Finding Nemo

Introduction

Whose ready to have a class pet in the room? Perhaps a turtle, a fish, or maybe even a lizard? What will it take in order to bring this friendly creature into our classroom? What kind of food will it need, where does it usually live,  and what is so intersting about that pet? We are soon going to find out through research, and what will be the best fit for our environment!

Task

You will be filling out this worksheet within your groups. Each person will need to have input in the project. You will be presenting your ideas on why you select that pet. Further instructions will follow. 

Process

Alright kids lets get started and find our friendly friend!!

1. Pair up into groups of four

2. After picking your groups assign each person in the group a topic to research on one specific animal (you will 4 options to choose from to research)

3. One of you will need to look up interesting facts about the pet, a second one will need to look up its habitat, a third person will need to look up the food it typically eats, and the fourth person will look up what we need in order to keep care of it

4. Each group will make a small presentation to discuss with the class

After research you will collaborate with your groups, and then we will discuss as a whole on the pros and cons of each animal each grouo came up with. We will then decide on the four animals we selected as a possibilty as a class pet.

Evaluation

Our Class Pet

Group Presentation

Rubric

Group Members Names: 

________________________________________________________________________________

Date of Presentation: ___________________

Animal Chosen: ______________________

 

Criteria

Points

 

0

1

2

3

 

Creativity/

Delivery

The audience could not understand the presentation; and it was not appealing to the audience.

The audience was able to understand some of the presentation information, but it was confusing.

The audience could follow the information given and was entertained by the interesting presentation.

The audience could easily understand the information given and was very entertained by the creative and interesting presentation.

____

Factual Information 

and Understanding

The group did not include any factual information about this animal and do not understand what it is or its needs.

The group included one fact about this animal and understands a little about it and its needs.

The group included one to two interesting facts about their animal and seemed to have a good understanding of this animal and its needs.

The group included at least three interesting facts about their animal demonstrating a firm understanding of this animal and its needs.

____

Persuasion/

Reasoning

The group could not give any reasons why the class should choose this animal as the classroom pet.

The group gave one or two poor reasons why this animal should be chosen as the classroom pet.

The group gave two good reasons why this animal should be chosen as the classroom pet.

The group gave at least three great reasons why this animal should be chosen as the classroom pet.

____

 

Use of

Animal

Illustration

 

The group did not use any type of illustration in the presentation.

The group used an illustration in their presentation, but it did not include a picture of their animal.

The group used an illustration of their animal in their presentation, but it did not enhance the presentation in any way.

The group used at least one illustration of their animal to enhance their presentation.

____

 

 

Collaboration

 

 

The team members did not work together to create a presentation.

The team members were able to work together, but not everyone had an active role in the project.

The team members worked together with most members contributing fairly, and used problem solving skills to come to agreements.  

The team members worked very well together to come to agreements and problem solve, making sure each member took an active role.

____

 

 

 

 

Total---->

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Teacher Comments:

 

Conclusion

After all the presentations the classroom concluded we will be getting a turtle for our classroom!

Fill out this group reflection worskeet below on what you feel went well with this project, and what could be done differently next time.

Credits