Taking Notes_Research_Content Area Writing

Questions to research on Flies

After School Reading Club. He read Hi Fly Guy and is interested in researching on what a fly eats. (It's gross)
Then he thought of additional questions to research. A paper is folded into fourths with questions listed in each quadrant. Research begins!

Another group is Researching: Eagles and Wolves
Content area writing: Note taking, leads, and conclusions.
Background Knowledge: Introduced texts, Mammals (Golden Nature Guide,  Getting to Know . . . Nature's Children Series, Amazing Animals, and other non-fiction books
Research1: Research about an animal/ bird/species that interests you.
1. Fold a paper into fourths. (Four quadrants)
2. Write 4 questions that you were "wondering"?
     e.g. I wonder what wolves eat?
            (Eagles) How fast do they fly?
Day 1. Research using texts, books, and magazines
Day 2. Then use the Alaska Notebook Series to further research your questions.
Alaska Notebook Series
Day 3: Then find other resources such as Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife Alaska Department of Wildlife
Day 4-6: Sort questions into a book format.  Then what did you discoverer? What do you want to know. Research Process.

Thinking about Eagle research.

Gathering information on Wolves.

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3-D Reading

After their reading assignments. They had "Reading Choices".

Dust Mites

Dust Mites
Life On Us
Dust Mites: Everything You Might Not Want To Know!

Explore the unseen organisms that live on our bodies.National Geographic 1:02 The blue mites are on our eyelashes.

Dust Mites

Dust Mites
Life On Us

Explore the unseen organisms that live on our bodies.National Geographic 1:02 The blue mites are on our eyelashes.

Tracking Animals

In our reading Henry is teaching Tim to fly. 

20 000 Canada geese are jockeying for position to gain speed for flight. Watch Grant's Getaways

Wetland Wanderings

Canada Geese

Then paired with Animal Trackers

Were reading non-fiction articles, from the Science World magazine. "Animal Trackers"  Scienceworld
Biologists fit wild animals with tracking devices.

They attached two trackers to a great white shark. They named her, Lydia. You can find out more about her . . . Tracking Lydia

 

Where is Lydia?

DIRECTIONS: Answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. According to the article, why are great white sharks endangered?

2. Why didn’t scientists anesthetize Lydia when they brought the shark onboard the boat? 

3. Describe two tests scientists did on Lydia while the shark was on the boat. 

Spelling Test

Use your iPad the link is on your homepage.

Spellingcity.com/

1. Get ready for the test! You will be using spelling list 1a or lesson 1

2. Select Spelling Test.

 

 

 "Spell the word"

In the white box, spell the word migration