State Parks and Forests

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Teachers' Guide

Whitefish Dunes

Whitefish Dunes State Park
Getting the Scoop on Wetlands

Wetlands play many important roles in our environment. In this activity, students will use various tools to investigate a wetland and discover its animal and plant inhabitants. They will examine wetland functions and the causes and effects of destroying wetlands. Students will work in small groups to develop ways to save wetlands.

Grades 3-4
Time of Year May-June, September-October
Length of Program 1 to 1 1/2 hours
Maximum Number of Students 20
Preferred Adult/Student Ratio 1/8
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Wisconsin Model Academic Standards

This program addresses the following academic standards:

Science

  • G.4.1 Identify the technology used by a Wisconsin employee

Social Studies

  • B.4.3 Show how scientific knowledge has changed over time
  • C.4.1 Use vocabulary of the unifying themes to ask questions
  • C.4.5 Use data they have collected to develop explanations
  • F.4.1 Discover how each organism meets its basic needs
  • F.4.4 Explain connections among living and nonliving things

See a list of all our programs correlated with the standards, in list or table format [PDF 18KB].

Contact

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

Last Revised: Monday April 20 2009