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Coyotes are EVERYWHERE... TOP SECRET MISSION!

Welcome to our top secret briefing on the “Coyotes Everywhere” project.  We are confident that your expertise in using evidence and developing inferences will help us through this inquiry process.  Today, you will be provided with limited background information on the coyote situation in Raleigh.

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Padlet Forums for Questions:
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Period 5
Period 7
Team Roles and Instructions:
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Task: 
As a team we need to develop a Google Slide presentation that outlines:

1.) Background Information and our Driving Question
2.)Technical Resources about the coyotes' issue (Pictures, Charts, Infographics, etc...) 
3.) Information that the public already knows about the issue (informational text and video)
4.) Possible Solutions 



Resources:
Background Article: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/wildlife_damage/content/printable_version/coyote_Dec2011.pdf

Other Relevant Resources: 
http://nhpr.org/post/something-wild-why-coyotes-seem-be-everywhere-0#stream/0
http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/ParkandRec/StewardshipServices/NaturalResources/Pages/Coyote.aspx
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article27960793.html#2
http://www.wral.com/coyotes-stalk-police-man-dog-on-raleigh-trail/14759652/

http://www.northcarolinasportsman.com/details.php?id=5627
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Portals/0/Learning/documents/Profiles/Coexist-Coyotes-v2.pdf
http://jeffersonpost.com/news/3129/coyote-populations-might-be-on-the-rise
http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/coyotes/tips/against_killing_coyotes.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
http://www.projectcoyote.org/  (pictures and videos)

Infographics:
http://www.projectcoyote.org/resources/download-and-share/#infographics



*** Adapted from Ms. Pinkney's Inquiry Project: http://pinkneyela.weebly.com/coyotes-everywhere.html
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