Task
Your job is to become an expert on one sea animal of your choice. You must be prepared with a list of 20 facts about your animal. Then, you will work with a partner and teach them about your animal. You and your partner will create a venn diagram comapring and contrasting your animals.
Process
Use the following resources to research your sea animals:
- This is a fun video introducing you to many sea animals!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KL82Z0hIew
- Great facts about sea animals!
http://easyscienceforkids.com/animals/under-the-sea-animals/
- National Geographic has tons of information and cool photographs of sea animals.
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/ocean-life/
- Animal planet has some awesome videos of some pretty neat sea creatures.
http://www.animalplanet.com/video-topics/wild-animals/underwater-animal…
You and your partner should record 20 facts about your animal in a word document.
Next, you and your parnter will complete a venn diagram comparing and contrasting your two sea animls. PLease include at least 8 items in your venn diagram with at least 1 similarity and 1 difference.
Evaluation
This project is based on a point system
full 5 points:
-both partners have 20 facts
-partners completed the venn- digrams with 8 items making sure to include 1 similarity and 1 difference.
4 points
-partners have 16-20 facts
-partners completed the venn- digrams with 6-7 items making sure to include 1 similarity and 1 difference.
3 points
-both partners have 12-15 facts
-partners completed the venn- digrams with 5 items making sure to include 1 similarity and 1 difference.
2 points
-both partners have 10-12 4
-partners completed the venn- digrams with 4 items making sure to include 1 similarity and 1 difference.
1 point
-both partners have less than 10 facts
-partners completed the venn- digrams with 1-4 items making sure to include 1 similarity and 1 difference.
Conclusion
In your writing notebook plese write down:
1. surprising fact you learned today
2. why is it important to learn about different kinds of animals?
3. how did you and you parnter work together?