Title/Topic:

All About Animals!

Grade/Level: Related Content Standards/Objectives:

2nd-4th Grade

PO 1. Characteristics of Organisms Identify animal structures and their different functions PO 2. ife Cycles !escribe the life cycle of different mammals

Related Technology Standards/Objectives:

PO 1. "no#ledge and Ideas $%aluate information in order to get ideas PO 1. Original &or's Analy(e information using technology to create original #or' and con%ey ideas

Instructional Activity:

At the beginning of the )ro*ect+ the students #ill indi%idually create "-&charts on the animal they ha%e chosen to research. "-&- charts #ill hel) assess the information they are loo'ing for in order to com)lete their data charts. ,his acti%ity #ill be demonstrated as a #hole class in order to sho# the students #hat e-actly to loo' for #hile researching their animal. ,his acti%ity is great in order to introduce the to)ic and get the students e-cited about learning more information regarding their animal .,om)'ins 2//01. ,he students #ill research an animal of their choice from 2ational Geogra)hic "ids and3or from the 4an !iego 5oo for "ids #ebsite. Once their animal has been selected they #ill create data charts in order to organi(e information regarding their animal. !ata charts encourage students to thin' about the information they are researching. ,hey must then determine ho# this information can be incor)orated into a data chart that relates to their animal to)ic .,om)'ins+ 2//01. ,he data chart #ill include6 #hat the animal loo's li'e+ #hat food they eat+ #here they li%e and #hat their life cycle loo's li'e. ,he 7ig8 method #ill be used throughout this acti%ity .9ills+ 2//81. ,he students #ill begin by identifying information by first using the "-&- chart. ,hey #ill then begin brainstorming #hat animal they #ould li'e to research from the 2ational Geogra)hic #ebsite or the 4an !iego 5oo #ebsite. ,hey #ill then find information on the animal they ha%e chosen to research from these t#o sources. ,he students #ill then determine #hat information is im)ortant to include in the data chart they #ill be creating. ,he information #ill then be organi(ed into the data charts. :inally+ the teacher #ill e%aluate the data charts. ,his )rocess #ill hel) students in their research .9ills+ 2//81. ,he students #ill be told that their research #ill be assessed based on their data charts. It is im)ortant to include this information because the students deser%e to 'no# ho# they #ill be scored .&ong ; &ong+ 2//01. Including this information )ro%ides focus to the students. ,hey are also more li'ely to be engaged in their research and in creating com)lete data charts .&ong ; &ong+ 2//01.

Created by Cynthia Conn, Northern Arizona University, Educational Technology Program, January 5, 2

!, "evised July 5, 2 # $

Support or !iverse Learners:

,he "-&- chart #ill )ro%ide su))ort for $nglish learning students in the classroom. ,his strategy is )art of the 4IOP model .<ogt ; $che%arria+ 2//=1. ,his method allo#s for $ students to generate )rior 'no#ledge. It gi%es all students in)ut into the lesson. Also+ the "-&- chart that the #hole class com)letes #ill be dis)layed in the classroom. ,his #ill allo# for clarification for the students in researching their animal if it is needed .<ogt ; $che%arria+ 2//=1. htt)>33'ids.nationalgeogra)hic.com3'ids3animals3 Contact> 'ids?nationalgeogra)hic.com 1.=//1-@4=-0A0A htt)>33'ids.sandiego(oo.org3animals Contact> 810-2B1-1@1@

Resources:

Re erences:

%ills, &$ C$ '2 ()$ Csing the Internet for acti%e teaching and learning$ U**er &addle "iver, N$J$+ Pearson,%errill,Prentice -all$ Tom*.ins, /$ E$ '2 0)$ @/ literacy strategies> ste) by ste) '1rd ed$)$ U**er &addle "iver, N$J$+ Pearson,%errill,Prentice -all$ 2ogt, %$, 3 Echevarria, J$ '2 4)$ 00 ideas and acti%ities for teaching $nglish learners #ith the 4IOP model$ 5oston+ Pearson Allyn and 5acon$ 6ong, -$ 7$, 3 6ong, "$ T$ '2 0)$ ,he first days of school> ho# to be an effecti%e teacher '8th ed$)$ %ountainvie9, CA+ -arry 7$ 6ong Publications$

This :esson Plan Tem*late 9as ada*ted ;rom the tem*late *rovided by <r$ &te*hen %ills in Csing the Internet for Acti%e ,eaching and earning '2 (, *$ #1=#8) and Tas.&tream 'htt*+,,999,tas.stream$com)$

Created by Cynthia Conn, Northern Arizona University, Educational Technology Program, January 5, 2

!, "evised July 5, 2 # $