Windows Into Wonderland

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The length and format of this eTrip differ from previous trips. As you prepare, please remember that the story alone lasts 75 minutes. The program includes page markers to assist you if you view eTrip on multiple occasions. The story and lesson plans are flexible. An individual teacher may present the materials to his or her class, or team teach across disciplines with other instructors. The storybook attributes of this eTrip appeal to the senses and target the affective domain. The trip’s photographs and detailed audio descriptions engage both visual and audio learners.

The “Ask an Expert” Message Board is active March 9-11, 2005. Resource experts will be available to answer your students’ questions. The questions and answers will remain accessible after the message board has been deactivated.

For a list of education standards applicable to this field trip, please visit the Standards Page.

If time permits, park staff suggests that students attend the Park Orientation program before taking this electronic field trip.

What happens when a species becomes extinct? What effects have the wolves had on other animals? Where do they live? What do they eat? What is the controversy about reintroducing the wolves into Yellowstone National Park?

• There are different, but valid, perspectives on the issues related wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone.

• Some Native American tribes highly regard the wolf.

• Physiology, habitat, and social dynamics relate to how wolves survive and hunt in Yellowstone.

• Research is necessary to determine the impact wolves are having on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

• Where Are They on the Map?
• Wolf Stock - Reintroduction Timeline
• If I Were a Wolf
• Wolf Anatomy
• Additional lesson plans relating to pack organization, wolf identification, and cultural associations are included on the 2002 The Wolves of Yellowstone eTrip.

Glossary

The Wolves of Yellowstone: A Ranger Talk
Written and presented by Michael Leach

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• Wolf Links
   http://www.nps.gov/yell/nature/animals/wolf/wolfup.html
   http://www.forwolves.org/ralph/index.html
   http://www.r6.fws.gov/wolf/
   http://www.wolfcenter.org/
   http://www.wolfpark.org/index.html
   http://www.wolf.org/wolves/index.asp
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wolves/
   http://www.defenders.org/

• Glossary Assistance Links & Refrences
   http://www.m-w.com/
   http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
   http://www.indians.org/welker/dangeorg.htm
   http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/c/ch/chief_joseph.html
   http://www.sdnhm.org/fieldguide/fossils/miacids.html
   Mammals of North America by Roland W. Kays and Don E. Wilson

Funding for this trip was provided by Canon U.S.A., Inc., through The Yellowstone Park Foundation.

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