Whitefish Dunes State Park
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

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Environmental Education

A.4.1 Make observations, ask questions and plan investigations

• Winter Tracks (K-2)

A.4.2 Collect information, make predictions, and offer explanations

• Winter Tracks (K-2)
• Habitat Hike (3-4)

A.8.2 Collect information and conduct experiments

• Endangered and Threatened (7-8)

B.4.4 List the components of an ecosystem

• Wetland Wonders (1-2)
• Habitat Hike (3-4)

B.4.5 Describe Wisconsin's natural and human-built ecosystems

• Habitat Hike (3-4)

B.4.6 Cite examples of how organisms adapt to their habitats

• Wetland Wonders (1-2)
• Fossils to Dunes (3-4)

B.8.2 Explain how change is a natural process

• Dune Geology (6-7)
• How to Make a Sand Dune (7-8)

B.8.3 Explain the importance of biodiversity

• What About Wetlands? (5-6)

B.8.4 Map the levels of organization of matter

• Habitats of Whitefish Dunes (5-6)

B.8.5 Give examples of human impact on various ecosystems

• People of the Dunes (5-7)
• How to Make a Sand Dune (7-8)

B.8.6 Describe major ecosystems of Wisconsin

• Habitats of Whitefish Dunes (5-6)

B.8.8 Explain interactions among organisms

• Endangered and Threatened (7-8)

B.8.9 Explain how the environment is perceived by various cultures

• People of the Dunes (5-7)

B.8.12 Provide examples of how cultures use natural resources

• People of the Dunes (5-7)

B.8.22 Identify careers related to natural resources

• People of the Dunes (5-7)

B.12.2 Describe the value of ecosystems

• From Ancient Life to Modern Life at the Dunes (10-11)

B.12.3 Evaluate the stability and sustainability of ecosystems

• From Ancient Life to Modern Life at the Dunes (10-11)

B.12.5 Analyze ecosystem degradation and species extinction

• From Ancient Life to Modern Life at the Dunes (10-11)

B.12.10 Identify and evaluate multiple uses of natural resources

• How to Run a State Park (10-12)
• People of the Dunes (10-12)

B.12.11 Assess how natural resources affect society

• People of the Dunes (10-12)

B.12.13 Analyze how different systems manage resources

• How to Run a State Park (10-12)

B.12.21 Research various careers related to the environment

• How to Run a State Park (10-12)

C.8.2 Use environmental monitoring techniques to collect data

• Endangered and Threatened (7-8)

D.8.1 Identify options for addressing an environmental issue

• Who Saves the Dunes? (7-8)

D.8.5 Explain how personal actions can impact an issue

• Endangered and Threatened (7-8)
• Who Saves the Dunes? (7-8)

D.12.1 Identify a variety of approaches to environmental issues

• How to Run a State Park (10-12)

E.4.2 Understand how personal actions impact responsibilities

• Fossils to Dunes (3-4)

E.8.1 Formulate a personal plan for environmental stewardship

• Endangered and Threatened (7-8
• How to Make a Sand Dune (7-8)

Science

A.4.5 Decide what changes over time are occurring

• Sandy Stories (1-2)
• Hiking though Geology (3-4)

A.8.6 Use models and explanations to predict actions and events

• Rocky Trails and Sandy Tales (5-6)
• Dune Geology (6-7)
• Who Saves the Dunes? (7-8)

B.4.3 Show how scientific knowledge has changed over time

• Getting the Scoop on Wetlands (3-4)

B.8.1 Describe how scientific knowledge has changed over time

• What About Wetlands? (5-6)
• People of the Dunes (5-7)

B.12.1 Show how cultures and individuals contribute to science

• People of the Dunes (10-12)

B.12.3 Relate the major themes of science to human progress

• People of the Dunes (10-12)

C.4.1 Use vocabulary of the unifying themes to ask questions

• Wetland Wonders (1-2)
• Getting the Scoop on Wetlands (3-4)

C.4.2 Question, investigate, observe, and predict

• Winter Tracks (K-2)

C.4.5 Use data they have collected to develop explanations

• Wetland Wonders (1-2)
• Getting the Scoop on Wetlands (3-4)

C.8.6 State what they have learned from investigations

• Habitats of Whitefish Dunes (5-6)

D.4.1 Understand that objects are made of substances

• Fossils (1-2)
• Geology Rocks! (3-4)

D.4.2 Group and/or classify objects and substances

• Sandy Stories (1-2)
• Geology Rocks! (3-4)

D.4.3 Understand that substances can exist in different states

• Geology Rocks! (3-4)

D.4.4 Observe and describe changes to objects

• Fossils to Dunes (3-4)
• Hiking though Geology (3-4)

D.4.5 Construct simple models of the changes taking place

• Sandy Stories (1-2)
• Dunes (1-2)
• Fossils to Dunes (3-4)
• Geology Rocks! (3-4)

D.8.6 Explain the motion of objects in real-life situations

• Dune Geology (6-7)
• How to Make a Sand Dune (7-8)
• Who Saves the Dunes? (7-8)

D.12.12 Explain changes in living things, earth's features, and stars

• From Ancient Life to Modern Life at the Dunes (10-11)
• Geology of Whitefish Dunes (10-12)

E.4.1 Investigate the composition of earth materials

• Dunes (1-2)
• Fossils (1-2)
• Sandy Stories (1-2)
• Geology Rocks! (3-4)
• Hiking though Geology (3-4)

E.4.3 Describe the land and water masses of the earth

• Dunes (1-2)
• Sandy Stories (1-2)
• Habitat Hike (3-4)

E.8.2 Describe underlying structures of the earth

• Rocky Trails and Sandy Tales (5-6)
• Dune Geology (6-7)

E.8.3 Investigate change in the forces acting on earth

• Rocky Trails and Sandy Tales (5-6)

E.8.4 Analyze the influence of living organisms on earth systems

• Dune Geology (6-7)

E.8.5 Analyze the geologic and life history of the earth

• Rocky Trails and Sandy Tales (5-6)
• Dune Geology (6-7)

E.12.2 Analyze the geochemical and physical cycles of the earth

• Geology of Whitefish Dunes (10-12)

F.4.1 Discover how each organism meets its basic needs

• Wetland Wonders (1-2)
• Getting the Scoop on Wetlands (3-4)
• Habitat Hike (3-4)

F.4.2 Investigate how organisms respond to cues

• Wetland Wonders (1-2)
• Fossils to Dunes (3-4)

F.4.4 Explain connections among living and nonliving things

• Dunes (1-2)
• Fossils to Dunes (3-4)
• Getting the Scoop on Wetlands (3-4)
• Habitat Hike (3-4)
• Hiking though Geology (3-4)

F.8.2 Show how organisms have adapted structures

• Habitats of Whitefish Dunes (5-6)
• What About Wetlands? (5-6)
• How to Make a Sand Dune (7-8)

F.8.9 Explain how changes affect the balance of life

• What About Wetlands? (5-6)

F.8.10 Project the influence of humans on the environment

• What About Wetlands? (5-6)

G.4.1 Identify the technology used by a Wisconsin employee

• People of the Dunes (3-4)

G.4.5 Ask questions about inventions and production

• Native American Games (3-4)

G.8.5 Investigate a specific local problem

• Endangered and Threatened (7-8)
• Who Saves the Dunes? (7-8)

H.12.3 Show how policy decisions in science depend on many factors

• How to Run a State Park (10-12)

Social Studies

A.8.8 Describe how people interact with the physical environment

• From Plant to Cord (5-6)
• The Games People Play (5-6)
• How to Make a Sand Dune (7-8)
• Tying Naturally - Making Nettle Cordage (7-8)

A.8.9 Describe how buildings reflect cultural values

• People of the Dunes (5-7)

A.8.10 Identify major discoveries in science and technology

• From Plant to Cord (5-6)
• Tying Naturally - Making Nettle Cordage (7-8)

A.12.1 Use atlases and vocabulary to describe a place

• Geology of Whitefish Dunes (10-12)

B.4.2 Use timelines to describe eras in history

• People of the Dunes (3-4)

B.4.4 Compare contemporary life with life in the past

• Native American Games (3-4)

B.4.10 Explain historical and current Wisconsin American Indians

• People of the Dunes (3-4)

B.8.8 Identify major scientific discoveries and innovations

• From Plant to Cord (5-6)
• Tying Naturally - Making Nettle Cordage (7-8)

E.4.11 Explain how artistic creations express culture

• People of the Dunes (3-4)

Contact

Carolyn Rock
Whitefish Dunes State Park
3275 Clark Lake Rd.
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone (920) 823-2400
Fax (920) 823-2640