Outdoor Education Program : Deer Ecology

Deer Ecology
Through games, activities and hands on experiences with deer antlers, skulls, replica scat and noise makers, students learn how deer interact with our forest and field ecosystems. Students learn to run (sproink) like deer, how to track deer and what factors limit the growth of deer populations locally.
Grade 4,7 (This program can be modified to suit any grade)

Life Systems - Habitats and Communities
4s1	demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of habitat and community, and identify the factors that could affect habitats and communities of plants and animals;
4s2	investigate the dependency of plants and animals on their habitat and the interrelationships of the plants and animals living in a specific habitat;
4s3	describe ways in which humans can change habitats and the effects of these changes on the plants and animals within the habitats.

Life Systems - Interactions Within Ecosystems
7s1	demonstrate an understanding of the interactions of plants, animals, fungi, and micro- organisms in an ecosystem;
7s2	investigate the interactions in an ecosystem, and identify factors that affect the balance among the components of an ecosystem (e.g., forest fires, parasites);

Deer Ecology