AnimalWatch is currently at The University of Arizona, funded by grants from IES and RAND. AnimalWatch is an online tutorial for algebra readiness.
It is being used by 6th grade California math teachers in an Efficacy Study led by WestEd. Students solve colorful word problems with environmental science themes. Integrated multimedia hints and lessons help students learn at their own pace. Fast-based Skill Builder modules build students' proficiency with basic math facts and math vocabulary. AnimalWatch can be used in math class, for homework, or just for fun!
Hope you're having a great summer! Here's some new research about lizards that give birth to live young instead of laying eggs:
news.sciencemag.org Lizard Family Tree Solves 30-Year-Old Mystery - ScienceNOW
Today is a day to remind ourselves about the species at risk of extinction. Learn more about what you can do ARKive.
arkive.org Endangered species are those considered to be at risk of extinction. Explore endangered species photos, videos and facts including why species are endangered and what is being done to help.
Some school years are wrapping up - what will you do this summer?
Vote at ARKive for your favorite species. There are quite a few species that show up in AnimalWatch problems! Elephant, Cheetah, Panda, Great White Shark, Humphead Wrasse, Komodo Dragon, Monarch Butterfly, Polar Bear, Snow Leopard, Tiger... tough choices!
arkive.org Vote for your favourite species
Which AnimalWatch animal is your favorite?
It's Earth Day, just a day to reset your efforts to help protect the planet and its species! Did you know that AnimalWatch was originally WhaleWatch - focusing its word problems on the endangered North Atlantic right whale?
arkive.org Learn more about the North Atlantic right whale - with amazing North Atlantic right whale videos, photos and facts on ARKive
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Someone cute to drool over for your Friday afternoon. Luna, from the Buffalo Zoo.
Please stand by as we reboot the servers. There was a power outage last night.
Squabbit - April Fool's gag or real?
blog.arkive.org ARKive - The ultimate multimedia guide to the world's endangered species - www.arkive.org
AnimalWatch is back up - so you can get working on solving math problems!
So sorry for the interruption today - we're still working to resolve the server update! AW will be back up soon!
Monarchs journey south for winter, but the same butterflies don't complete the entire journey. How does that work?
sciencenews.org Scientists have pinned down the answer to a long-standing butterfly mystery: what flips monarchs’ migratory compasses. A little cold weather may be all that’s needed. Just 24 days in a chilly lab incubator is enough to switch a butterfly’s flight orientation from south to north, researchers report o...
Design your own animal: https://thimble.webmaker.org/en-US/projects/zoo
thimble.webmaker.org We've drawn some of the world's most Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered animals (EDGE species) for you to remix and hack together to create your own awesome animals!
Penguin cam & so much more on explore.org!
Underwater view of Magellanic Penguins - native to the coasts of Argentina and Chile.
In Arizona, we're still working to educate the public and restore the endangered Mexican Gray Wolf. You can learn more about the wolf in Learning Objectives: Rates and Statistics & Averages
azpm.org Male will be freed mid-month in Apache National Forest, officials say
Panda's blood has antibacterial benefits! And yes, those are real baby pandas!
takepart.com Scientists discover antimicrobial properties in a peptide found in panda blood.
Practice with graphing through stories:
Pandas are already at risk of extinction and global climate change is not helping. Learn more about pandas in the Learning Objective: Fractions Part 3 - multiplying and dividing fractions.
sciencenews.org China’s famous Qinling pandas may run out of their favorite food by the end of this century. Scientists have simulated how three bamboo species native to central China’s Qinling Mountains might move around as climate changes. And the news is bad for hungry pandas: All three plant species shrink in r...
California Condors are making a come back, but we still need to educate hunters and ranchers and eliminate lead bullets. Learn more about the condor in the Learning Objective on Statistics and Averages.
radio.azpm.org Two sides agree on lead-poisoning threat to California condor, part on ways to solve problem
Got a good suggestion to name the baby anteater?
We need another name! "Baby Anteater" is just not good enough. We'd like to find a South American name appropriate for this little female. Her parents are named Zoe and Xander. Maybe something that starts with a Y? We will keep thinking too, and will pick a name by Monday -- so join in!
More exciting interactive maps to learn about geography and data related to species at risk: you need to know the species name!
maps.iucnredlist.org Explore and discover Red List species ranges and observations
Great interactive map from Polar Bears International. You can learn more about polar bears in AnimalWatch's Learning Objective Integers Part 1.
pbsg.npolar.no An exploration of current population, habitat and threat information of the world's polar bears
Halloween's no good without the animals the keep us on our toes: thanks to ARKive there's even a DIY mask for the Komodo Dragon. You can learn more about the Komodo Dragon in the Animal Watch Learning Objective on Statistics and Averages!
arkive.org It's Halloween! Make sure you have a scarily good time with our frightfully fun spooky species activities.
Palm oil can be linked to serious loss of species where it's farmed, often by clearing forests (home to many plants and animals. You can help by not buying products that use palm oil.
health.yahoo.net Ingredients made from seaweed, palm trees, and fruit juice may have a healthy halo, but they actually come with more health risks than benefits--no matter how natural they sound.
We're working on mapping the AnimalWatch Learning Objectives to the Common Core Standards for 6th Grade Math.
Another way to help save the Mexican Gray Wolf! You can learn more about these wolves on the Learning Objectives on averages and rates.
Less than 50 Mexican Gray Wolves were counted in the wild just a few years ago and they are in desperate need of protection. You can help by buying the newest Cause Tee before October 29th. Each tee helps to protect declining wildlife habitat thanks to WildEarth Guardians. http://www.causetee.org/home/WEG
Check out these young ladies working on science and engineering problems:
It can be easy to forget about endangered plants, ARKive selected this one to highlight this week. What plants are endangered where you live?
blog.arkive.org ARKive - The ultimate multimedia guide to the world's endangered species - www.arkive.org
ARKive reminds us to acknowledge the important work teachers do every day! Thank you, Teachers.
arkive.org Education teaching resources on ARKive including key science & biology subjects such as adaptation, biodiversity, conservation, classification, food chains, identification and Darwin’s theory of natural selection
Eco-tourism isn't always a good fit for some species. You can learn more about the tiger in the Learning Objective on Variables and Expressions.
npr.org India's Supreme Court has temporarily banned tourism in the core areas of the country's 41 tiger reserves. The unexpected and controversial ruling is aimed at protecting the last of India's 17-hundred tigers.
I wonder how this specimen feels being observed by the other "species"?
Role reversal as pandas film the behaviour of people in Bristol city centre this morning. Wildscreen Fringe Festival is coming!
Hope for the future!
September 18th, 2012
Twice as nice!
Here are two 30+ day old kits!
The black mask is becoming more and more pronounced. Each BFF’s mask is individualized, like your finger print.
In the wild the ferret lives its life in prairie dog colonies on the short grass prairie. Over 90% of the ferret’s diet is prairie dog.
To some Native People the ferret is sacred. The Lakota name for the ferret “pispiza etopta sapa” means ‘black face prairie dog’.
I think they look like a bandit with the black mask —“the masked bandit of the prairie”!
Species science enrichment with ARKive's teacher resources:
arkive.org Education teaching resources on ARKive including key science & biology subjects such as adaptation, biodiversity, conservation, classification, food chains, identification and Darwin’s theory of natural selection
New students are getting to work on AnimalWatch!
