Objective: To use and research multiple sources of nonfiction texts to gather factual information.
Student Objective: By the end of this lesson, I can use multiple sources of information to collect facts about sea turtles and report these findings to my peers.
Task in Learning Teams:
1- Use one of the following sources to collect at least a handful of facts about Loggerhead Turtles.
2- Collaborate with your learning partner to choose the most important facts or the most interesting facts on sea turtles.
3- Write these 5 facts on a note card.
4- Be prepared to share your findings with the class.
SOURCES:
* Newspapers / News TV Channels
Read both articles from these newspapers and collect at least five fact on sea turtles.
1) West Palm Beach Times
2) The Kids' Times
3) TV/ Channel 29
*Online Books
Read one of the books on these sites and choose at least five facts on sea turtles.
1) Big Universe - Assigned books
Username: 1st initial, last name
Password: 4 digit AR #
Group Name: altaallen
2) Reading A - Z Book: Sea Turtles
Username: altaallen
Password: tokro425
*Content Specific Websites
Use only the first six for loggerhead research.
Website 1: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/loggerhead/
Website 2: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/loggerhead-sea-turtle/#close-modal
Website 3: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/loggerhead.htm
Website 4: http://www.turtles.org/loggerd.htm
Website 5: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/loggerhead.htm
Website 6: http://www.nestonline.org/LoggerheadSeaTurtle.htm
Website 7: http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php
Dictionary:
1) Use Quizlet and go to Allen's Aces. Do the Sea Turtle vocabulary.
2) Use the Book Dictionary to look up 5 words specific to the anatomy of the turtle.
*************TURTLE WORDS to LOOK-UP**************
1) plastron
2) carapace
3) flipper
4) hawksbill
5) scutes
Hardcopy Books:
1) Use nonfiction books from Sea Turtle box.
2) Choose at least one to read and find at least 5 factual information points on the loggerhead turtle.
Magazines:
Choose two of the articles and read for information.
1) National Geographic Kids (Novemer 2011) - pg 22
2) Smithsonian - Where Do Newly Hatched Baby Sea Turtles Go?
3) National Geographic Kids - April 2014
2) National Wildlife Federation #1
3) National Wildlife Federation (online magazine) #2
Student Objective: By the end of this lesson, I can use multiple sources of information to collect facts about sea turtles and report these findings to my peers.
Task in Learning Teams:
1- Use one of the following sources to collect at least a handful of facts about Loggerhead Turtles.
2- Collaborate with your learning partner to choose the most important facts or the most interesting facts on sea turtles.
3- Write these 5 facts on a note card.
4- Be prepared to share your findings with the class.
SOURCES:
* Newspapers / News TV Channels
Read both articles from these newspapers and collect at least five fact on sea turtles.
1) West Palm Beach Times
2) The Kids' Times
3) TV/ Channel 29
*Online Books
Read one of the books on these sites and choose at least five facts on sea turtles.
1) Big Universe - Assigned books
Username: 1st initial, last name
Password: 4 digit AR #
Group Name: altaallen
2) Reading A - Z Book: Sea Turtles
Username: altaallen
Password: tokro425
*Content Specific Websites
Use only the first six for loggerhead research.
Website 1: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/loggerhead/
Website 2: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/loggerhead-sea-turtle/#close-modal
Website 3: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/loggerhead.htm
Website 4: http://www.turtles.org/loggerd.htm
Website 5: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/loggerhead.htm
Website 6: http://www.nestonline.org/LoggerheadSeaTurtle.htm
Website 7: http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php
Dictionary:
1) Use Quizlet and go to Allen's Aces. Do the Sea Turtle vocabulary.
2) Use the Book Dictionary to look up 5 words specific to the anatomy of the turtle.
*************TURTLE WORDS to LOOK-UP**************
1) plastron
2) carapace
3) flipper
4) hawksbill
5) scutes
Hardcopy Books:
1) Use nonfiction books from Sea Turtle box.
2) Choose at least one to read and find at least 5 factual information points on the loggerhead turtle.
Magazines:
Choose two of the articles and read for information.
1) National Geographic Kids (Novemer 2011) - pg 22
2) Smithsonian - Where Do Newly Hatched Baby Sea Turtles Go?
3) National Geographic Kids - April 2014
2) National Wildlife Federation #1
3) National Wildlife Federation (online magazine) #2
Assignment at the end of the Unit
QUIZ 1- Quiz on Loggerhead Turtles - Read the selection and then answer the questions that follow the selection. http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/reptilecomp/
QUIZ 2- Reading A-Z - EOG type quiz
Use this book: Reading A - Z Book: Sea Turtles
TEST: see below
Put your answers into the Senteos.
QUIZ 1- Quiz on Loggerhead Turtles - Read the selection and then answer the questions that follow the selection. http://mrnussbaum.com/readingcomp/reptilecomp/
QUIZ 2- Reading A-Z - EOG type quiz
Use this book: Reading A - Z Book: Sea Turtles
TEST: see below
Put your answers into the Senteos.