The Care and Keeping of a Sulcata Tortoise
In this four week class students will learn how to take care of a Sulcata tortoise at all different stages of life.
Sara
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What's included
21 pre-recorded lessons
4 weeks
of teacher support1 year access
to the contentClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
This is a four week course about the care and keeping of a Sulcata Tortoise. In this course students will learn about where Sulcatas live in the wild and also about how to take care of them in captivity from egg to adult. I personally own and rescue Sulcatas. Throughout this course I will use written lessons, live videos, photos and my personal Sulcatas to teach students about these amazing creatures. Students will be given puzzles and quizzes throughout the class to not only test their knowledge, but to make learning fun. Students also will be assigned to do some little projects of making their own Sulcatas. They can do this in anyway they would like (painting, drawing, play-doh, ect). Students are also highly encouraged to ask any questions regarding the care and keeping of Sulcatas that we may not have directly covered in class. Throughout the course students will meet my Sulcatas and will learn about some of their rescue stories. This can be a little sad, as we talk about the condition they were in when they were rescued, but all of the stories have a happy ending Each week/day will take a different amount of time to complete, as some lessons have more content, videos, reading, etc than other lessons. Furthermore, the length of time to complete their projects various based on the students choice of project, the effort they put into it, etc.
Syllabus
21 Lessons
over 4 WeeksLesson 1:
Intro of my tortoises
I will be introducing my tortoises to the students. Lesson 2:
Where do Sulcata's Live
In this lesson I will be talking about where they live in the wild. Lesson 3:
Tortoise Anatomy
In this lesson we will learn about the anatomy of a tortoise Lesson 4:
Habitat Assignment
Students will be doing an assigned habitat project Other Details
Parental Guidance
We will talk about the Sulcatas rescue stories which is sad to some students, but they do have happy endings. Videos are uploaded to you tube, they are set for kids, so there are no ads with the video. They are listed as unlisted so students will only be able to view them with the link listed in the classroom each week.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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weekly21 pre-recorded lessons
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Ages: 9-13
