| INTRODUCTION: Animals are all around us. Animals are categorized into several groups. You are going on a hunt to look for animals you know and discover new animals that can be grouped in three types of groups. Today you are discovering the many different types of MAMMALS, FISH, and BIRDS TASK: 1. Search through the Mammal page, Fish page, and Bird page. Use these pictures to describe the characteristics of mammals, fish, and birds. 2. Use the graphic organizer to compare characteristics of two groups. 3. Complete at least 2 activities from each animal group correctly. Turn the activities in to your teacher or use them as a resource for poster. 4. MAJOR PROJECT: Choose one group and design a poster that describes the group�s characteristics and list at least 7 animals that are in that group. Your poster will be evaluated using the provided rubric that can be seen in the evaluation section of the quest. RESOURCES: Student pages are provided that show real pictures of animals from each of the three groups. Each animal has an activity that goes with it. The activities include coloring pages, dot-to-dot, math fun, or informational details. Each animal page provides a link to a fact page. Students may need adult assistance using the back key to return to the quest after linking to each activity MAMMAL PAGE FISH PAGE BIRD PAGE Additional resources: Mammals- http://www.dsbn.edu.on.ca/EDUMATE/mammals.htm Fish- http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/K1/fish.shtml Birds- http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/birds.html EVALUATION: Rubrics will used to evaluate the Graphic Organizer and the Poster. Print two copies of the rubric. One for you to use as a guide and a second copy to give to your teacher for a evaluation sheet. CONCLUSION: Do you think that you've learned a lot about the characteristics of mammals, birds, and fish? You have! There are so many different animals in each group all over the world. There is so much more to learn! You studied only three of the different animal groups. Use the research skills you've learned and links provided to extend your knowledge about animals. Extend your knowledge, find information on amphibians, insects, and reptiles. The activities completed about animals from this quest and many more informational and fun items can be found using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary. |
| MAMMALS, BIRDS, and FISH |
| A first grade web quest to discover characteristics that make each animal group different. |
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