Learning about African Lions

Module 7 Practice Facilitation
Subject: Questions and Answer Forum

We are heading to the Oregon Zoo!

What do you know about Predators? What makes a predator? Did you know that Male African lions stand up to 4 feet tall at the shoulder and can be up to 8 feet long, not including its tail which can be up to three feet long. And, that a male may weigh over 500 pounds, while females weigh up to 300 pounds.

In this activity we are going to look at what it means to be in a “pride” and what is each member’s role in the pride. We will also examine the lion’s activity during the day and compare it to our own.

Visit http://www.abycats.com/maps/catmap.html and chart the location of one of the three collared lions associated with the Living with Lions project.

Check out this websites on African Lions

• http://www.lionlamb.us/lion/lionfact.html
• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/african-lion.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion
• http://www.africaguide.com/wildlife/lion.htm

How much do you know about the African Lion?
Take the quiz: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/lions-quiz.html

Your assignment:

Write a story about the adventures of the lion based on its activities. Post your story at http://elpfa09.blogspot.com/ with your name, grade and teacher’s name. It is essential that you read all the other submissions and then include a comment on at least one other person’s post. Discuss what you liked about their story and point out something new you found out from reading it.

Click here to Blabberize!

Hi, all-

Some folks have asked me how to create a blabber like the ones on my blog, http://laurienfrels.blogspot.com/. The link from the title of this entry will take you to the site or click here http://blabberize.com/. The tricky part is creating the mouth. Click on the mouth to move it into position. Use the blue and green dots to create the size and shape of the mouth. The large green dot at the bottom is used for how far you want the jaw to open. After a while, it's a pretty fast process. The "River" blabber I made for my sister with her dog took just a few minutes. I have a built in microphone in my laptop that speeds things up considerably.
Have fun!
Laurie