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== = Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, Insectarium =

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Zoo Animals

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An elementary school classes will study selected animals from the zoo. The students will visit the zoo, takedigital photos and video, and create MovieMaker videos or PhotoStory narrated slide shows about the animals, to be posted on Audubon's website.

Zoo - Matas Elementary /Roberta Porter/5th grade
 * Schools/Teachers**


 * Zoo Animal Profiles **: @http://www.auduboninstitute.org/animals


 * Animals**
 * **Aquarium** || **Zoo** ||
 * Sand Tiger Shark || Amur Leopard ||
 * Nurse Shark || Sun Bear ||
 * Brown Shark || Indian Crested Porcupine ||
 * Green Sea Turtle || Great Indian Hornbill ||
 * African Black-footed Penguin || Asian Small-Clawed Otter ||
 * Chilean Rockhopper Penguin || Burmese Mountain Tortoise ||
 * Southern Sea Otther ||  ||
 * Cownose Ray || Blue and Gold Macaw ||
 * American Alligator || Red-Eared Slider Turtle ||
 * Red-bellied Piranha || Caribbean Flamingo ||
 * Clown Trigger Fish || Whooping Crane ||
 * Pot-bellied Seahorse ||  ||
 * Lionfish ||  ||
 * Smalltooth Sawfish ||  ||
 * Alligator Gar ||  ||
 * Sac au lait ||  ||


 * Research Handouts**




 * Animal Assignments for Zoo/Matas Elementary**



www.animals.nationalgeographic.com – National Geographic http://marinelife.noaa.gov – NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries Program www.animal.discovery.com – Animal Planet www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/ - PBS Nature series website www.eol.org – Encyclopedia of Life website www.kidbiology.com/animals-for-children.pho - Kid’s Biology website www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/index.html - Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institute’s FAQ for kids page www.nwf.org/kids/ranger-rick.aspx - Ranger Rick website www.kidsplanet.org – Defenders of Wildlife kid’s page www.noaa.gov – NOAA’s website
 * Research Resources**


 * Dates/Milestones**
 * **Date** || **Description** || **Who** ||
 * || Aquarium field trip || Nicole, Heidi, Sarah, McDonough 26 ||
 * 2/16 || Zoo field trip || Nicole, Heidi, Sarah, Matas Elementary ||

__**Contacts**__
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas Audubon Insectarium Audubon Nature Institute || tleblanc@auduboninstitute.org ||
 * **Name** || **Contact Information** ||
 * Tricia LeBlanc, Director of Education & Volunteers
 * Monica Pasos, School Service Coordinator, Audubon Zoo || mpasos@auduboninstitute.org ||
 * Nicole Brondum, JPPSS Instructional Technology || nicole.brondum@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Heidi Alexander, JPPSS Instructional Technology || heidi.alexander@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Betsy Almerico, Manager, JPPSS Instructional Technology || marybeth.almerico@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Sarah Rosedahl, JPPSS Technology || srosedahl@yahoo.com ||

2010 - 2011 Project Ideas
1. **Animal/Insect Biographies** Students study animals at the zoo, aquarium, or insectarium, and create descriptions and podcasts about the animals to be posted on the Audubon Institute's website.

2. **Glogster Project** Students create glogsters using the animal biographies described above.

3. **Day in the Life of a Zoo Keeper/Aquarist/Entomologist** Students will visit the zoo and follow a zookeeper behind the scenes to learn about a zookeeper's day to day experiences with different animals. The students will work in teams to create a video documentary about their visit, using video and digital photography. The documentaries will be posted on the zoo's website.

4. **Entergy IMAX Theatre** Middle and/or high school Students will Skype with a movie critic to obtain tips of the profession. The finished project will be a movie review of the IMAX movie Hurricane on the Bayou.

__ Project 1 - Zoo Animal Biographies __



 * Project Description**

Students will work in teams to research information about zoo animals, including biographical information about a specific animal that lives in the zoo, such as the animal's name, how long it has lived at the zoo, and the animal's family history. Students will visit the zoo, learn about the animal and its history, take photos, and add the information to the zoo's website. The students will also create a narrated Photo Story using photos from the zoo field trip.

2009-2010 Projects are posted on Audubon's website: []


 * Schools**

Jefferson Elementary Adams Middle School

Student Research Documents:

__**Contacts**__

 * **Name** || **Contact Information** ||
 * Monica Pasos, School Service Coordinator, Audubon Zoo || mpasos@auduboninstitute.org ||
 * Nicole Brondum, JPPSS Instructional Technology || nicole.brondum@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Heidi Alexander, JPPSS Instructional Technology || heidi.alexander@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Betsy Almerico, Manager, JPPSS Instructional Technology || marybeth.almerico@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Sarah Rosedahl, JPPSS Technology || srosedahl@yahoo.com ||
 * Jean Borne, 3rd Grade, Jefferson Elementary || jean.borne@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Melissa Grzych, 7th Grade, Adams Middle School || melissa.grzych@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Sharon Johnston, Biology, Grace King HS || sharon.johnston@jppss.k12.la.us ||
 * Heather Lampo, Multimedia, Grace King HS || heather.lampo@jppss.k12.la.us ||