Third Grade Animal Project

Third GradeAnimal Project

1Project Resources:Brain Pop, Jr. Videos: HabitatsGrasslands VideoDesert VideoForest VideoRainforest VideoOcean VideoFreshwater VideoArctic VideoAnimal InformationDucksters- Do not choose a dog for your report.National Geographic Kids- AnimalsPart 1 - Writing an Informational Essay You Tube Informational Essay Video Lessons Episode 1 - What is it? Episode 2 - Brainstorming and Choosing a Topic Episode 3 - Making a Plan Episode 4 - Writing an Introduction Episode 5 - Writing a Draft Episode 6 - Writing a Closing The attached handouts will help you organize and write your InformationalEssay. Not all pages need to be printed. You may use your ELA copybook, any otherpaper you have at home. Please type the rough draft and final copy, with a clipart image of the animalinserted onto the page in Google Docs and share it with Ms. Gardner. We willbe using your page to make a Class Book about Animals that will bepublished!

2 Use the attached Informational Essay on Sharks written by Mrs. Duffey as asample.Part 2 - Diorama You will need a space to create your diorama. You don’t have to use a shoebox. You can set it up on a table, under a table, or the floor. Be sure to sharea picture of it to Ms. Gardner. You will need to create at least 3 different animals and its surroundings to putin your habitat. Be creative! Please don’t ask Mom or Dad to buy anything!Part 3 - Tour Guide Video Write a script and dress the part of a Wilderness Tour Guide for your habitat.For example: If you are a tour guide for the Arctic, then you should bedressed in winter clothing while presenting your information. See the attached sample script in this handout. Here is the link to some past SATG students’ videos:https://drive.google.com/open?id 1i7-NRhuJm1izLSCKZTZ4I1jL6f214qXE

3Part 1 - Informational Essay SampleAll sentences that are in bold print are the parts of an Informational EssayIntroduction, 3 Subtopics, and a Conclusion. You may write your informationalessay as 1 paragraph. You must have at least 3 details to support each subtopic.Sharksby Mrs. DuffeyIt’s hard to believe but sharks have been around for more than 300 millionyears . They were around before the dinosaurs! Scientists have discovered at least350 different types of sharks. Sharks have the most amazing bodies. Sharks arecold blooded. They live in rivers, lakes, and oceans. Some sharks can be 50 feetlong. They have many rows of teeth. They have gills instead of lungs. Sharks arethe main predators in the ocean. Sharks’ bodies are built to hunt. They movesilently in the water. They eat seals, sea lions, turtles, octopi, dolphins, and lots offish. They can hear sounds that people can’t and they can feel vibrations ormovements of other animals as they move through the ocean. These special skillsmake them excellent hunters. Sharks need to be saved! Pollution, garbage, andclimate are some of the things that are making it difficult for sharks to survive.Many scientists are trying to learn more about each kind of shark so that they mayprevent them from dying or getting very sick. Sometimes researchers put a tag ona shark so that they can study the shark more closely in its natural habitat. As youcan see, even though sharks are fierce and strong, they still need ourprotection!

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5Brainstorming and Choosing a TopicCircle one habitat that you are interested in learning ainforestExplain why you chose this habitat:Make a list of animals that live in the habitat you chose, and then circle theanimal you would like to write about.

Part 2 - Diorama You will need a space to create your diorama. You don’t have to use a shoe box. You can set it up on a table, under a table, or the floor. . habitat. At least 1 animal are present in the habitat. No animals are present in the habitat. Habitat Habitat