Animal Research Project WebQuest

As you can tell, my 4th quarter at school is focused around our 8 week animal research project.  For my final WebQuest, I chose to use the resources that I had previously created and make a WebQuest that hopefully in the future my students can use.  It will require more preparation on my part (on the technology side of things), but I think with Common Core being introduced this is the way planning should be headed.  Click on the sea turtle below and have fun!

Animal Resources Website

Click on the animals below and you will be taken into the wonderful world of animals!  I created a website to make research easier for my students.  I have listed the most popular animals that are researched by our 3rd graders and have linked a kid friendly site to each of them.  There is also a teacher resource page where my Animal Habitat video and book introduction to Animal Homes are located.  This page will be update each year with new animals (as my students choose them) and new sites as they become available. 

Animal Habitats Video

Once again, I chose to complete my project on Animal Habitats for the upcoming research project that my 3rd graders will complete after Spring Break.  I found Windows Movie Maker very easy to use and had a ton of fun with the animations and effects that I could change.  I think at one point, I had each slide changing in a different way..but decided it looked better this way!  I like the click and drag ability that the program gave me so I could arrange my work so it fit with my music.  Enjoy!!

 

 

VoiceThread

I am using VoiceThread to review/introduce probability and the important definitions to my 3rd grade students. Along with the definitions, I am also giving examples of each area and using the voice part to give directions to my students to come up with examples of their own. I think VoiceThread would be a great platform to use because as a review tool, my students can work at their own pace and still be led by teacher directions.
Standards covered:
3.1.14 Identify whether everyday events are certain, likely, unlikely, or impossible.
3.1.15 Record the possible outcomes for a simple probability experiment.