Inquiry & Analysis

Animal Inquiry

Animal Inquiry
Grades
3 - 6
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About this Interactive

Overview

The Animal Inquiry interactive is a versatile tool that can enhance student inquiry in research at the elementary level. The graphic organizer invites students to explore four facets of animals [basic facts, animal babies, interaction with others, and habitats (shown at left)]; the possibilities for extensions or adaptations, moreover, make this a a nice complement with inquiry-based projects. The follow-up writing prompts can be used to organize research questions as well as to record findings. After completing individual sections or the entire organizer, students have the ability to print out their final versions for feedback and assessment.

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Grades
4 - 5
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Multiple Perspectives: Building Critical Thinking Skills
Students use critical literacy skills to understand the concept of perspective and to then create a diary for an animal they research with a partner.
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Animal Study: From Fiction to Facts
Students listen to fiction and nonfiction read-alouds and explore selected Websites to identify factual information about animals. This lesson focuses on ants, but can be adapted to any animal.
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
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Students take a walk on the wild side when they develop an understanding of nonfiction texts with hands-on experiences and intense analysis.
Grades
K
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Writing Reports in Kindergarten? Yes!
This lesson encourages young students to see themselves as writers with a message to convey. Three types of reports are provided to show what kindergartners and emergent writers can do.
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Unit
Investigating Animals: Using Nonfiction for Inquiry-based Research
Inspired by their curiosity about animals, students work together to research an animal of their choice and present the information they gather to an authentic audience.
Grades
K - 2
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Lesson Plan
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Standard Lesson
Digging Up Details on Worms: Using the Language of Science in an Inquiry Study
This lesson, in which students research worms in order to create a classroom habitat, incorporates reading and writing across content areas as well as math and science activities.
Grades
Grades
3 - 12
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Strategy Guide
Inquiry Charts (I-Charts)
This guide introduces I-Charts, a strategy that enables students to generate meaningful questions about a topic and organize their writing.
Grades
3 - 12
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Printout
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Graphic Organizer
I-Chart
This printout assists students with generating meaningful questions about a topic and organizing their writing by using a structured guide while researching.