Goal:
The goal of this project is for you to be able to identify the different classifications of animals. Make predictions about their behaviors and growth patterns. You will also create and use charts and graphs to interpret data and publish your final project in a book format.

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Activities:
In class reading of Tiger Math, discussion of upcoming unit, and brainstorming of activities.

Review of computer use and rules.

Science vocabulary introduced and activities to follow.

You will evaluate 3 web pages for content, readability, and ease of navigation in preparation to researching animal classifications.

You will take a virtual field trip of the Field Museum of Natural History.

Field trip to the Field Museum of Natural History. You will research animal habitats and behaviors. Take special note of some of the exhibits that show abnormal animal behaviors.

Class discussion on habitat and creation of a vocabulary list of unknown terms.

Introduction to graphs.

Math vocabulary introduced and activities to follow.

You will research the animal classification that you're interested in (land mammals, aquatic mammals, reptiles, avians, amphibians, insects, arachnids, marine life:fresh water, or marine life:salt water) via web searches and print media.

Graphing exercise whole class.

You will develop questions about your classification of animals and the specific animal you chose.

You will pick a web cam site and specific view and keep a log of the animals and their behavior of at least twice a week.

Create a pictograph of the animals you've seen on the web cam.

You will begin Zoo Pages, a telacollaborative project with your zoo mentor.

You will take a virtual field trip of Lincoln Park Zoo.

Field trip to Lincoln Park Zoo. You will spend most of your time in the habitat that is relevant to the classification and species you are studying. If possible try to get pictures, information and view the species you are studying.

Draw or make a habitat.

Classroom discussion of zoo trip and creation of large pie chart about time.

More Science vocabulary.

Create a pie chart of the time you spent at the zoo (which habitats you visited and how much time you spent there).

Class discussion on the importance of conservation.

Make a bar graph of the decline or re-population of an endangered species.

Continue working on collaborative project and web cam logs.

Class discussion of web cam logs.

You will take a virtual field trip of the Shedd Aquarium.

Field trip to the Shedd Aquarium. You will spend most of the time looking at the animals (behavior, growth, and habitat) and comparing them to how they're differ from the animals you are studying.

You will complete work sheets and other activities given in class.

Enrichment Activities:
Do a small research project on the area of the web cam that you chose is located.

Create a graph from information found around the school or your home.

Create a song, poster, poem, game, or story to teach about how -to-make a graph.

Create a song, poster, poem, game, or story to teach about an animal classification or species.

Create a map of the web cams of the world.

Create a presentation on conservation.

Create a presentation on an endangered species.

Create a graph on conservation or an endangered species.

Create a presentation on power point on graphing, conservation, habitats, or an endangered species.

Take a virtual tour of another museum, zoo, aquarium, or wildlife facility and do a presentation about it.

Research some good web sites and links about animals, graphing, conservation, habitats, or endangered species and create a list.

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