Student+Activities

 Each team will type up their own essay. One person in each group must write at least one paragraph to answer the following questions: 1. Which animals did you find the most often? 2. Which animals did you see the least? 3. Did you notice any relationships amongst the animals? 4. Did you notice any patterns? *An introduction and conclusion paragraph must be included.
 * Activity #1

Activity #2 Each team will create a webpage using the pictures they took during their observation period. I will give each team a CD that contains their pictures, and I will help them to upload them. Once they create the webpage, they must write a short caption under each picture, briefly explaining it. Students must include at least 20 pictures. The following link is a great tool for students to use to help them create their web pages: http://www.ironspider.ca/basic_html/howtomakeawebpage.htm

Activity #3 Each group will work together to create a pie graph in Excel. The graph will represent the popularity of each animal they found in their observation. The following link gives step by step directions on how to create a pie graph using Excel: [] || Activity #4 Each team will create a PowerPoint presentation that will be shared with the class. Special effects may be minimal, but there must one slide to address each of the following questions: 1. Which animals did you find to be most abundant? Least abundant? 2. Where were the locations of each animal that you found? 3. Where were the locations of the food sources? 4. Were there any relationships between the animals? Ex.Rivalry, companionship 5. What did each person in your team find to be most interesting during your observation? The following link provides you with step by step directions for creating a PowerPoint: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/slides-text-and-notes-RZ001129842.aspx?section=2

*After these presentations are shared, we will have a class discussion about the similarities and differences between all of the groups findings. Be prepared and figure out how you will divide up the slides before your presentation.

Activity #5 Teams will separate for this activity. Each group member will choose an animal that they observed, and do further research on it. Each group member must choose a different animal to research. Students will write 2-3 paragraphs of information about their animal. Everyone will share their findings at the end of class. I will have library books availible for you, or you may use the following websites as resources: -http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ -http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ -Or anything found through http://www.askkids.com/ with my approval. ||