Through the internet and field trips the students will study animals of the wetlands. Each student from Mrs. Rolle class will choose one animal to study its habits and Mrs. Mestre's Class will delve into the various habitats. With the information derived from their studies they will create a book. The book will be converted into HTML.
Through the use of the internet and field trips students will study the animals and habitats of the Everglades. Each student from Mrs. Rolle class will choose one animal to study. They will observe the habits of their chosen animal.
Mrs. Mestre's class will explore the various habitats of the Everglades, such as the wetlands, hammocks, and hardwood forest. Each group of students will observe the various habitats of the Everglades.
The compiled information will culminate in the descriptions of the habitat, the animal, the carbon dioxide/oxygen cycle, the life cycle, a triangle poem and finally the creation of a book.
This book will also include a food chain, a food web, the cycle of life and a poem of choice. Later it will be converted into HTML.
Resources on different Everglades animals and the wetlands:
Software
Books
Magazines
CD ROM's
Materials:
Xerox paper
white construction paper
Related Filed Trips:
Everglades National park
Museum of Science - (bus)
1. Pen pals
2. Students sharing information on various
science projects
3. Making joint lesson plans with other SLN
teachers
4. Sharing Books with other classrooms
