Aquatic WILD 2013: A Reintroduction for Project WILD Coordinators
Aquatic WILD History & Goals
1987 First Edition 2000 Revised Project WILD Aquatic as part of
comprehensive PW program evaluation 2013 Expanded Goal: To build on existing
AW materials with emphasis on expanding Field Investigations, STEM and Wildlife Career opportunities
Webinar Goals & Guides
Adaptation: The adjustment or changes in behavior, physiology and structure of an organism (Coordinator) to become more suited to an environment (AW13).
Webinar Goal: Familiarize PW Coordinators with expanded content and updates within the Aquatic WILD 2013 guide in order to assist in the format adaptation of facilitator and educator training experiences.
Behavioral Adaptations
RenamingRelocationsAppendices
Front/Back Content Activity Format incl.In Step with STEM &
WILD WorkOnline Resources
Physiological Adaptations
Field Investigations Expansion
New/Removed Activities
Activities with Content Updates
Structural Adaptations
Facilitator/Educator Training Formats
& Agendas
Fish Ladder SpeechExpanded Field Investigations•8 FI in the Guide; 5 of which are “expanded”
7 NEWActivities
Updated Activity Backgrounds
New Unit Planning Index,
Sustainable Seafood &
Climate Change Reference Material
Front Material Updates(vii) *NEW* “What’s New for Aquatic WILD?” (xi) Moved “Evaluation of PW Materials” previous back material
(xii) *NEW* “Teach Outside!” replaced “Outdoor Classrooms”
(xiv) *NEW* “Aquatic WILD Field Investigations”
(xxvi) Renamed “Organization of This Guide” previous “How to Use…”
(xxviii) *NEW* “Activity Format” Section
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Front Section Removals Include:
PW: Connecting to No Child Left Behind
Just Keep Swimming…
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NEW Grade Level Designations & Alignments
Content Area was Subject Area
Method & Materials now in Sidebar
Activity Time was Duration
People Power was Group Size
Terms to Know was Key Terms-- many new Terms!
NEW Opening Statement
NEW WILD Work
NEW In Step with STEM replaced Technology Connections
NEW Questions to Investigate
Student Pages were Copy Me Pages
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Allows educators to delve deeper into science, technology, engineering and mathematics content.
STEM extensions makes use of a variety of tools from litmus tests to Smartphones and involve
students in the application of technology, science and math as part of their problem-solving efforts.
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A career component added to all activities to tie in real occupations in the field of wildlife
management and conservation with every lesson. Supplementary online resources to use
with WILD Work are linked through an expanded WILD website.
Just Keep Swimming…
Online Resources
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Back Appendices Updates(318) *NEW* “Let’s Go Fishing!” (320) *NEW* “Grade Level Index”
(326) *NEW* “Unit Planning”
(327) *NEW* Additions to “Expanded Topic Index” relating to Field Investigations
(335) *NEW* “Inventory Methods”
(347) *NEW* “Service Learning”
(356) Updated “Benefits of Classroom Aquarium” on enhancement of learning
(358) *NEW* “Sustainable Seafood”
(364) *NEW* “Climate Change Education”
(388) *NEW* “What’s My Question”/ “Conclusions & Next Steps”/ “Data Collection Form”
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Appendices Removals Include:
•Making Inferences
•Interviewing People
•Simulated Field Trips
Just Keep Swimming…
Field Investigations & Expanded Field Investigations
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Eight Total Field Investigations- Five are Expanded Field Investigations
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Field Investigations & Expanded Field Investigations
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8 New Field Investigations/ 3 of these are *NEW* to Aquatic WILD
8 New Field Investigations/ 2 of these were in previous Aquatic WILD but have been modified to an
Expanded Field Investigation
8 New Field Investigations/ 3 of these remain unchanged from previous
Aquatic WILD
Seven *NEW* Aquatic WILD Activities
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Students investigate wildlife and signs of wildlife in their schoolyard as well as the locations of water that wildlife might use.
As a method of data collection, students go fishing to investigate local fish species and fish habitat.
Students evaluate habitat in the schoolyard to determine if sources of food, water, shelter are available in the needed arrangement for a specific animal species to survive.
Seven *NEW* Aquatic WILD Activities
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Students learn about indicators or vital signs used to gauge the health of streams and rivers, apply their knowledge in analyzing the hypothetical urban waterway and write a prescription for action.
Students create a “water web” to illustrate the interdependence among water users and producers.
Explores occupations in wildlife conservation and involves students in a simulated job fair and interview process. Students research and interview for wildlife-related jobs.
Students plan and promote a PSA informing people about actions they can take to conserve fish and aquatic environments.
Activity Content Updates
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Plastic Voyages
•Title change from “Plastic Jellyfish”•Expanded content to include larger issues with marine plastic pollution•Procedures use sand in place of soil
Where Have All the Salmon Gone?
•Updated data change from variety of fish in Columbia River of Oregon to Chinook Salmon in rivers and streams in California’s Central Valley
A Whale of an Issue
•Title change from “When a Whale is Right”•Minor background content and group division changes
Water’s Going On?
•Removed due to similar objectives covered in new activity “Water Works”
Training Adaptations
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Training Adaptations
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Training Format Trends
Next Generation Science Standards
Training Adaptations
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Tabbi Kinion (L), Colorado Project WILD
Jen Dennison (R), Ohio Project WILD
Shannon Hafner, Iowa Project WILD
Training Format Trends
Adapting the training model to
include Field Investigations
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Thank You WILD!
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