It seems everyone loves sloths! They look cute and cuddly! But there is so much more to sloths than that! Join Sofía and Javier as they discover that sloths in their Costa Rican neighborhood sometimes need help. They visit The Sloth Institute to find out what happened to a rescued sloth, and learn about the science and conservation efforts taking place near their home. You can also learn about conservation actions YOU can do around your own home to help species that face similar problems. Includes inquiry learning activities to help you learn to be a scientist. Authors - Ashley M. Owens & Tom J. McConnell Illustrations by Cydney Davidson, Rhiannon Morrison-Naylor, & Karina Kasmauskis Spanish Translation by Karina Kasmauskis Art Direction - Barbara Giorgio-Booher Photography - Abbey Jessup Graphic Design - Sara Misa Content Consultants - The Sloth Institute; the Cincinnati Zoo, Zoo Knoxville, & the Indianapolis Zoo Meet the entire team at the Central America Series page |
Sofía and Javier's mom helped rescue an injured sloth! What will happen to it? And why was it injured. Come with them to meet scientists at The Sloth Institute to learn more!
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LEARNING LINKS
Conservation Tales: Sloths
Featured Activity - What's That Smell? - Sloths depend on scent a lot! Use your sense of smell to look for foods, just like a sloth would!
(Download Teacher Guide) (Download Student Handout)
Other Activities
Conservation Tales: Sloths
Featured Activity - What's That Smell? - Sloths depend on scent a lot! Use your sense of smell to look for foods, just like a sloth would!
(Download Teacher Guide) (Download Student Handout)
Other Activities
- Trail of the Sloth - Use iNaturalist, a free app and website, to look at real data about sloth species and their locations. Map the data to find patterns that reveal the range of different kinds of sloths. (Downloadable PDF) (Downloadable .docx file)
- Ecosystem Simulation - "Jungle Jeopardy" - Visit this online activity to build your own jungle ecosystem and see if you can create a stable environment.
- How Many Trees? - Start a recycling drive at your school or in your neighborhood. The use this site to calculate how many trees, and how much oil, electricity and water you have saved.
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