Memphis Zoo and Aquarium Presentation Contents Panamas Biodiversity Its Panamania Biodiversity of plants Biodiversity of animals Reason for biodiversity Conservation in the Classroom ID: 672486
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Panama
Devon Pohlman and Laura Doorley
Memphis Zoo and AquariumSlide2
Presentation Contents
Panama’s Biodiversity: It’s
Panamania
Biodiversity of plants
Biodiversity of animals
Reason for biodiversity
Conservation in the Classroom
National Conservation Efforts
Bringing Conservation into the Classroom Slide3
Biodiversity: It’s
Panamania
!Slide4
Biodiversity: It’s
Panamania
!
Over 15,000 Species of Plant
11459 flowering plant species
1019 moss species
1138 fern species14 cycad species9 conifer species
Over 16850 Species of Animals11431 arthropod species313 mammal species1028 bird species302 reptile species335 amphibians species1416 fish species116 cartilaginous fish species
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Biogeodb.stri.si.eduSlide5
Plants of PanamaSlide6
Plants of PanamaSlide7
Animals - FishSlide8
Animals - AmphibiansSlide9
Animals - ReptilesSlide10
Animals - BirdsSlide11
Animals – MammalsSlide12
Biodiversity: It’s Panamania!
How does such a small country have such biodiversity?
Location, location, location!
Rainforests of the Darien region
Cordillera Central Mountains
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Inter-continental Landbridge Slide13
Biodiversity: It’s Panamania!
How does such a small country have such biodiversity?
Prime Living Conditions for many species
Consistent warm temperatures
About 12 hours of sunlight each day
Abundance of rainfall
Abundance of food sourceSlide14
Conservation of Panama
Project Golden Frog
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
World Wildlife Fund
Panama Nature ConservationSlide15
Integrating Panama into the Classroom
Green Teams
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Exotic Pet Education
Supermarket Awareness
Endangered Species Research
Clean water activitiesSlide16
Scarlett Macaw
Have
students color the bird a multitude of bright colors before cutting the bird out.
Have
student
trace their hands on at least 3 half sheets of different colored construction paper.
Have students glue their handprint cutouts on the wing of the bird making sure to layer them.Slide17
Ecosystem
Jenga
Breakdown
Number on die
Rainforest Damage
1
No damage = Free Turn
2Water pollution = Pull 1 blue3Animal extinction = Pull 1 red
4
Deforestation = Pull 1 green
5
Air pollution = Pull 1 yellow
6
Solid Waste Pollution = Pull 1 yellow and 1 blue
Preparation:
You will need a
Jenga
game and 4 paint or marker colors.
Separate the blocks into 4 equal groups and color each group one of the four colors.
Each color represents a vital part of the Rainforest Ecosystem.
Blue: Clean Water
Red: Animal Species
Green: Plant Species
Yellow: Clean Air
Directions For Students:
Roll the die. If you roll a 1 or a 6, you have not damaged your ecosystem, so do not remove a block. If you roll a 2, 3, 4, or 5, use the table below to determine which colored block you should remove. Do not take blocks from the top!
If you remove a block, set the block aside. Do not set it back on the tower! Make a tally mark in the table below by the color of block removed.
Take turns rolling the die and removing blocks until the tower falls.
Have the students discuss why the Rainforest ecosystem is so fragile and have them real life examples for each theoretical damage. Slide18
Summary
There is great biodiversity in Panama.
Many native species need our help.
Everybody has a role in conservation.Slide19
Websites and Resources
www.memphiszoo.org
www.worldwildlife.org
www.arkive.org
www.stri.si.edu
www.iucnredlist.org
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu