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3 Animals of the Mountain and Piedmont Region
Green Screen TV SHOW!
15-16
Date:__________
Standards:
S3L1 Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat.
c. Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia.
d. Explain what will happen to an organism if the habitat is changed.

Essential Question:
What animals thrive in the Mountain and Piedmont Regions of Georgia?
Vocabulary: Materials:
--Predator Fact Sheets (information from
Region Mountain Piedmont diversity http://www.biokids.umich.edu/)
--Collected resources about: Gray Fox, Black Bear, Bobcat,
Peregrine Falcon, and Bald Eagle
--Grade level chart displayed in classroom

Instruction:
1. Today, students are going to have to learn FAST to prepare them for a Green SCREEN Fiereciest Predator TV
SHOW! Student groups will represent ONE predator from the Mountain or Piedmont region. Groups need to
learn as much as they can about these animals so that when the debate starts, they can give FACTUAL reasons
that their animal is the fiercest predator of the region! Students may choose from: Gray fox, Black Bear, Bobcat,
Peregrine Falcon, or Bald Eagle.

2. Give students 10-15 minutes with their resources to talk, learn, and take notes about the predator their group
has chosen. One page fact sheets on each animal are provided, but it would be helpful if each teacher collected
books from your media center and/or textbooks for students to read through for information.

4. Creating Green Screen Videos: Review how to create green screen videos. Students will need to focus on the
topics below for their TV Show.
--Each team will be able to comment once on the following topics: (give these topics before students do their
research)
1. Physical features of the animal
2. Hunting
3. Survival Needs
4. Adaptability to change
5. Prey
6. Fun facts (Students can share additional information that may not fit into a category)
--Students will film until they have completed their best version of their show.
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Summarizer/Assessment: Lab Safety Precautions:

Post videos to YouTube to be viewed later. Classroom Teacher Connections:

Student Hallway Safety while green screening.

Teacher Notes:

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