluir en el documento de Google o en el poster la siguiente información para cada especie investigada:

a. Una fotografía o ilustración de la especieb. Una adaptación estructural del animal que le confiera poder (adaptaciones

estructurales = armamento, armadura, camuflaje, mecanismos de alimentación, respiración, locomoción y excreción)

c. El bioma en el que vive el animald. Indicar si la especie es un herbívoro, omnívoro o carnívoro.e. El nivel trófico de la especie (consumidor primario, secundario o terciario).

12. Los estudiantes promoverán (o no, según sea el caso) a su animal como fiero contendiente de MMM. Pueden hacer esto solo en clase o compartiendo información con todos los participantes de #2020MMM a través de Twitter. Muchas personas del público participante no estarán familiarizadas con las especies contendientes por lo el material, videos/tweets que contribuyan los alumnos serán muy útiles para el público en general. Los estudiantes pueden compartir información:

a. Mediante breves presentaciones al resto del grupob. Mediante tweets con los hashtag #2020MMM y #2020MMMK12

13. Los estudiantes utilizan la información que escucharon de sus compañeros y/o utilizan tweets (¡de todos lados del mundo!) para tomar decisiones y completar su quiniela. Nota- los estudiantes no tienen que elegir las especies que investigaron para ganar. Decida usted cuál será el premio para el estudiante con mayor puntaje al término del torneo.

14. Algunos ejemplos de los carteles promocionales de las especies participantes son:https://twitter.com/aminakatanaa/status/973005996464529408 https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&q=%232018MMMK12&src=typd

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March Mammal Madness en el salón de clases: ¡Que empiece el campeonato!

March Mammal Madness es un proyecto creado y dirigido por la Profesora Katie Hinde, Universidad Estatal de Arizona. Este plan de estudio fue adaptado de una versión previa realizada por Dr. Stephanie Schuttler

(@FancyScientist), ilustraciones por Charon Henning.

Objetivos:

Los estudiantes aprenden sobre las especies mediante competencias narradas vía Twitter por científicos de universidades de todo el país.

Los estudiantes se comunican directamente con científicos durante las competencias a través de Twitter usando #2020MMM.

Los estudiantes actualizan los perfiles de las especies ganadoras en cada ronda, añadiendo información sobre adaptaciones conductuales, el impacto de factores medioambientales, el impacto de actividades humanas, y sobre la historia evolutiva de las especies.

Tiempos de trabajo e implementación:

Variable, pero al menos ~15 minutos por noche, 10-15 minutos en la mañana

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Materiales: Hojas de trabajo

o #2020MMM: Ronda 1 – Adaptaciones conductuales (4 copias)o #2020MMM: Ronda 2 – Rasgos & Perfiles de científicos (2 copias)o #2020MMM: Ronda 3 – Dulces 16 Impacto de actividades humanas (1 copia)o #2020MMM: Ronda 4 – Rasgo Élite – Impactos medioambientales (1 copia) o #2020MMM: Ronda 5 – Rugido Final – Historia Evolutiva (1 copia)o #2020MMM: Ronda 6 – Campeonato

Google drive y Twitter Dependiendo del huso horario, algunos estudiantes no podrán estar despiertos para

seguir las ‘batallas’ en vivo por Twitter- los tweets clave de cada batalla estarán disponibles a la mañana siguiente en wakalet: https://wakelet.com/@ChrisAnderson2426

Procedimiento:

3. Hay N=32 batallas en la primera ronda (8 por División) que son narradas jugada por jugada via Twitter (cada batalla tiene de 15 a 25 tweets en los que se presenta a la especie y se brinda información sobre la batalla, todos los tweets son preparados por los biólogos narradores), N=16 batallas en la segunda ronda (4 por División), N=8 batallas en la tercera ronda (‘Dulces 16’), N=4 batallas en la cuarta ronda (el Rasgo Élite), N=2 batallas en la quinta ronda (el Rugido Final) y el Campeonato Final. Las rondas 1-3 tienen lugar en la ecología local de la especie que tenga mejor puntaje de serie –tienen ventaja de local. En las rondas 4-6, la batalla tiene lugar en una ubicación elegida al azar, misma que se anuncia al inicio de la batalla. En 2020, las ubicaciones elegidas al azar son: selva inundable, estepa desértica, bosque subtropical de coníferas y litoral.

Se alienta a los estudiantes a seguir los tweets de la cuenta de Twitter @2020MMMletsgo para aprender más sobre los contendientes y conocer a los ganadores al final de cada batalla. Note que hay colaboradores oficiales y miles de aficionados utilizando el hashtag (#) del torneo. Para los docentes interesados en la información simplificada sobre la batalla y/o en garantizar que el contenido sea adecuado para el contexto del salón de clases, estos deberán seguir @2020MMMletsgo ya que esta cuenta comparte únicamente los tweets oficiales del torneo.

4. Cada noche de batalla, los estudiantes completan las hojas de trabajo adjuntas con información de las especies que seleccionaron para su quiniela. Cada ronda tendrá un enfoque diferente. Al siguiente día, los estudiantes entregan su trabajo a los docentes y discuten el contenido de sus hojas de trabajo.

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Ronda 1 – Rasgos físicosLos estudiantes resumen los rasgos físicos de los animales anunciados por los narradores de la batalla, especialmente aquéllos que jugaron un papel crucial en el resultado de la misma.

Ronda 2 – Adaptaciones Conductuales & Perfiles de Científicos Los estudiantes describen las adaptaciones conductuales clave de las especies anunciadas por los narradores de la batalla, especialmente las conductas que determinaron el resultado de la batalla, e investigan sobre uno de los científicos o investigadores destacados en una de las batallas.

Ronda 3 Dulces 16 –Impacto de actividades humanasLos estudiantes buscan información sobre conservación según la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (UICN) del ganador de cada batalla, resumiendo su estado de conservación, amenazas, y describe los esfuerzos de conservación posibles o en marcha para cada especie.

Ronda 4 Rasgo Élite – Impactos medioambientalesEn la ronda 4, los hábitats en los que se llevarán a cabo las batallas serán elegidos al azar de entre 4 ecologías distintas: selva inundable, estepa desértica, bosque subtropical de coníferas y litoral. Los estudiantes describen cómo el medioambiente determinó o pudo haber influido en el resultado de la batalla al favorecer o perjudicar a uno o a ambos contendientes.

Ronda 5 – Rugido Final – Historia EvolutivaLos alumnos resumen la historia evolutiva del ganador y reportan cuándo fue la última vez que los contendientes de cada batalla compartieron un ancestro común utilizando TimeTree.org.

Ronda 6 – Campeonato Final Los estudiantes comparan y contrastan el campeón de #2020MMM con la especie que ellos seleccionaron como ganador del torneo en su quiniela.

PERMUTACIONES:

Opción A: Hoja de trabajo específicas para cada división de la ronda 1 que enfatizan la anatomía y la fisiología de cada especie (Terrorcitos), el impacto de actividades humanas (Antropoceno), los sistemas de clasificación (Perruno vs Gatuno), y la nomenclatura binomial (Doble Problema).

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Opción B: Hoja de trabajo con información genética

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#2020MMM: Ronda 1 – RasgosDivisión:_____________________________________________

BatallaEspecie vs.

Especie(encierra en un círculo al

ganador)

¿Qué especie predijiste que

ganaría?

¿Qué especie ganó? ¿Qué nuevo hecho curioso sobre la especie que perdió aprendiste?:

¿Qué nuevo hecho curioso sobre la

especie que ganó aprendiste?:

¿Cuál rasgo físico le ayudaría al animal ganador a ganar

nuevamente?

Ejemplos de rasgos físicos – tamaño corporal, dientes (¡caninos! ¡muelas carniceras!), cornamenta, colmillos, alcance, temperamento, etc.

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Ronda 2 – Adaptaciones Conductuales y Perfiles de Científico(a)s

Divisiones:_____________________________________________

BatallaEspecie vs. Especie

(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

¿Tuvo el ganador un rasgo conductual que fue importante para su triunfo? (En caso afirmativo, describe el rasgo)

Si durante la batalla se destacó el trabajo de algún científico(a) en particular, indica su Nombre, Universidad y Tema de Investigación.

Ejemplos de adaptaciones conductuales – conductas de caza (conductas de acecho de depredador, de emboscada), conductas sociales, migración, cuidado parental, procesamiento de alimento, aprendizaje, estructura social de la especie (p.e. vida en grupo cooperación)

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Ronda 3 – Dulces 16 – Impacto de actividades humanasBatalla

Especie vs. Especie(encierra en un

círculo al ganador)

¿Cuál es el estado de conservación de la especie ganadora según IUCN.org?

¿Cuáles son las amenazas más importantes para la

especie ganadora?

Para las especies amenazadas o en peligro de extinción, ¿qué programas de conservación

existen o pudieran ser implementados?

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM Ronda 4 – Rasgo Élite – Impactos medioambientalesBatalla

Especie vs. Especie(encierra en un

círculo al ganador)

¿Qué factor abiótico favoreció al ganador? (p.e. hielo marino para los osos polares)

¿Qué ecosistema habría sido menos ventajoso para el ganador? Explica por qué.

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Ronda 5 – Rugido Final – Historia EvolutivaBatalla

Especie vs. Especie(encierra en un

círculo al ganador)

¿Cuándo fue la última vez que los combatientes

compartieron un ancestro común? (utiliza timetree.org)

La especie ganadora ¿es un generalista o un especialista?

Explica tu respuesta.

Nombra una especie que esté cercanamente relacionada a la

especie ganadora

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Ronda 6 – ¡¡Campeonato final!!¿Qué especie

predijiste que sería la ganadora?

¿Quién fue el Campeón

oficial?

Con base en todo lo que sabes acerca del Campeón, ¿crees que amerita haber ganado

March Mammal Madness? ¿Por qué sí o por qué no?

¿Aún crees que la especie que elegiste en tu quiniela debió haber sido la ganadora?¿Por qué sí o por

qué no?

¿Qué especie te gustaría ver en #2021MMM? (¡Compártela por Twitter!):____________________________________________

Nombre:________________________

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HOJAS DE TRABAJO ALTERNATIVAS DE LA RONDA UNO ESPECÍFICAS PARA LAS DIVISIONES

(pueden ser particularmente útiles para las clases High School AP)

Estas hojas de trabajo enfatizan anatomía y fisiología, ecosistemas y sistemas de clasificación de las especies.

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#2020MMM: Ronda 1 – TERRORCITOSBatalla

Especie vs. Especie(encierra en un

círculo al ganador)

¿Qué especie predijiste que

sería la ganadora?

Para las especies que ‘perdieron’: ¿en qué tipo de ecosistema viven y cómo afecta su pequeñez su sobrevivencia en ese ecosistema?

Para las especies que ‘ganaron’: ¿ en qué tipo de ecosistema viven y cómo afecta su pequeñez su sobrevivencia en ese ecosistema?

Consideraciones sobre cómo la pequeñez afecta la sobrevivencia- ¿cómo afectan el medioambiente físico y su pequeñez su locomoción?, ¿cómo evitan ser depredados?, ¿Qué tanto alimento deben consumir?

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Ronda 1 – Doble ProblemaBatalla

Especie vs. Especie(encierra en un

círculo al ganador)

¿Qué especie predijiste que

sería la ganadora?

Para las especies que ‘perdieron’: ¿por qué fueron ‘nombradas’ así en latín?

Para las especies que ‘ganaron’: ¿por qué fueron ‘nombradas’ así en latín?

Aprende más sobre la nomenclatura bionomial aquí: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nomenclatura_binominal

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Ronda 1 – Perruno vs. GatunoBatalla

Especie vs. Especie(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

La especie es Caniformia or Feliformia? Si es Feliformia, ¿cuándo fue la última vez que la especie compartió un ancestro común con los gatos domésticos (Felis catus)? Si es Caniformia, ¿cuándo fue la última vez que la especie compartió un ancestro común con los perros (Canis lupus familiaris)? (Puedes encontrar la respuesta utilizando el nodo de divergencia en Timetree.org)

Especies que “PERDIERON” Especies que “GANARON”

Todas las especies de esta división son del Orden Carnivora, pero ya sea del Suborden Caniformia o Suborden Feliformia pero no son cánidos o felinos verdaderos.

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Ronda 1 –ANTROPOCENOBatalla

Especie vs. Especie(encierra en un círculo al

ganador)

Para las especies que ‘perdieron’, describe qué actividades humanas las han impactado negativamente, tal y como se discutió en MMM.

Para la especie que ‘ganó’, describe qué actividades humanas la han impactado negativamente, tal y como se discutió en MMM.

Nombre:________________________

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#2020MMM: Datos sobre GenéticaSigue a las Profesoras en Genética Anne Stone @StoneLab_ASU y Melissa Wilson @sexchrlab, y Elinor Karlsson @eenork, Jesse Weber (@EvolEmpiricist), & Eduardo Amorim (@cegAmorim)

En cada batalla, ellas estarán en Twitter compartiendo información sobre la genética y la filogenia de los contendientes (y un Tweet RIP cuando pierda un combatiente)

Nombre: _______________________________ División: _________________ Ronda: _________________

BatallaEspecie vs. Especie

(encierra en un círculo al ganador)

Describe lo que aprendiste sobre los competidores con los Tweets ‘Datos curiosos’ y ‘RIP Tweet’