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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Activity 7, Ranch Life Book 3: Ranch Wildlife
Students explore the complex relationships between animals in a ranch ecosystem through an engaging, interactive board game. After reading Chapters 1–6, learners play The Good, The Bad & The Ugly to discover how helpful, harmful, and neutral species interactions affect the balance of life on the ranch. The game promotes critical thinking about predator-prey dynamics, competition, and cooperation, reinforcing key ecological concepts in an entertaining and hands-on way.
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Book
Ranch Life Book 3: Ranch Wildlife
Activity Guide
- Activity 7 - Lesson Plan PDF ( LOG IN or CREATE ACCOUNT )
Materials
- Activity 7 - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Game Board (Print on 11 x 17) ( LOG IN or CREATE ACCOUNT )
Lessons Associated with this Resource
- Chapter 2, Activity 1: Animals I May Have to Rescue Plato From
- Chapter 2 & 3, Activity 3: Rank for Hank: Large Animals & Birds
- Chapter 2, Activity 4: Hunting with Hank
- Chapter 3, Activity 2: Ranch Bird Beaks
- Chapter 4 & 5, Activity 5: Dogs Beware!
- Chapter 4 & 5, Activity 6: Dodging Drama & Avoiding Scuffles
- Chapter 4, 5, & 6, Activity 8: Rank for Hank: Small Animals
- Chapter 6 & 7, Activity 9: Kill or Keep?
- Chapter 7, 8, & 9, Activity 11: Rank for Hank: Cold-Blooded Critters & Pesky Bugs
- Chapter 8, Activity 10: Hank’s Hide-and-Go-Seek Race
- Chapter 10, Activity 12: Hank’s Crazy Creature Creation
Standards
TEKS: 2.13B, 2.13C, 3.13A, 5.13A, 5.13B
NGSS: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1
Ag Literacy: E1, E3, E4
NGSS: 3-LS2-1, 3-LS4-3, 4-LS1-1, 5-LS2-1
Ag Literacy: E1, E3, E4
