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Classifying Animals into Six Groups WebQuest for 2nd
Grade Science and Language Arts Designed by Susan Michelle Osborne Kentucky Core Content RDE 1.0.6,
RDE 2.0.7, RDE 4.0.9 (reading & language arts) Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page Your task if you choose to accept it to
work with your group to learn the six animal groups. Your group will consist of two
students and one adult. Your
group has a secret mission. You
are in a forest that has all different habitats. There are animals running wild
everywhere. The fate of the world
depends upon you getting the animals back to their correct habitat. You must classify each animal you find
and get it back to where it lives and its family. Scientists have long been studying
animals. In order to group them
they classify each animal into a group.
You should remember that the word classify means to put into groups.
(Classify is a “do” word listed on the wall for reference.) If you think about the definition of
the word classify, you do it all the time. We do it with foods. The ladies in the cafeteria do not
stir up all the food in one bowl and serve it to you do they? No, they put the food in groups on
your plate. We also classify when
we choose teams for a game.
Animal are grouped in the same way. Our task today is to classify animals
into the six groups and learn information about each group. Hurray, lets get started you only have
24 hours to complete this task. The first task is for your group to list
on paper the six groups of animals.
Follow the directions below. Process 1.
Get out a
piece of paper. 2.
Number the
paper 1 to 6 skipping two lines in between each number. 3.
Read the
list (List is a “do” word meaning to write in numbered order written
on the wall.) of animal groups and copy it. 4.
Click on www.learninghaven.com/science/articles/classifying_animals.htm to read a paragraph on the importance
of classifying animals. 5.
Scroll down
under the clock to see the six animal groups listed for you. The time is ticking away.
Scientists Classify
animals into six groups. 1.
reptiles 2.
insects 3.
mammals 4.
amphibians 5.
birds 6.
fish (Moyer
et. al, 2002) Task 2 Now that you know the six animal groups
you need to find examples of each group. Process 1.
Next to the
names of the six groups you will list one animal that belongs in that group. 2.
Click on the
web links below to see pictures of animals. Reptiles www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/reptiles/ Insects www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/insects/ Mammals www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/mammals/ Amphibians www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/amphibians/ Birds www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/birds/ Fish www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/fishes/
Process
1. reptiles www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/printout.shtml 2. insects www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/printouts.shtml 3. mammals
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/Groups.shtml 4. amphibians www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/amphibians.shtml 5. birds www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds 6. fish www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/fish/printouts Task 4 Open Response. Now that you are familiar with
classifying animals you will write about them. Process: 1.
Copy this question to the back of your piece of paper. Describe
how 1 animal group is different from another animal group. You must choose 2 animal groups and
tell me how they are alike and different. Your open response question will be graded on the rubric below. You will receive an individual grade.
Today you have learned how to classify animals into their six groups. You have learned information about the groups and seen examples of animals in each group. You have also written about two animal groups of your choice. Enchanted Learning. Retrieved on www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/fish/printouts www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds www.enchantedlearning.com/coloring/amphibians.shtml www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/Groups.shtml www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/printouts.shtm www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/reptiles/printout.shtml Learning Haven. Animals.
Retrieved www.learninghaven.com/science/articles/classifying_animals.htm Moyer, R. Daniel, L,
Hackett, J., Baptiste, H, Stryker, P, & Vasquez, J. (2002). McGraw-Hill Science. Macmillan McGraw- Hill: Yahoo! (2003). Yahooligans! Retrieved www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/fishes/ www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/birds/ www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/amphibians/ www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/mammals/ www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/insects/ www.yahooligans.com/content/animals/reptiles/ Last updated on |
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