{"id":29227,"date":"2025-11-05T00:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T00:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=29227"},"modified":"2025-11-08T00:47:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T00:47:51","slug":"mammals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/change\/mammals\/","title":{"rendered":"7p1 Mammals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mammals Objective:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Learn about mammals and construct a mini guide that you could use at a zoo, on a field excursion, or to teach others about mammals.<\/b><\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Reminder: This week’s lab is a 50-minute activity (instead of one hour and 50 minutes).\u00a0 This is a scheduling adjustment for Veteran’s Day on Tuesday. \u00a0If you have lab scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, of Friday, your lab meets at the usual time and just meets for one hour. \u00a0If you have lab scheduled for Tuesday, your lab meets on Thursday at the same time (the 50-minute time period in your schedule).<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Mammal characterics were introduced as part of the weather<\/a> page in last week’s Short-Term Guide<\/a>.<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Mammals Media Piece Assignment<\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Mammals Guide<\/h3>\n

So far in the course you have had the opportunity to make media pieces about a variety of organisms.\u00a0 The point has been to learn while making materials that you could re-visit and re-use in the future, or even potentially use to teach others.\u00a0 This media piece has the explicit purpose to learning about mammals and demonstrating your knowledge by constructing a mini-guide about mammalian characteristics.<\/h6>\n
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    Characteristics that all mammals share that distinguish them from other vertebrate animals.<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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    An idea of the range of organisms that are classified as mammals.\u00a0 For example, sketches or captioned photos of different mammals.<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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    Examples of physical evidence used to study mammals, such as hair, horns\/antlers, and\/or tracks.\u00a0 For example, sketches of tracks that would distinguish between a dog or cat, or a captioned photo of different animal furs.<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n
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    Detailed examination, including interesting characteristics and representative organisms, of a mammalian group of your choice.\u00a0 This could include mammalian pets.<\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Upload your completed mammal guide to Canvas.\u00a0 This could be an excellent addition to your final portfolio, possibly as a Biology Connection since this is a guide you could use on a field trip or to teach others.<\/h6> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    If you would like to work ahead or do some of the work outside of the laboratory, we will get you started here.<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    If you see squirrels around campus, have a mammalian pet, or make a trip to a local pet shop, you can start making media before lab.\u00a0 The resources below may also help.<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    Mammalian Characteristics<\/h3> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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    This video provides an overview of mammalian characteristics.<\/strong><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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