AnimalResearch

Unit 3: ANIMALS AND THEIR HABITATS

 * Animals and their Habitats, Week 1 **

We're getting ready for research on animals! Today we'll explore some websites, while you wait for your turn to choose your animal book.

Here are the websites we'll use to get started.
 * San Diego Zoo: Explore animal classification! Birds, Fish, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Mammals!
 * After you've read about different kinds of animals, play the habitat games here! Can you sort animals into different kinds in the ocean, grassland, forest, river and backyard?
 * When you're done, choose a few animals and watch the zoo animal webcams.

Our research begins!
 * Animals and their Habitats, Week 2 **
 * First, go to our Library Resources page and use Amazing Animals. Search for your animal and print your article.
 * If your animal isn't in our first source, go to Enchanted Learning's Animal Page. Search for your animal and print your article.
 * Read your articles.
 * If you have extra time, go to the San Diego Zoo website.

Today we will use our books and our animal printouts to complete ** ** -Do your best to find as much information as you can -To find information use:
 * Animals and their Habitats, Weeks 3 and 4 **
 * Fact Finding and Note Taking **
 * Your index
 * Table of Contents
 * **Bold** or Key words

-You do not need to fill out the planner in order -You do not need to write your information in complete sentences. Let's look at this

**Mr. Lyons or Mrs. Gordon will demonstrate.** **We will have two classes to complete this planner.** **Please ask if you have any questions!**

During the next two classes, you'll finish these tasks:
 * Animals and their Habitats, Week 5-7 **
 * Take your "safari" pictures
 * Record your voice. Remember what the Crocodile Hunter sounds like!
 * Make your Photostory and save it.

This week, we'll see everyone's animal presentations, and play a game about the animal facts we see and hear. Enjoy!
 * Animals and their Habitats, Week 8 **