What Are Whales

What Are Whales - Transcript

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A We b Q ue s t fo r 2 nd G ra d e Ab o ut Ma m m a ls
De s ig ne d by Shannon San Bento

B a s e d o n a te m p la te fro m S a n Die g o S ta te Unive rs ity s The WebQuest Page

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Top Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Teacher page Credits Y o u will e xp lo re th e Inte rne t a nd b o o ks in th e c la s s ro o m to le a rn m o re a b o ut th e s e wo nd e rful c re a ture s Yo u will le a rn a b o ut th e m a ny typ e s o f wh a le s to o th e d vs b a le e n a nd th e ir s im ila ritie s to h um a ns Y o u will a ls o le a rn wh y Wh a le s a re m a m m a ls NO T fis h

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Yo u a re a Wh a le Wa tc h e r a nd ne e d to find o ut h o w wh a le s a re jus t like yo u T h e c a p ta in a nd th e c re w o f a wh a le wa tc h ing b o a t h a ve a s ke d fo r yo ur h e lp in te a c h ing yo ur c la s s m a te s a b o ut th is a m a zing s p e c ie s o f m a m m a ls

Y o u will c re a te a n ABC Bo o k th a t h e lp s yo ur c la s s m a te s to und e rs ta nd m o re a b o ut th is g e ntle g ia nt As a uth o rs yo u will ne e d to d o re s e a rc h o n th e Inte rne t a nd in b o o ks to p re p a re yo urs e lf fo r c re a ting fo ur e s s a ys fo r yo ur b o o k a b o ut Wh a le s

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S te p 2 Are wh a le s fis h o r like h um a ns C o m p le te a Ve n n d ia g ra m to s h o w wh a t yo u h a ve le a rne d S te p 3 W e re yo u s urp ris e d th a t th e re we re two typ e s o f wh a le s to o th e d a nd b a le e n Bo th typ e s h a ve m a ny th in g s in c o m m o n b ut th e y a re u niq ue a s we ll Le a rn a b o ut e a c h g ro u p a n d th e n write a s h o rt p a ra g ra p h d e s c rib ing th e wa ys th e y a re a like a nd th e wa ys th e y a re d iffe re nt Y o u m a y wa n t to c re a te a Ve nn d ia g ra m a s a g ra p h ic o rg a nize r fo r th is S te p 4 T h e c re w o f th e wh a le wa tc h ing b o a t h a ve a s ke d th a t yo u c re a te a n ABC b o o k to s h a re with yo ur c la s s m a te s Us ing yo u r Ve n n d ia g ra m s to write e s s a ys fo r yo ur b o o k inc lud e inte re s ting fa c ts a b o ut wh a le s th e ir b e h a vio rs a nd b o d y s truc ture Yo u a re e xp e c te d to us e th e info rm a tio n yo u h a ve g a ine d fro m th e s te p s a b o ve Be c re a tive a nd c o lo rful S te p 5 W h e n yo u r ABC Bo o k is finis h e d re a d yo ur b o o k o ra lly to th e re s t o f th e c la s s

S te p 1 R e s e a rc h th e m a ny typ e s o f wh a le s b y c lic kin g o n th e lin ks to wh a le we b s ite s a nd lo o kin g in b o o ks in th e c la s s ro o m O n p a p e r m a ke a lis t o f th e wh a le s th e n write d o wn h o w th e y a re jus t like yo u

Creating your ABC Book

Select two letters from the ABC bucket located at the front of the classroom Create a paragraph for each letter using a keyword that starts with that letter use the information you found during your research Put the essays you wrote in your book Refer to steps 2 and 3 Create an informative illustration to go with each paragraph You may diagram and label

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Evaluation of ABC book

Excellent Work 4 Good Work 3 Developing 2 Beginning 1 Score

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Focus Understanding of Material

Essay is organized and fully developed

Essay includes logical progression of ideas aided by clear transitions Developing understanding of material

Essay includes brief skeleton introduction body conclusion but lacks transitions Limited understanding of material displayed by vague unclear language Essay is focused on topic and includes few loosely related ideas

Essay lacks logical progression of ideas Apparently misunderstand material

Clear understanding of material displayed by clear language and complex ideas Essay is focused and reflects clear insight and ideas

Essay is focused on the topic and includes relevant ideas

Essay addresses topic but loses focus by including irrelevant ideas

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Support Specific details and superior support are evident in the essay content Support lacks specific details and is loosely developed Some supporting ideas and or evidence for the essay content Few to no solid supporting ideas or details for the essay content Mechanics Nearly error free which reflects clear understanding and thorough proofreading Occasional grammatical errors and questionable word choice Errors in grammar and punctuation but spelling has been proofread Frequent errors in spelling grammar and punctuation

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C o ng ra tula tio ns

You have done the research and completed a wonderful ABC book that will allow you to teach your classmates about Whales You have learned about the many types of whales and how they are mammals and aren t very different from you So now you know

Check out these wonderful whale websites
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Endangered Whales Zoom Whales World Wide Whales Whales on the Net Killer Whales With special thanks this web quest was adapted from a third grade web quest about Whale watching
Learning About Whales Learning about Books Dover by Sy Barlowe Paperback Aug 8 1997 Splash A Book About Whales And Dolphins level 3 Hello Reader Paperback by Melvin Berger Gilda Berger

Books

Scholastic Q A Do Whales Have Belly Buttons Scholastic Question Answ by Melvin Berger Whales by Gail Gibbons Discovering Whales and Dolphins Learn About Books by Janet Craig School Library Binding Oct 1989