Snapshot Wisconsin is a statewide community science project that leverages a network of trail cameras to monitor wildlife. At this event, program staff will introduce Snapshot Wisconsin and walk you through one of the free lesson plans designed to work with the project. The session will conclude with a demonstration of how to utilize the Snapshot Wisconsin Data Dashboard, an interactive data visualization tool that makes Snapshot wildlife data directly available to the public.
All Snapshot Wisconsin lesson plans are free and outline curriculum connections in each educator handout, including NGSS (April 2013), Common Core (2010), AP Biology (2012-2013), IB Biology (2016), Environmental Science (2013), Environmental Systems & Societies, and Wisconsin’s Standards for Science.
Learning Objectives: -Learn about Snapshot Wisconsin and how to get involved as a community scientist -Learn about how Snapshot wildlife data is used to support management decisions at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Learn about how to access Snapshot Wisconsin’s free lesson plans and incorporate them into your classroom or educational programming -Learn about how to access and explore the Snapshot Wisconsin Data Dashboard as well as how it can be used to teach about science and math concepts, data literacy, and science communication
