2 Rationale Students will learn about nocturnal animals.
Children are asleep while animals are roaming at night.
While children are awake during the day, they will observe animals such as rabbits, birds, and squirrels. This is not the case with nocturnal animals, which are an important part of our environment for the children to be aware of. Nocturnal animals help complete the food chain by controlling the animal population and lowering the extinction occurrence of others. The University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Museum will be used as a way for children to observe nocturnal animals like we have discussed in our classroom. Pre-activity Objectives Students will apply their knowledge of characteristics that nocturnal animals possess by presenting an oral report to the class.