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Must Love Animals!
Students will research an animal they are interested in and present their findings in a AppleWorks slideshow.
Objectives
- Review science skill of animal classification.
- Learn effective search techniques using the Internet.
- Summarize information for purpose of retelling.
- Present information visually in an AppleWorks slideshow.
Procedure
- Discuss how scientists classify living things (habitat, diet, physical description).
- Students select an animal that they have an interest in.
- Students locate information on the Internet and organize this information using Inspiration software.
- Teacher models steps to create an AppleWorks slide show, including adding text, graphics, and movies.
- Teacher facilitates process, offering assistance when needed.
Sunshine State Standards
- LA.A.1.3.4
- LA.A.2.3.1
- SC.G.1.3.3
- VA.A.1.3.3
- VA.B.1.3.2
NETS Profiles for Technology Literate Students
- Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
- Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
- Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
Materials
- Computers with Internet access
- Inspiration software
- Additional reference materials (optional)
- AppleWorks presentation software
Alternatives/Extensions
- After students present the slide show about their animal, have them indicate the range of their animal on a world map; students create a database of all the animals presented in slide shows, comparing specific data.
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