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Students begin by predicting what the fishing cat eats, then watch the video to gather evidence about its prey and hunting style. Using illustrated organism cards from a wetland habitat, they build a...
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Grades
- Kindergarten
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This lesson uses the fishing cat to introduce the idea that living things get what they need from other living things, and that the chain of "who eats whom" starts with the sun and plants. Students...
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This is a list of all applicable South Carolina K-12 science standards that can be applied to the Fishing Cat video and science materials and lessons.
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Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
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Meet Kayuma, a fishing cat whose story at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is part of a much larger effort to protect his species. Discover the adaptations that make fishing cats at home around water and how...
Document
Grades
- 3
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This handout goes along with the "Fishing Cat: Built for the Water (Grades K-5)" lesson.
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Grades
- 9
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This handout goes along with the lesson "Fishing Cat: Adaptation and Conservation (9-12)".
Lesson
Grades
- 9
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This lesson uses the Fishing Cat: Zoo Minutes video and companion 360 Habitat Tour to help students connect structure-function relationships to natural selection and ecosystem interdependence...
Lesson
Grades
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This lesson introduces middle school students to the connection between an organism's physical structures and behaviors and its ability to survive in a specific habitat, using the fishing cat as a...
Video
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As the sun sets, the ACE basin reveals its secrets. Armed with a flashlight, her camera, curiosity, and enough corny jokes to last us years, Hyatt Mamoun meets the lowcountry’s nocturnal critters as...
Video
Grades
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Hyatt Mamoun embarks on an expedition deep into one of America’s most mysterious National Parks. Join the adventure as she treks into the heart of an ancient, primeval forest on a mission to discover...