Introduction
Last time, we learned about foxes' and bears' features depend on habitats.
Do you know about class? This is one of 'Classification of Life'. There are lots of classes to classify Animals like Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Fishes and elses! Can you imagine which class do foxes and bears included in? Right! They are included in mammals!
Today we'll learn about mammals, but not just simple mammals. This week, I said we'll learn the hidden traits of animals. So I'll give you some tasks to find and explain it. Now let's start!
Task
Today we'll find the most ____ mammals!
There are lots of words can get in there like 'heavy, smallest, biggest, fastest' and elses!
I'll give you three web links for find which word can get in there for that three animals.
And, you should write more traits about them like habitats, life span, diets and elses!
Try to find more hidden traits in these web links!
Process
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Join your team
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Work in a group of 3–4 students
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Start your research
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Use the links, videos, and worksheets your teacher gives you.
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Fill in the worksheets with:
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Name
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Fill in the blank(the most _______ mammal)
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Appearance (color, size, body features)
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Habitat (where it lives in the world)
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Or some other feature explaining
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Research & Resources
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Worksheet(Download and use it)
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Talk with your team
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Talking about the hidden traits you find in the links and videos
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Share it with class
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Present the animals traits that your team find to our class
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Evaluation
| Criteria | Excellent (3) | Good (2) | Needs Work (1) |
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| Teamwork | Worked together well | Some teamwork issues | Didn’t work together |
| Research | Found 3+ key facts | Found 2 facts | Found only 1 or less |
| English Use | Clear, correct English | Some mistakes | Hard to understand |
| Writing | Team's and their own works | Their own works | Do nothing |
| Presentation Skills | Spoke clearly and confidently | A bit shy, but tried | Didn’t speak much |
Conclusion
You did a great job!
I'll see you a video about the other mammals you can see in the nature. Can you find the other 'the most _______ mammals' in this video? Let's watch!
Did you find it?
You did a great job!
Next time, we'll see the other class of animals!