Vertebrates

3rd Grade Science Topic: Vertebrate Animals

Within this lesson, you will learn what a vertebrate animal is. Through technology and class discussion, you will gain an understanding of the many vertebrate animals and where they live. You will choose two of the three options to inform us about your animal.


 * Brainstorm: **To begin this lesson, we will identify what it means to be a vertebrate animal. You will then choose a vertebrate animal to research. Once you have chosen an animal, you will brainstorm as many facts about your animal as you can. You may refer to my brainstorm as a reference.

Activity #1: We are currently studying vertebrate animals in 3rd Grade Science. Your first activity option is to incorporate [|wordle] by creating a word cloud. Within wordle you will identify text pertaining to your animal. You will then utilize the wordle program to create your word cloud. My word cloud represents facts of the Rockhopper Penguin (click on word cloud or image below).

Activity #2: Second, you may choose to create a map from Google Maps. Here, you will locate where you can find your animal. My example includes the Falkland Islands, where the Rockhopper Penguins are found.

Activity #3: Your third option is to develop a digital poster in Glogster. You will utilize your findings by placing the information within the poster. You can view my example by clicking on the link [].

Publishing: Student work will be published within their Google site.

Grading: Assignments will be graded according to the posted Rubric.