Prairie Scavenger Hunt

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1 Prairie Scavenger Hunt DIRECTIONS: At Baffalo Trace Prairie you will be searching for various organisms and examples of ecology terms/topics. Your group leader (Chaperone) will take a picture, using their digital camera, of any items you find from the lists on the back. List A contains the basic items your group MUST LOCATE and photograph for your completed project grade. Each item is worth four points. List B contains additional items that your group may locate along the way. Your group is required to choose at least 6 of these, worth 4 points each. CHALLENGE: The group that finds the most items off List B, while still completing ALL of List A, will win a prize. ROLES Chaperone: photographer, time keeper, and supervisor (10:15 12:00). Students: You are responsible for searching for the items on the list and keeping track of the order that you found the items in. Keeping track of the photo order is important for ALL STUDENTS in order to complete their ComicLife project when we return. For example: If you found a consumer for your first picture, put a number 1 in the box next to the term consumer in list A. WRITE DOWN EACH GROUP MEMBERS NAME: Chaperone: Students: _

2 List A (REQUIRED) New England Aster (purple) Compass Plant Creek Consumer Decomposer Producer Golden Rod Human impact Indian Grass Mutualism, parasitism, or commensalism Big Bluestem (grass) Abiotic Biotic Bull Thistle Milkweed Take a picture of your group at a highpoint with the prairie behind you List B (CHOOSE at least 6) Find a student who is not in your group who has lived in another country. Find a student who is wearing flip flops or shorts. Everyone s face should be in shock that he/she did not dress appropriately for the prairie. Find an adult who has been to Mount Rushmore. Find out where one of your teachers went college. Spell out the initials of their college using your group as letters. Insect on a plant Queen Anne s Lace Take a photo from an insect s perspective Take a photo where one student is holding the rest of the group in the palm of their hand (HINT: think of perspective) Where s Waldo? Wild Indigo Wood Bench Wild Quinine Coneflower

3 SOUTH Chaperone Information/Itinerary Arrive by 9:45 am. Bring your digital camera and USB cord to download the pictures to a computer Wear long pants and comfortable walking shoes You will be given a packet containing your group s papers and information. Please be sure to collect all papers before loading the busses to go to lunch and put them back into the envelope. Turn this in to Ms. Sabbara at lunch time. You will need to keep your group on the trail until 12:00. At 12:00 please stop the scavenger hunt and find your way back to the bus drop off. We LOAD buses and LEAVE for lunch at 12:10 Lunch is at the Food Court (Everyone is responsible for their own lunch) IMPORTANT!!! no one is allowed to leave the food court area (into mall or parking lot) Load buses by 1:30 Return to Franklin by 1:45 NORTH Chaperone Information/Itinerary Arrive by 9:45 am. Bring your digital camera and USB cord to download the pictures to a computer Wear long pants and comfortable walking shoes You will be given a packet containing your group s papers and information. Please be sure to collect all papers before loading the busses to go to lunch and put them back into the envelope. Turn this in to Ms. Stewart at lunch time. You will need to keep your group on the trail until 12:00. At 12:00 please stop the scavenger hunt and find your way back to the bus drop off. We LOAD buses and LEAVE for lunch at 12:10 Lunch is at the Food Court (Everyone is responsible for their own lunch) IMPORTANT!!! no one is allowed to leave the food court area (into mall or parking lot) Load buses by 1:30 Return to Franklin by 1:45

4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Consumer: an organism that depends on other organisms as food sources Decomposer: a consumer that breaks down dead food sources into substances that enrich the soil (i.e. fungi, mold, bacteria). Producer: an organism that produces food for itself and others (plants). Human impact: any evidence of humans on a natural environment (i.e. litter, man-made structures, pollution) Invasive Species: non-indigenous species (e.g. plants or animals) that adversely affect the habitats they invade economically, environmentally or ecologically Mutualism: a relationship between organisms in which all of the organisms benefit from the relationship Parasitism: the relationship between two organisms in which one organism (parasite) lives to the detriment or harm of the other (host). Commensalism: a relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits from the relationship, while the other neither benefits from nor is harmed by the relationship.

5 Prairie Plant IDENTIFICATION Card New England Aster Large, 4-inch long, bristly-haired leaves clasp 4 to 6-foot tall stems. Each showy flower head supports up to 40 deep purple, petal-like ray flowers surrounding an orange-center disk. Important nectar source for butterflies. Compass Plant range in size, color most commonly yellow Lots of petals (can have 40 petals) Coneflower Found in purple, pink, orange, and yellow Cone shaped center, petals at the base

6 Golden Rod Indian Grass 5 to 7 ft. tall Feathery large plumes of yellow flower are held above the foliage, turning golden brown in the fall Big Bluestem 5 to 8 ft. tall Distinctive 3-parted flower resemble a turkey s foot. In autumn green leafblades turn reddishbrown Queen Anne s Lace ± 3 ft tall Cluster of flower stalks equal in length & spread from a common point (umbel), somewhat like an umbrella Top View Side View Bottom View

7 Bull Thistle ± 2 ft. tall Spiky leaves and stems. Present in North America as an invasive weed Usually Purple or pink Tall Coreopsis Individual flower heads occur on erect, slender, 4 to 5-foot tall stalks. Flower heads are 1 to 2 inches wide, bright yellow, with a brown central disk. Fewer petals than Aster or Compass plant. Cup Plant 5-8 foot tall plant with opposite leaves joined to form a cup around a thick square stem. This reservoir holds rainwater that is used by insects and birds. Several yellow, daisylike flowers comprise the flower head. (yellow flower) Past Season Seeds /No Blooms Milk Weed Big oval leaves Large seed pods when not in bloom. Past Season Seeds /No Blooms

8 Prairie Dropseed Finetextured clumps of fountain-like, emerald green leaf blades turn reddish-orange in the fall, fading to a soft copper winter color. Small inflorescence is held 2 to3 feet above the foliage with an unmistakable popcorn fragrance. Prairie Cord Grass Graceful, arching leafblades reach 4 to 6 feet tall and turn a bright yellow in early fall. Each branched inflorescence is 8 to 16 inches long with hundreds of tiny purple blooms arranged one-sided, like a comb. Little Bluestem bluish-green leafblades grow about 12 inches tall. Fluffy seed heads appear on 2 to 3-foot tall stalks in August. In autumn the leaf-blades turn attractive shades of reddish-brown, remaining effective all winter.

9 Wild Indigo 2-4 tall and wide, blue flower. Monarda Past Season Seeds /No Blooms Blazing Star/Thistle Slender, grass-like leaves. Each 3-foot tall flower spike is comprised of small, tightly bundled heads of lavender flowers

10 Chaperone: Attendance List: Periodically take roll of group members. Here are 4 prime times to check for students BUS, before leaving the school PARK, before heading into the prairie areas. LUNCH BUS, before leaving the mall INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUP LEADER: Hand out to each member a copy of the Scavenger Packet YOU are the ONLY person that should use the camera. You will need to keep your group on the trail until 12:00. At 12:00 please stop the scavenger hunt and find your way back to the bus area. Collect all materials before loading the bus turn in to Mrs. Stewart. Load busses at 12:10 we will depart at 12:15 From 12:30 1:30 we will be eating lunch at the food court. NO ONE IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE THE FOOD COURT AREA Please monitor behavior and let a teacher know of any concerns, should they arise. Cell phone numbers of staff are listed below. o Mrs. Stewart: o Mr. Rosentel: o Ms. Boggs: o Ms. Jones: o Ms. Lewandowski: READ THE DIRECTIONS on the PRAIRIE SCAVENGER HUNT SHEET ALOUD TO THE GROUP!

11 Chaperone: Attendance List: Periodically take roll of group members. Here are 4 prime times to check for students BUS, before leaving the school PARK, before heading into the prairie areas. LUNCH BUS, before leaving the mall INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUP LEADER: Hand out to each member a copy of the Scavenger Packet YOU are the ONLY person that should use the camera. You will need to keep your group on the trail until 12:00. At 12:00 please stop the scavenger hunt and find your way back to the bus area. Collect all materials before loading the bus turn in to Ms. Sabbara. Load busses at 12:10 we will depart at 12:15 From 12:30 1:30 we will be eating lunch at the food court. NO ONE IS ALLOWED OUTSIDE THE FOOD COURT AREA Please monitor behavior and let a teacher know of any concerns, should they arise. Cell phone numbers of staff are listed below. o Ms. Abarbanel: o Ms. Wetzel: (217) o Ms. Sabbara: (847) o Mrs. Powel: o Ms.Joritz: READ THE DIRECTIONS to the PRAIRIE SCAVENGER HUNT SHEET ALOUD TO THE GROUP!