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Hunt
for Rainforest Author-Randi
Longmeyer, Alice Holste and Ann O’Malley Introduction:
Rainforests are becoming more and
more extinct as you finish reading this sentence. Through this treasure hunt,
learn how you can help save the rainforest. Using the Web allows you to discover
tons more than you may have ever known possible. Below is a list of questions
about the rainforest. Surf the Internet links on this page to find answers to
the questions. To gain information for the big question, look farther into the
web pages than to just find the answers. Have fun and avoid a mental head plant.
Content
Area(s) and Grade Level-
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How to use maps and other geographic
representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report
information from a spatial perspective
Integrated
disciplines-Science, Technology and Social Studies
Objectives-
The
students will integrate technology while studying the rainforest when they
follow the links that we have made available.
Students
will learn about the rainforest through the activity.
Materials/Technologies:
A computer for each student.
URL-
http://www.kn.pachbell.com/wired/fil/pagers/huntrainforeral1.html
Procedures:
Springboard-
Remind students of what they have previously learned about the rainforest. Ask
them to think of ways that they could explore the rainforest outside the
classroom. Inform the students that they are going to go the computer lab for
the social study hour. This may be good time to review correct behavior in the
computer lab.
The
teacher will review with the students what they have previously learned about
the rainforest. The teacher will then explain to the students what they will be
doing today for the social studies hour. The teacher will give the students the
URL for them to begin the project. During this project the teacher will be
available for the students for any questions that may arise. This site is
provided by Bernie Dodge who is the developer of Web Quest provides this site.
What
students are to do-
The
students will go to the computer lab and sit in their assigned seats. The
students will type the URL so that the Hunt for Rainforest questions and
websites will be visible. The students will listen to any last minute questions
the teacher may give. The students will begin to work on the Treasure Hunt.
Students will write their answers to the questions on a sheet of paper. After
the students have completed the project they will wait patiently while others
finish before going back to the classroom.
Closure-
Students will have finished all of the treasure hunt. The students will listen
for further instructions to go to the answer page of the treasure hunt. The
class will go over the treasure hunt together and determine if they had the
correct answers.
Assessment-Students
will be assessed on how they worked through the treasure hunt either as a group
or individually. Assessment will take place during the class discussion when the
students are going over the correct answers. The students could also be assessed
on behavior that was performed while in the computer lab.
Explanation- This particular lesson was chosen to give the students an opportunity to gain more knowledge on the subject of the rainforest. Nebraska state standards require that students learn about other climates of the world. In order for a teacher to meet these standards in social studies and science-study other areas such as a rainforest is needed. One way to have the students to gain more knowledge about rainforests is through technology. The treasure hunt provides a unique opportunity for student to gain new knowledge through a different avenue rather then a regular classroom setting.
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