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Pika Stories in Rocky Mountain National Park
Provided by: National Park Service |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This video from the National Park Service describes a research study about Pika, an important climate indicator species present in Rocky Mountain National Park.
- The video explains how scientists monitor the species, track their health, and collect data with the help of citizen science volunteers.
Subjects: Biology
Authors: National Park Service
Region: North America, USA - West, United States, Colorado
Languages: English
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Positives
- This video provides an example of how volunteers can support climate change research.
- Pika are cute mammals that students will likely enjoy learning about.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should have some understanding of the ways that climate change affects ecosystems.
Differentiation
- This video could be used in a lesson about migrations of animals and plants due to climate change, citizen science, habitat loss, or ecosystem dynamics.
- Science and math classes could discuss the steps that scientists must take when they design a research project and tie it into lessons about the scientific method, data collection, and data analysis.
- Teachers could pair this resource with this video about how climate change is impacting wildlife, or learn more about your region using these interactive map resources: Global Forest Watch, Maps of Precipitation, and NASA Climate Time Machine.
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