Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area Academic Standards Addressed

Please note that the performance standards have been reworded and shortened to provide convenience when looking through the program descriptions. A full description of each of the academic standards can be viewed on the Wisconsin DPI website [Exit DNR].

Grade 4

Science

F.4.1 Investigate earth materials and correctly use the vocabulary for rocks, minerals, and soils.

• Mammals of Wisconsin
• Intro to Insects
• Avian Adaptations
• Pond Exploratory

F.4.3 Describe the earth's land and water masses as well as Wisconsin's rocks and minerals.

• Intro to Insects
• Pond Exploratory

Environmental Education

B.4.1 Describe the flow of energy in natural systems.

• Web of Wonder

B.4.4 List the components of an ecosystem.

• Hunt for Habitats

B.4.5 Describe Wisconsin's natural and human-built ecosystems.

• Hunt for Habitats

B.4.6 Cite examples of how different organisms adapt to their habitat.

• Hunt for Habitats
• Avian Adaptations

Grade 8

Science

E.8.2 Describe underlying earth structures that cause changes in the earth's surface.

• Wisconsin Ice Age

E.8.6 Analyze the geologic and life history of the earth, including change, over time.

• History of Horicon

F.8.2 Show how organisms have adapted structures to match their function for individual and group survival.

• Avian Adaptations
• Dabblers and Divers: Wisconsin Waterfowl
• Insect Biodiversity
• Pond Investigation
• Wisconsin Mammals

F.8.7 Understand that an organism's behavior evolves through adaptation to its environment.

• Avian Adaptations
• Pond Investigation

F.8.8 Show how organisms depend on and contribute to the balance or imbalance of populations and/or ecosystems.

• Insect Biodiversity
• Pond Investigation

G.8.3 Illustrate the impact of science and technology on careers, systems, society, envrironment and quality of life.

• History of Horicon

Environmental Education

B.8.3 Explain the importance of biodiversity.

• History of Wildlife Management
• Insect Biodiversity
• Managing Our Wildlife
• The Story of Wildlife Management
• Wisconsin Birds

B.8.5 Give examples of human impact on various ecosystems.

• History of Horicon
• History of Wildlife Management

B.8.8 Explain interactions among organisms or populations.

• Avian Adaptations
• Managing Our Wildlife
• Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems
• Pond Investigation

B.8.10 Explain how humans shape the environment.

• History of Horicon

B.8.15 Analyze how people impact their environment through resource use.

• History of Horicon
• History of Wildlife Management
• The Story of Wildlife Management

B.8.16 Explain why certain resources are becoming depleted due to economic, environmental, and other factors.

• History of Horicon
• History of Wildlife Management
• The Story of Wildlife Management

B.8.17 Explain how human resource use can impact the environment.

• History of Horicon

B.8.21 Identify and analyze individual, local, regional, national, and global effects of pollution on plant, animal, and human health.

• Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems
• Pond Investigation

B.8.22 Identify careers related to natural resources and environmental concerns.

• Animal Habitats and Their Management

B.8.23 Identify governmental and private agencies responsible for environmental protection and management.

• History of Wildlife Management
• The Story of Wildlife Management

B.8.24 Create a timeline of Wisconsin history in resource management.

• History of Wildlife Management
• The Story of Wildlife Management

C.8.2 Use environmental monitoring techniques to collect data about environmental problems.

• Pond Investigation
• Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems

Grade 12

Environmental Education

B.12.2 Describe the value of ecosystems from a natural and human perspective.

• Managing Our Wildlife
• Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems

B.12.3 Evaluate the stability and sustainability of ecosystems in response to environmental change.

• Managing Our Wildlife

B.12.4 Analyze the factors that determine the number of organisms that can exist in an area.

• Muskrats, Mink and Other Marsh Mammals

B.12.5 Analyze past and current trends in ecosystem degradation and species extinction.

• History of Horicon
• History of Wildlife Management

B.12.6 Predict population response to changes in environmental conditions.

• Managing Our Wildlife
• Muskrats, Mink and Other Marsh Mammals

B.12.7 Evaluate the importance of biodiversity.

• History of Wildlife Management
• Managing Our Wildlife
• Wisconsin Birds

Contact Information

Bill Volkert
Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area
N7728 Hwy 28
Horicon, WI 53032
(920) 387-7860

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