BLM Leg 2 #3        	Winnipeg to Brandon (grade 4 science extension for                 multi-age/multi-grade classes)
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Discussion and Research
1.	Animals have adapted well to living on the Prairies. Choose one prairie animal (e.g., bison, Richardson ground squirrel, meadowlark, or any other prairie animal), and describe briefly how it adapts to its habitat. 

a)	How does this prairie animal obtain food? 
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b)	How is this prairie animal protected from the weather?
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c)	How does this prairie animal protect itself from enemies?
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d)	Why does this prairie animal seek shelter?
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e)	How does this prairie animal raise its young?
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2.	What is the purpose of land designated as Provincial Parks?
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3.	Why is there so little native vegetation along highways?
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BLM Leg 2 #3	        Winnipeg to Brandon (Extension – Continued)
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Things to Do
1.	Draw some highway signs. What message do they give?
2.	List the various modes of transportation used on the Prairies.
3.	How do people on the Prairies communicate with each other and the rest of Canada?
4.	Draw a time line and show how food production and farming methods have changed over the last 200 years. 

Time Line

Date	Tools and Machines 
Used for Food Production	Types of Energy 
Used for Farming	
1800
			
1850 
			
1900 
			
1950 
			
2000