3rd grade a project designed to help students learn about georgia animals
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3rd Grade
A project designed to help students learn about Georgia animals
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You just landed a job interview to be an anchor at the best television station in Atlanta! The station just got word that there are some wild animals on the loose around Georgia that must be captured immediately. These animals are in grave danger until they have all been found...
This is an important job, and since your specialty is reporting on animals, the boss came straight to you to help find the animals. But, you have a small problem: you don’t know much about Georgia animals yet because you just moved here from another state. You want to impress the boss so you can get the job, so you’ll have to do some research before you can find the animals.
THE TASK
First, you need to do some research so you are an expert on your missing animal.
Then, you need to prepare a 1-minute newscast that will be videotaped to describe the animal to your audience. This is the only way you will be able to find it! The people who watch TV will be on the lookout once you tell them.
Remember, some of the people who watch your TV station have never seen your animal. As crazy as that sounds, you will be in charge of using very descriptive language to help your audience understand:
• APPEARANCE
• HABITAT
• DIET
• PREDATORS
• OTHER USEFUL INFO
Good luck!
THE PROCESSResearching Your Animal
1. You will be assigned to a 2 person reporting team. This will include the cameraman and the reporter.
2. You will need to decide who will be the reporter and who will be the cameraman.
3. You will research one of the animals listed below:
• Red Fox • Squirrel • Rattlesnake • Black Bear
• Coyote • Raccoon • Great Horned Owl • Beaver • Armadillo • Opossum • Loggerhead Turtle • White-
Tailed Deer
4. Find the blank note-taking sheet in your packet that has questionsabout your animal and spaces to answer the questions.
5. Remember to take notes IN YOUR OWN WORDS, paraphrasing andusing bullet points.6. Start with the first website listed by the animal, and see how many questions you can answer.
7. Move to the next website once you have answered all the questions you can. Continue until your time is up.
CREATING YOUR REPORT8. Remember, descriptive language is super-important! Your viewers really need to find these animals.
9. This is the order you should follow when giving your news report:
Part 1: Introduce yourself and what animal you are trying to find.
Part 2: Describe how the animal looks with as much detail as you can.
Part 3: Tell the viewer where the animal lives, what its home looks like, what the animal eats, and what its predators are.
Part 4: Explain why the viewers need to find the animal (use your imagination!).
Part 5: Tell the viewers who to contact if they find the animal (you can make this up).
10. You can use the dictionary or thesaurus links below to help you find creative words touse.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Thesaurus.com
RED FOX LINKS
RED FOX ON YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-FOX PRINTOUT
THE RED FOX ON DNR
THE RED FOX
WHITE-TAILED DEER LINKS
WHITE-TAILED DEER ON YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-WHITE-TAILED DEER PRINTOUT
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-WHITE-TAILED DEER
ARMADILLO LINKS
ARMADILLO ON YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-ARMADILLO PRINTOUT
THE ARMADILLO
BEAVER LINKS
THE BEAVER ON YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-BEAVER PRINTOUT
THE BEAVER
COYOTE LINKS
THE COYOTE ON YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-COYOTE PRINTOUT
THE COYOTE
MORE ABOUT THE COYOTE
SQUIRREL LINKS
THE SQUIRREL ON YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-SQUIRREL PRINTOUT
THE GRAY SQUIRREL
WELLESLEY-THE SQUIRREL
BLACK BEAR LINKS
THE BLACK BEAR ON YOOLIGANS
THE BLACK BEAR FROM BEAR.ORG
BLACK BEAR ON KIDS PLANET
LOGGERHEAD LINKS
THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE FROM YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-LOGGERHEAD PRINTOUT
THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE
LOGGERHEAD FOR KIDS
OPOSSUM LINKS
THE OPOSSUM FROM YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-OPOSSUM PRINTOUT
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - OPOSSUMS
RATTLESNAKE LINKS
THE RATTLESNAKE FROM YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-RATTLESNAKE
GREAT HORNED OWL LINKS
THE GREAT HORNED OWL FROM YOOLIGANS
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-GREAT HORNED OWL
THE GREAT HORNED OWL
RACOON LINKS
THE RACCOON
ENCHANTEDLEARNING-RACOON PRINTOUT
THE RACCOON FROM BEAR TRACKER
CONCLUSION
You learned so much in this activity! Now you know how it would feel to be a news reporter every day, and to have the spotlight always shining on you.
TEACHER RESOURCES: STANDARDS
This WebQuest is designed with the Georgia Professional Standards for 3rd grade. By the end of this project the students will have completed the following standards:
Life Science S3L1. Students will investigate the
habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat.
a. Differentiate between habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast, Piedmont, Atlantic Ocean) and the organisms that live there.
c. Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia.