Activity/Project Title: Animal Habitats Subject Area: Science Grade Level: 3rd

Lesson Length/Number of Sessions: 4 one-hour lessons Content Conce!t/"nderstanding or S#ill/Ability$: Organisms and Environments; Animals adapt to survive in various environments Prere%uisites: Basics of Google Search Google Earth and Google !ocs Google Earth "utorials http#$$earth%google%com$intl$en$userguide$v4$tutorials$inde&%html State Standards addressed: Science 3%3%b Students 'no( e&amples of diverse life forms in different environments such as oceans deserts tundra forests grasslands and (etlands% N&TS'S National &ducational Technology Standards'Students$: )b *a *d 3b 3d 4b +b (nstructional Goals ) *bjectives: ,-lassif. animals b. their habitat and complete research on a specific habitat ,!emonstrate collaborative s'ills b. (or'ing on a Google !ocs /resentation (ith a partner ,0ocate a specific habitat on Google Earth and placemar' it% +escri!tion of Activity/Procedure (ntroduction , +irect (nstruction , Guided Practice/Chec# for "nderstanding , (nde!endent Practice , Closure$: ,Brainstorm animal habitats 1/ut this on a Google !ocs Spreadsheet$2orm3% ,/ic' one habitat /olar 4egions to use as the e&ample% ,5se 6indo(s on the 5niverse# /ostcards 2rom the 2ield and the 662 Animal Habitat lin's to get some basic information% ,Have the students read some of the /ostcards about Adelie /enguins and the /olar 4egions Habitat% "hen have them report bac' some of the things the. have learned% ,-reate the beginning of a Google !ocs /resentation% ,Have the groups decide upon their habitat and enter that information into the spreadsheet% ,Each group researches a different habitat and then presents a + or more slide Google !ocs /resentation to the class%

-aterials/&%ui!ment Needed: ,-omputers (ith 7nternet access and Google Earth do(nloaded% ,4e8uirements for the report and for each slide%

.esearch Lin#s: 6indo(s on the 5niverse# /ostcards 2rom the 2ield http#$$(((%(indo(s%ucar%edu$tour$lin'9$people$postcards$postcards:menu%html 6orld Habitats from 662 http#$$(((%panda%org$ne(s:facts$education$middle:school$habitats$inde&%cfm Google 5; Schools 10esson plans on various topics including Animal Habitats3 http#$$(((%google%co%u'$intl$en$schools$classroom%html /ideo Lin#s: /enguins http#$$video%google%com$videosearch<89penguins=hl9en=sitesearch9> Stream and 4iver Habitats http#$$video%google%com$videopla.< docid9?@A@@B?)?)A??)AC?C=89habitats=ei9GviES/vsDESerA/*4+ScBF=hl9en Hidden Habitats 1Ocean3 http#$$video%google%com$videosearch< 89penguins=hl9en=sitesearch9>89habitats=hl9en=sitesearch9 Bird Habitat http#$$video%google%com$videopla.< docid9*+@BB4+B4AA*4)3+ACC=89habitats=ei9@v.ES/CA/EnorFOtBs44=hl9en Blue 6hale Habitat http#$$video%google%com$videopla.<docid9*@BC*33AC3C44AC++3@=89habitats=ei9/+ESESiEo.arAO@+GmcBF=hl9en Assessment/&valuation: ,Abilit. to comfortabl. use Google Earth and its tools Google Search and Google !ocs ,-orrectness of placemar's ,Fualit. of the information$facts found to describe the habitat ,/resentation to class using Google !ocs /resentation 0ollo12u! Activities/Ne3t Ste!s/0uture Lessons: ,!o a similar activit. on Endangered Species 1plants or animals3% ,-reate a HBac'.ard HabitatI J vie( this video http#$$video%google%com$videosearch< 89penguins=hl9en=sitesearch9>89habitats=hl9en=sitesearch9 Contributor: !onna A&elson

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4hat to (nclude in 5our Google +ocs Presentation

A Google !ocs /resentation is made up of slides% Each slide is a separate screen or page% A finished presentation (ith numerous slides is called a dec'% Gour presentation must have at least + slides% -"itle Slide 1Habitat name and image .our names3 -Dap sho(ing the location$s of .our habitat 15se Google Earth3 -6hat is unusual$special about .our habitat< -6hat is the (eather li'e here at various times of the .ear< -/lants and or animals found here -An.thing else .ouKd li'e us to 'no( !o the slides have e.e appeal< -hec' .our spelling grammar and punctuation% After .ou save .our presentation as' a classmate to chec' that .our presentation ma'es sense% Share .our presentation (ith .our teacher%

Creating a Presentation in Google +ocs6

A Google !ocs /resentation is made up of slides% Each slide is a separate screen or page% A finished presentation (ith numerous slides is called a dec'% Each slide should have# , A title , An illustration , "e&t 1phrases not sentences3 Gour slides (ill have bullets to help (ith .our spo'en presentation so the te&t is short and to the point% 4emember the 4ule of Si&es% L Mo more than + bullets per page L Mo more than + (ords per bullet L + slides (ith the same theme Gou can find pictures for .our slides using Google 7mages% , -lic' the images lin' on the top left of the Google search bo&% , ".pe in (hat .ou (ant a picture of and press Google Search% , -lic' the picture .ou (ant several times until .ou get the full-siNe image% , -ontrol-clic' the image% 6hen a dialog bo& comes up choose Save image as % % % , Save into .our activit. folder and insert it into .our document later% Add a theme or a little color 1not too much3 so the pages have e.e appeal% -hec' .our spelling grammar and punctuation% After .ou save .our presentation as' a classmate to chec' that .our presentation ma'es sense% Share .our presentation (ith .our teacher%