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EDSS: African Elephants

Do Some Science/Make a Real-world Difference!

Big, smart, funny, affectionate—elephants have huge appetites and needs unlike those of other mammals. Are they at risk? Earth Day Science Symposium challenges students to become experts by analyzing data and explaining research to their peers. The EDSS teacher’s kit comes with everything you need to do the mini-unit, including colorful cards, 16 data sets giant graph paper, and easy-to-use rubrics for student self-evaluation and grading. EDSS helps boost achievement across multiple applied math and science benchmarks. Grades 5-8

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Only $12.50 per kit, including shipping! An easy-to-implement, challenging science and math activity that will delight your students and boost their skills.

The Real-world Difference
Spend only $12.50 to trigger a donation for conservation. For every class that does the mini-unit (all or part), the African Wildlife Foundation has pledged to raise $50 to purchase and protect an acre of elephant migration corridor in Tanzania, East Africa. Students who participate in EDSS have already saved more than 1000 acres!
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7 Days / 2 Hours Teacher Prep
Days 1-2 You and your class warm up with a quick look at general facts and field stories. You kick off student prep with a quick demonstration.
Days 3-4 Students work in groups of 2 or 3 to analyze data, enlarge charts, and prepare oral reports, guided by questions that include challenging critical-thinking problems.
Days 5-6 Groups make oral reports and evaluate their work using the EDSS rubric.
Day 7 Everyone participates in a quick discussion to review data and propose answers to the question, What’s happening to African elephants? Celebrate! Reward students with an honorary certificate that acknowledges the real difference their effort has made.

EDSS: Additional Teacher Resources »
Find pre/post questions, study guides, pop quizzes and more for each EDSS. Measuring the effectiveness of the activity will help your students recognize their progress (parents and colleagues will too!).

Earth Day Science Symposium materials are provided free to elementary and middle-school teachers through generous funding from Earth’s Birthday Project’s 2009 conservation partners: American Bird Conservancy, Nature & Culture International, World Land Trust-US, The Leatherback Trust, and African Wildlife Foundation.

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EDSS: African Elephants

Do Some Science/Make a Real-world Difference!

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