Introduction
You have been hired as the new sea turtle keeper at a zoo. Your job is to know as much as you can about sea turtles and how to take care of them. You will be responsible for making sure they have an exhibit that suit their needs! Your goal is to share information with visitors they may not know about sea turtles. How can you achieve this?
We will be reading One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies. This read aloud will give general background information on sea turtles before starting our project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVEDG1jooyE&ab_channel=Ms.Shelly%27sReadAloud
Task
Poster Board Presentation
You will create a poster board using all the knowledge you have of sea turtles to design the best exhibit for the turtles and the guests coming to view the sea turtle exhibit. The guests at the zoo should leave the exhibit knowing important information about sea turtles.
You will present this poster board to your fellow zoo keepers (your classmates) on how you will create the best exhibit for the turtles based on their needs and the most important information guests need to know about sea turtles.
You will need an exhibit design with 3 reasons as to why this is a good exhibit for the turtles and 3 facts about turtles that guests may not know. How will you share this with your guests?
Process
Step 1. As a class we will read One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVEDG1jooyE&ab_channel=Ms.Shelly%27sReadAloud
Step 2. Explore these websites to understand more about sea turtles and answer the worksheet as you follow along. https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sea-turtle https://www.seeturtles.org/sea-turtle
Step 3. Explore these websites before designing your turtle exhibit.
https://bishopscience.org/new-sea-turtle-exhibit/
https://okaquarium.org/175/Sea-Turtle-Island
https://www.activewild.com/free-sea-turtles-worksheet-download/
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated on their ability to create a presentation for their classmates that follows criteria. They will be creative and use their imagination along this webquest! The rubric is listed on the "Teacher Page".
Conclusion
After your fellow zoo keepers have presented their project, each student will be assigned a partner to peer review. You will write a paragraph about two things you loved and one thing you would change. Be sure to include a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion.
Credits
Teacher Page
Objective: Students will create a meaningful project that follows criteria. They will write a paragraph reviewing a peers work in correct format.
Grade Level: 4th grade
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Excellent 3 |
Satisfactory 2 |
Needs Improvement 1 |
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Process: Worksheet
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Student completed the worksheet and all answers were correct. |
Student completed the worksheet but incorrectly answered one of the questions. |
Student missed two or more questions or did not complete the worksheet. |
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Task: Poster board |
Student used three reasons why their exhibit would be good for the sea turtles. |
Student used two reasons why their exhibit would be good for the sea turtles. |
Student used one reason why their exhibit would be good for the sea turtles. |
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Task: |
Student included three facts they want guests to remember. |
Student included two facts they want guests to remember. |
Student included one fact they want guests to remember. |
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Task: Presentation Quality
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Student used pictures to engage peers and presented 3-5 minutes. |
Student did not use pictures to engage peers or did not present 3 minutes. |
Student did not present their poster board. |
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Conclusion: Paragraph |
Student wrote a paragraph using a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion. They included two loves and a change. |
Student did not write a paragraph using a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion or did not include two loves and a change. |
Student did not use a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion and did not include two loves and a change. |