TASK DEFINITION
WHAT ARE THE ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS?

Your task is to locate specific information on an endangered animal, which will be assigned to you by your teacher.  You will need to research the animal to locate information on the common and scientific name, description, why it is endangered, habitat, interesting facts, and the food it eats. 

Once you have completed all of your research, you will create a poster that will present all of your research.

Happy Research!


R ESOURCES
WHAT RESOURCES DO I NEED?

RESOURCES	LOCATION
ALL ENCYCLOPEDIAS	R 031
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BOOK  OF MAMMALS	R 599 NAT
GROLIER WORLD ENCY. OF ENDANGERED. SPECIES	R 591.52 GRO
WORLD BOOK	http://www.worldbookonline.com/
ENDANGERED SPECIE.COM	http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
ENDANGERED: EXPLORING A WORLD AT RISK	http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/
BOOKS ON CART	USE OPAC
VIVISIMO.COM	http://vivisimo.com/
KEYWORD GRAPHIC ORGANIZER (WEB)	SEARCH ENGINES

ACCESS
WHERE WILL I FIND THE SOURCES?
WHAT PART OF THE SOURCES WILL HELP ME LOCATE THE INFORMATION THAT I NEED?

1. LIBRARY

2. INTERNET

3. CLASSROOM TEACHER

4. TEXT BOOK

 

VALUE
WHICH RESOURCES SHOULD I USE FIRST? 
WHICH ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT, WHICH ARE THE LEAST IMPORTANT?

REFERENCE BOOKS

BOOKS ON CART

WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA

INTERENT

ENGAGE
WHICH INFORMATION SHOULD BE IN MY NOTES?
HOW WILL I ORGANIZE MY NOTES AND PRESENT MY INFOMRATION?

a. paper and pencil
b. copy and paste
c. note cards
d. teacher handout 

 

LEARN
DID I MEET ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS?
WHAT  DID I LEARN?
HOW / WHAT COULD I HAVE DONE BETTER?

So......what have you learned? Think of all of the information you didn't know about your endangered anmial before you completed your project.
1.Did you meet all of the assignment requirements?
2.What grade do you think you will get?
3.How do you think you could have done better?