[ISLMA-Share] Animal Research

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I used to have 6th graders do artist research.  They created a presentation
board - the 3 section folding science fair board kind of thing - with their
paper, examples of the art and an art project of their own in the style of
the artist.  Maybe you can adapt the idea to do a "zoo" including their
paper and infographics about their animal and related issues - especially
if you focus on endangered species and conservation.  If you have access to
younger students they could visit, or do a parent night.

Beth

On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 7:35 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> How about having them create infographics about their animal. I did this
> with 5th grade last year but they were able to choose their topic of
> research. One girl researched ostriches. She found out the size of the egg,
> then tried to find an every day object to compare it to. She did the same
> thing for the height and weight. She had maps of where they are found in
> the wild, as well as maps of where they farm ostriches. I know she included
> graphs too, but can't recall what data it showed. I felt this activity
> helped them digest the information and think creatively about how to best
> represent the information. Since there are already some infographics on the
> internet about various animals, we made it a point that they couldn't
> recreate or copy infographics that were already out there.
>
> On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 7:12 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I am working with a seventh grade science teacher who is looking for a
>> different way for students to present their animal research.  We have had
>> the students write papers and actually get up in front of the class to
>> present using various tech tools (emaze, Powtoon, ToonDoo, etc).  Now we
>> would like to come up with another method.  Anyone have some ideas for
>> variety in the product?
>>
>> Kathy Wickline
>> Unity Junior High Librarian
>> Tolono, IL
>> wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
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