Fascinating Mammals of Uganda! (FLEX)
Kristin McKnight Vargas
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(949)
In this interactive course, students will be able to dive deep into the African world of mammals! So many amazing African mammals can be found in Uganda! This class will focus on 32 fascinating mammals that can located in Uganda.
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
Let's go exploring! This interactive FLEX class will cover some of the most interesting and unique mammal species of Uganda. This is a highly interactive flexible schedule class. There will be a lesson video posted each week (Mondays) which can be watched whenever is convenient for the student. These video lessons will have a minimum of 8 mammals in each lesson (total of 32 mammals over the period of 4 weeks). During the videos, there will be fun pop up activities to keep the video...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Lesson 1We will start out by defining a mammal and their shared traits. We will review facts about the Republic of Uganda. The mammals that we will learn about in this lesson are: African Lion, Giraffe, Spotted Hyena, African Wild Dog, Cheetah, Warthog, Colobus Monkey, and Greater Kudu.Week 2Lesson 2Lesson 2The mammals that we will learn about in this lesson are: Mountain Gorilla, Jackel, Uganda Kob, Leopard, Plains Zebra, African Civet, Mongoose, and Vervet Monkey.Week 3Lesson 3Lesson 3The mammals that we will learn about in this lesson are: Blue Monkey, Baboons, Hippopotamus, Chimpanzee, Impala, Grant's Gazelle, African Wildcat, and Serval.Week 4Lesson 4Lesson 4The mammals that we will learn about in this lesson are: African Buffalo, Hartebeest, Bush Baby (Galago), Potto, Giant Forest Hog, African Grass Rat, African Pygmy Mouse, and Cape Hare.
Students will be able to... -define a mammal -know a variety of terms such as, endangered, extinct, camouflage, conservation, etc -know about many mammals in Uganda. -identify Uganda on a map.
I will be bringing experience from being a certified teacher and a science curriculum builder. I also have a big passion for nature and animals and have been studying this field for many years.
Homework Offered
This is an interactive flexible schedule class, so they will have discussions, a project to complete, videos to watch, and Quizlet games.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
They will be creating their own project about a mammal in Uganda, but the way they want to go about this will be flexible with what materials that they want to use. They could create it totally online with a PowerPoint or they could create a poster, drawing, etc.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- YouTube
- Edpuzzle
- Quizlet
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(949)
Welcome! My name is Kristin, and I am so excited to meet your learner(s)! I am a certified teacher with a B.S. Ed. in Early Childhood Education and in Special Education. I have many years of both classroom teaching and online teaching experience....
Self-Paced Class
$10
weekly or $40 for all content4 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks of teacher feedback
Choose your start date
1 year of access to the content
Completed by 14 learners
Ages: 7-12
