Component 1: Zoological Exploration
Students will begin by exploring foundational topics in zoology, including biodiversity, animal anatomy, conservation, and the impact of human activity on ecosystems. An in-person field trip to the zoo will allow students to observe animals in real time. During this experience, students will journal their observations, record animal behaviors using mobile devices, and create thumbnail sketches of at least two or three animals they will later incorporate into their Alebrije designs. The field trip will also initiate inquiry into environmental justice, particularly how environmental degradation disproportionately affects marginalized communities—including their own.
Discussions and reflective writing will encourage students to make connections between the scientific content - animals being observed whether on the field trip or on National Geographic Magazines, and internet, allowing time for students to draw and examine the animals structure, details of fur, scales, or feather. and their work. I will show this image of a brief history of zoos. I will create a timeline to show students when zoos or the collection of zoos began. Thus, this will help students better understand the next section and allow for further conversation.
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