Imagine you are Wildlife Conservationists. Work in a group to design, build & code your own wildlife crossing using the Climate Action Kit! Your job is to make a crossing that keeps animals safe, protects their habitats, and collects data for you to study.

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What does a Wildlife Conservationist do? Check out their Career Profile!

As you go through the steps below, you may wish to use our Design Journal Template to keep track of your work.

Journal Template
An icon of a magnifying glass, a paper with notes, and a brain.

Step 1

Research some examples of real-life wildlife crossings (like land bridges or tunnels) and think about how they help animals.

Icons of a light bulb, a thought bubble, and a pencil.

Step 2

Plan your wildlife crossing. Decide what features it will have and choose the building blocks, sensors, smart components, and materials you will need to build it.

icons of 3 building blocks (cube, corner connector, and short frame)

Step 3

Build your prototype, then connect it to Microsoft MakeCode to add code.

Icons of code blocks.

Step 4

Test and debug until the device works.

SUCCESS CRITERIA

I can build a wildlife crossing prototype with the Climate Action Kit that:

  • has both a bridge and a tunnel for animals of different sizes
  • automatically counts the animals that cross
  • prevents predators from trapping prey in the tunnel

and uses at least:

  • one sensor

Don’t feel limited by this. You can get creative and add more features if you would like!

Let’s Build!