Animals

Created for Grade 2 students

modified by Mrs. Swarr

created by Mrs. Irene and Mrs. McQueen.

Use the SUPER 3 steps to complete this project! Plan - Do - Review

   Plan

Research Assignment

Questions

 

Do

Enchanted Learning

World Book Online

 

Review

Rubric - Information Skills

 

Teacher Resources

PLAN

Research Assignment

1. CHOOSE AN ANIMAL

You can look go to Enchanted Learning by clicking on this link  choose an animal . You might have to scroll down on the page, but you know how to do that! After you look at the animal click on the back button

 Internet Explorer - back button

(near the top of your screen). It will take you back to this web page.

Write down the name of the animal you picked.

 

 

DO

2. FIND INFORMATION TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ANIMAL

Now that you have chosen your animal, you can start to research the questions. Remember you will be answering the following questions:


 

This diagram created using Kidspiration® 2 by Inspiration Software®, Inc.

1.      Look at the diagram to see what kind of information you need to find.

2.    Click on Favorites or the Gold Star

                      

 

3.    Click on Hartford Online Resources

4.    Click on World Book Online

5.    Click on World Book for Kids

6.    Type in the name of your animal in the search box

7.     Click on the animal name to see the entire paragraph

Now fill in the information in the diagram.

You can also draw a picture of your animal, in its habitat, eating lunch with its family...as it is being watched by a predator!

 

Websites

Animal Classification - video (16:00)

 

Birds

Birds: What Are They? (10:00)

Fish

Fish (video - 07:20)

What is a Fish? (video - 05:00)

Reptiles & Amphibians

Amphibians (video 03:15)

Reptiles (video 11:37)

Insects & Spiders

Junior Zoologist: Insects (11:24)

 

Review

 

How will you know if you did a good job?

RUBRIC

 

Rubric

1

2

3

All the information was
filled in

Very few

Most

All

The picture

Outline

Detailed

Included some habitat information

Neatness

Not

Mostly neat

Very neat

 

 

Teacher Resources

 

Guided Research - Instructions for research assistants