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Montessori 1
Montessori I - Third Grade Australia Project | Montessori I - Third Grade Australia Project |
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Australian Animals
You have been hired by the
curators of the local zoo to help in setting up an Australian animal exhibit.
You are expected to research 3 animals and find out the necessary information
for him. There is a chart you will fill in with the information that you locate
on the Internet, through books, or other resources. You will locate where these
animals live on a map so the curators will know where to locate them. When you
have completed your research you will present the information to them. Be sure to include a picture of each animal
in the presentation.
You will complete the chart using
the resources both online and offline for 3 animals.
Locate and Label where in
Australia the 3 animals live and mark it on a map.
You will make a presentation of
the information and pictures you collect.
Evaluate your work using the
rubric.
1. Select 3
Australian animals
2. Tell Ms.
Young or Ms. DeLay the choices you have made.
3. When your
choices have been approved write their names on the chart.
4. Use the
online, book, and non print resources to find the information needed to
complete the chart.
5. Complete
the chart for all 3 animals.
6. Get a map
of Australia.
7. Locate and
label the location of all 3 animals on the map.
8. Get storyboard
papers from your teacher.
9. Plan your
presentation using the storyboard papers. Be sure to include all of the
information the zoo curator will need.
10. Construct
your presentation from your storyboard papers on poster board or a presentation
board.
11. Evaluate your presentation using the rubric.
Evaluation
Use the rubric to evaluate your project. This same rubric will be used by the teacher to evaluate your project.
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