Roadkill

Lead-in

  • How does urbanization affect wildlife?
  • More specifically, how do road networks impact wildlife?
  • Have you ever roadkilled an animal?
    • If yes, talk about it.
    • If not, what would you do if you had?
  • What can we do in order to avoid roadkill?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • How can we reduce food waste?
  • Do you toss food after the expiration date? Why or why not?

Top Down

  • How old is this tradition? What is their concern about eating roadkill? Watch the video and find out.
  • More than 35 years; Taking the animal as soon as you see it, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.
  • More than 25 years; Taking the animal within minutes, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.
  • More than 15 years; Taking the animal within minutes, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.
  • More than 05 years; Taking the animal within 2 minutes at the most, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.
  • More than 35 years; Taking the animal as soon as you see it, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.
  • More than 25 years; Taking the animal within minutes, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.
  • More than 15 years; Taking the animal within minutes, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.
  • More than 05 years; Taking the animal within 2 minutes at the most, otherwise it won’t be safe to eat.

Bottom Up

  • True or False

Example: They celebrate the culture of West Virginia. > True

  1. The city mentioned in the video is home to one 10.000 residents. 
  2. “You hit it, we spill it” is the name of the roadkill cooking team. 
  3. People think that trying those animals is interesting. 
  4. There aren’t ways to ensure the meat is safe to eat. 
  5. The event shown in the video is all about roadkill food.
  1. The city mentioned in the video is home to one 10.000 residents. False
  2. “You hit it, we spill it” is the name of the roadkill cooking team. False
  3. People think that trying those animals is interesting. True
  4. There aren’t ways to ensure the meat is safe to eat. False
  5. The event shown in the video is all about roadkill food. False

Post

  • Would you try roadkill? Why or why not?
  • What do you think about this tradition? Why?

Common animals hit on the road

Presentation 2

Pre

  • How important is art to our society? Why?

Top Down

  • How did she start to work with dead animals? Watch the video and find out.
  • She was always interested in roadkill animals.
  • Her parents were vets and used to teach her about animals.
  • She started painting some plastic skulls until she found a dead raccoon.
  • She quit her job and started to work with dead animals immediately.
  • She was always interested in roadkill animals.
  • Her parents were vets and used to teach her about animals.
  • She started painting some plastic skulls until she found a dead raccoon.
  • She quit her job and started to work with dead animals immediately.

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: Roadkill is treated like ____. > Roadkill is treated like trash.

  1. I was never ____ working ____ wall street.
  2. During ____ Sandy I lived ____ West New York – New Jersey. 
  3. ____ I found a whole raccoon ____ and thought “Ok, I’m gonna try to process this raccoon because there’s a whole ____ in there.
  4. I haven’t been ____ out since then. That ____ the start of everything.
  5. The next step is ____ away the fur, the ____, as much meat as possible… Then, the carcass will go into maceration.
  1. I was never comfortable working on wall street.
  2. During hurricane Sandy I lived in West New York – New Jersey. 
  3. Until I found a whole raccoon carcass and thought “Ok, I’m gonna try to process this raccoon because there’s a whole skeleton in there.
  4. I haven’t been grossed out since then. That was the start of everything.
  5. The next step is cutting away the fur, the organs, as much meat as possible… Then, the carcass will go into maceration.

Post

  • Would you buy a piece of art like the ones shown in the video? Why or why not?
  • What do you think are the limits of art? Why?