tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56876739456589987542024-03-07T22:42:52.019-08:00Let's Learn About AnimalsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687673945658998754.post-8108187646560511902009-03-17T17:53:00.000-07:002009-07-13T16:39:34.262-07:00<span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">Hello students!<br /><br />Animals make us happy. So let's have fun while we learn about them. For your<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> topic</span> you chose one of the animal books from the library. Our <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">subtopics</span> include body, food, and habitat. We're going to use three <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">sources</span> of information: nonfiction book, <span style="font-style: italic;">World Book Encyclopedia</span>, and the following Web sites. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Read and think</span> about the information to select facts that match your subtopics. Write <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">notes</span> in your research packet that are facts. Do not copy sentences! We will <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">sort and number</span> your facts when you're done to create our final project.<br /><br />If your topic is not in the list below, click on the following links and type your animal into the Web site search bar.<br />1. The <a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals">National Geographic</a><br />2. The Smithsonian <a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/AnimalIndex/mammalsalpha.cfm">National Zoological Park</a><br />3. Also visit the <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/a-mammal.html">San Diego Zoo</a> mammal page.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Beaver</span><br /><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/beaver.html">National Geographic beaver profile</a><br />Smithsonian facts: <a href="http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/NorthAmerica/Facts/fact-beaver.cfm">beaver</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Bighorn sheep</span><br /><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/rocky-mountain-bighorn-sheep.html">National Geographic bighorn profile</a> </span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://www.northern.edu/natsource/mammals/bighor1.htm">Bighorn sheep</a></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br />Desert USA: <a href="http://www.desertusa.com/big.html">bighorn sheep</a> </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Bison</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/american-bison.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic bison profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The BIG Zoo: <a href="http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/American_bison.asp">American bison</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Black bear</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-bear.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic black bear profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Quick facts: <a href="http://www.bearsmart.com/bearFacts/QuickFacts.html">black bear</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Elk</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/elk.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic elk profile</span></a><br /><a href="http://www.rmef.org/AllAboutElk/FastFacts/"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Elk fast facts</span></span></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Gorilla</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-gorilla.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic gorilla profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Creature feature: <a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Mountain-gorilla">mountain gorillas</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-gorilla.html">gorilla quick facts</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Hippopotamus</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/hippopotamus.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >hippopotamus</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Creature feature: <a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Hippopotamus">hippopotamus</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-hippopotamus.html">hippo quick facts</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Kangaroo</span><br /></span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/red-kangaroo.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >red kangaroo</span></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/gray-kangaroo.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >gray kangaroo</span></a><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-kangaroo.html">kangaroo quick facts</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Leopard</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/leopard.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic l</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >eopard</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-leopard.html">leopard quick facts</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Lynx</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/lynx.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic lynx profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-lynx.html">lynx quick facts</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Mountain goat</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/mountain-goat.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >mountain goat</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Zoo.org fast facts: <a href="http://www.zoo.org/factsheets/mtn_goat/mountainGoat.html">mountain goat</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Musk ox</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/musk-ox.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic muskox profile</span></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Orangutans</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/orangutan.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >orangutans</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Orangutan">Creature feature: orangutans</a><br />San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-orangutan.html">orangutan quick facts</a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Porcupine</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/porcupine.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >porcupine</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span></a><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-porcupine.html">porcupine quick facts</a></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Raccoon</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/raccoon.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >raccoon</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">The BIG Zoo: <a href="http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Raccoon.asp">raccoon facts</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Quick Facts: <a href="http://www.iwrc-online.org/kids/Facts/Mammals/raccoon.htm">raccoon</a></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Rhinoceros</span><br /></span><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/black-rhinoceros.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >rhinoceros</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" > profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Creature feature: <a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Black-rhinoceros">black rhinoceros</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Tige</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >r</span><br /><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bengal-tiger.html"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:100%;" >National Geographic tiger profile</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Creature feature: <a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Tiger">tiger</a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">San Diego Zoo: <a href="http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-tiger.html">tiger quick facts</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;">7th Grade Research Standards<br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2.3a </span> Write research reports: Pose relevant and tightly drawn questions about the topic.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2.3b</span> Write research reports: Convey clear and accurate perspectives on the subject.<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2.3c</span> Write research reports: Include evidence compiled through the formal research process (e.g., use of a card catalog, Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, a computer catalog, magazines, newspapers, dictionaries).<br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">2.3d</span> Write research reports: Document reference sources by means of footnotes and a bibliography.<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://www.csla.net/pub/other.htm">Information Literacy</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> Standards:</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Standard 1:</span> The student who is information literate accesses information efficiently and effectively.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> 1.2: Knows parts of a book and functions of digital resources.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Standard 2:</span> The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> 2.3: Selects relevant information during the research process.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Standard 3:</span> The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> 3.1: Uses prewriting techniques to extract and organize relevant information.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Standard 8:</span> The student... practices ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology.</span><br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> 8.2: Understands the reasons and methods for citing sources.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0