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This web quest
is for sixth
grade students
Objectives
Students will:
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identify one
specific endangered animal.
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understand
why that animal is endangered.
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discover laws
and organizations that help protect that animal.
Assessment
Teacher will:
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evaluate
students animal choice based on their notes the letter the
student creates.
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evaluate
students understanding of endangerment of animals based on
their letter to the newspaper.
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evaluate
students understanding of laws and organizations that help
protect endangered animals based on their letter to the
newspaper.
Science
Standards
NS. 5-8.1
Science as inquiry: Students should develop abilities
necessary to do scientific inquiry and understandings about
scientific inquiry.
NS. 5-8.3 Life
Science: Students should develop an
understanding of structure and function in living systems,
populations and ecosystems, diversity and adaptations of
organisms.
NS. 5-8.5
Science and Technology: Students should develop an
ability of technological design and understandings about science
and technology.
Language Art
Standards
Standard 4.
Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual
language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate
effectively with a variety of audiences and for different
purposes.
Standard 7.
Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating
ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather,
evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g.,
print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate
their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
Standard 8.
Students use a variety of technological and information
resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video)
to gather and synthesize information and to create and
communicate knowledge.
Credited
Sources
http://www.defenders.org/
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
http://www.stopextinction.org/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?c=1704
http://www.worldwildlife.org/
http://www.fws.gov/
Pictures
www.wellroundedkids.com
khoaanh.hcmup.edu
www.ilifeidea.com
www.mossysanimals.blogspot.com
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