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A Web Quest for K-2 Grade Mathematics and Language Arts
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Elizabeth [email protected]
and Leslie [email protected]
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
What? Did You Say 365 Penguins?
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Hi Students!
I know that penguins are one of your favorite subjects. And you have
been working on many math concepts, such as adding,
counting, comparing, factoring, sorting, and patterning. First, I thought
that you might enjoy reading the story, 365 Penguins by Jean-Luc
Fromental. Then, I thought it would be fun to put ourselves in the story.
Now let’s pretend that you are sitting in your bedroom working on a math
problem. All of a sudden, your doorbell rings and you have permission to
answer the door. You look out of the door but you see no one there. You
look down on the doorstep and see a small box with holes all around it.
You open it. There is a little penguin chick with a note attached!
You are asking yourself, what kind of penguin is this? What is does it eat
or drink? Where did the penguins come from? What activities do penguins
like? Where is the mama and daddy? Why do they have different colored
feet? How many more will come?
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We have no way of caring for our baby penguin. Please take
care of him. It is unsafe for him to travel with us.
Sincerely,
Mama and Papa Penguin
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In order for you to learn more about the different penguins that have arrived on your doorstep, you will need to work with a partner. You and your partner will spend time reading, researching and gathering data. You will:
Read the book 365 Penguins by by Jean-Luc Fromental. Gather Penguin facts and make a Penguin Fact book. Create graphs and determine patterns in the number of penguins that
marched in a parade. Create graphs and figure out how many fish a penguin caught. Determine how many times you have to roll one or two dice to help the
penguins escape from the ice floes. Create a presentation to explain your mathematical solutions and your
research to the class
This project will take a whole week. You will read 365 Penguins and complete the various worksheets on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday you will complete the research for your Penguin Fact Book. On Thursday, you will create your presentations for the class. On Friday, you will present your mathematical solutions and the information from your fact books to the class. You will be using the Web to do your research. Materials will be provided to create your fact books and graphs. You may complete your presentations using Kidpix to make a poster or Kidspiration to make an informational web site.
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[Teacher Page]Monday and Tuesday1. The teacher will assign your partner.2. You and your partner will read the book 365 Penguins to each other
out loud. 3. Your teacher will give the Penguin Problem Solving worksheets.Penguin Fishing will challenge you to identify the pattern in the number of fish the penguin catches each day, write a rule for the number of fish the penguin catches based on the day, then use that rule and pattern to predict how many fish the penguin will catch on each of the next three days. Penguin Parade: There are two pattern problem-solving task that will ask you to figure out how many penguins marched in the parade, given the marching pattern. Penguin Delivery will apply calendar skills to solve the problem about how many penguins will you have to care for .
Wednesday4. Your teacher will tell you and your partner which penguins you will study to
complete your fact book. 5. Your teacher will give you the Penguin Fact Book that you will complete.6. You and your partner will use the following websites to gather information for
your Penguin Fact Book.http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/slide3.htmlhttp://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/index.htmlhttp://www.penguinfacts.net/penguin-facts-for-kids.htmhttp://www.tooter4kids.com/Penguins/Penguin_index.htm
Thursday7. Today you and your partner will work on your presentation of math facts and
your Penguin Fact Book.8. Make sure that you and your partner work on your presentation together. 9. Decide who is going to do which part of the presentation.10. The presentation should last no more than 15 minutes.
Friday - Presentations
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Penguin Facts
Neither found information that
is not scientifically accurate.
One of the partners found
information that was
scientifically accurate.
Partners found information that was scientifically
accurate.
Both partners found information that was scientifically
accurate.
Habitat Information
No habitat information provided.
One habitat fact provided.
Two or more habitat facts
provided.
Three or more habitat facts
provided.
Behavior Information
No behavior information provided.
One behavior fact provided.
Two or more behavior facts
provided.
Three or more behavior facts
provided.
Appearance/Diet Information No information
provided.One fact about each provided.
Two or more facts provided for each.
Three or more facts provided for each.
Grammar More than five mistakes in grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
Five mistakes in grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
Three or four mistakes in
grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
No more than two mistakes in
grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Math concepts/
No worksheet entries or answers
Missing two to three entries or
answers
Missing one-two entries or answers
All answers complete and all entries recorded
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Be very proud of yourself. You provided care for the large number of penguins while in your care. By reading the story “365 Penguins”, you will better understand the life of penguins, their habitats, cost of care, develop graphs, and present our work through the hand-on-experiences of the use of technology. Excellent Job!
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This project would not have been successful without the teamwork and dedication between us. When brainstorming on how we were going to approach this task we thought about each of our strengths and weaknesses. Then we were able to distribute who would do what to bring it together as a team .Thanks to Jennifer for including this as a final project in Module 10 so that as teachers and future teachers that we will be better equipped to provide our students with exciting opportunities to interact with technology. We hope to continue to our excitement about learning with technology . It has inspired us to create this Web Quest.
The Penguin Problem Solving worksheets are available through http://mathwire.com/themes/themepen.html#lit
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A Web Quest for K-2 Grade Mathematics and Language Arts
Designed by
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
What? Did You Say 365 Penguins?
Elizabeth [email protected]
and Leslie [email protected]
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This Web Quest was created for Pre-K to second grade students as an ATCP technology project. It is intended that students be able to identify the characteristics of different species of penguins, and present the findings to the class in the form of a Power Point, Kidpix etc. Most important is that students have exposure and experience in learning mathematical concepts using technology.
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§111.12. - §111.14. Mathematics, Grade K-2. (1.1) – (1.3) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. (1.4) – (1.5) Patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking. (1.6) Geometry and spatial reasoning. (1.9) – (1.10) Probability and statistics. (1.11) – (1.13) Underlying processes and mathematical tools.
§110.2. - §110.4. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade K-2. (1) Listening/speaking/purposes(3) Listening/speaking/audiences/oral grammar.(4) Listening/speaking/communication(5) Reading/word identification.(7) Reading/variety of texts.(8) Reading/vocabulary development.(9) Reading/comprehension.(12) Reading inquiry/research.(16) Writing/spelling.(17) Writing/grammar/usage.(20) Writing/inquiry/research.
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The Process 1Monday and Tuesday1. The teacher will assign your partner. (Teachers should explain that
selection of partners is not open for discussion. Try to partner students who have complimentary strengths and weaknesses)
2. You and your partner will read the book 365 Penguins to each other out loud. (If the sound factor is a problem, teacher may choose to have the class do a group reading.)
3. Your teacher will give the Penguin Problem Solving worksheets. (Teachers should print these worksheets out ahead of time.)
Penguin Fishing will challenge you to identify the pattern in the number of fish the penguin catches each day, write a rule for the number of fish the penguin catches based on the day, then use that rule and pattern to predict how many fish the penguin will catch on each of the next three days. Penguin Parade: There are two pattern problem-solving task that will ask you to figure out how many penguins marched in the parade, given the marching pattern. Penguin Delivery will apply calendar skills to solve the problem about how many penguins will you have to care for .(All math worksheets should be introduced before the students work on them to assure that students understand the concepts that they will be using.)
Wednesday4. Your teacher will tell you and your partner which penguins you will study to
complete your Penguin Fact Book. (Tell the class that there are 17 species of penguin, and that you will assign each group 3 species to make sure that all 17 will be presented to the class.)
5. Your teacher will give you the Penguin Fact Book that you will complete. (Click on the hyperlink for a copy of the handout.)
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3. You and your partner will use the following websites to gather information for your Penguin Fact Book.http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/slide3.htmlhttp://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/index.htmlhttp://www.penguinfacts.net/penguin-facts-for-kids.htmhttp://www.tooter4kids.com/Penguins/Penguin_index.htm
Thursday4. Today you and your partner will work on your presentation of math facts
and your Penguin Fact Book. (Help students to locate the Kidpix and Kidspiration web sites that they will use to complete their presentations.)
5. Make sure that you and your partner work on your presentation together. (Tell them that this is part of the grade for this project.)
6. Decide who is going to do which part of the presentation.7. The presentation should last no more than 15 minutes. (Each teacher
should make their own judgment about the length of time for the presentations. Take into account individual student needs. )
Friday – Presentations (Each teacher should also adjust the daily schedule . This could take more or less time depending on the capabilities of your students.)
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Neither found information that
is not scientifically accurate.
One of the partners found
information that was
scientifically accurate.
Partners found information that was scientifically
accurate.
Both partners found information that was scientifically
accurate.
Habitat Information
No habitat information provided.
One habitat fact provided.
Two or more habitat facts
provided.
Three or more habitat facts
provided.
Behavior Information
No behavior information provided.
One behavior fact provided.
Two or more behavior facts
provided.
Three or more behavior facts
provided.
Appearance/Diet Information No information
provided.One fact about each provided.
Two or more facts provided for each.
Three or more facts provided for each.
Grammar More than five mistakes in grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
Five mistakes in grammar,
spelling, and punctuation.
Three or four mistakes in
grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
No more than two mistakes in
grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Math concepts/
No worksheet entries or answers
Missing two to three entries or
answers
Missing one-two entries or answers
All answers complete and all entries recorded
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We hope that the opportunity to study this wonderful animal will encourage the students to become more interested and knowledgeable about the variety of species that we have come to treasure.
These books might also be used to complement a penguin math unit. Your Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater Cinderella Penguin: Little Glass Flipper by Janet Perlman The Penguin and the Pea by Janet Perlman The Emperor Penguin's New Clothes by Janet Perlman Little Penguin's Tale by Audrey Wood The Penguin and the Pea by Janet Perlman Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems> by Judy Sierra Plenty of Penguins by Sonia Black
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