Team Search

RAINFOREST INTERNET TEAM SEARCH

GRADE: Six

SUBJECT: Science

TOPIC: Rainforest

DESCRIPTION: Students will demonstrate a thorough understanding of how to search the Internet to find information on given topics

MATERIALS: Computers equipped with Internet

INTERNET SITES:

www.rainforest-alliance.org/

http://forests.org/ric/Background/stats.htm

http://kids.osd.wednet.edu/Marshall/homepage/tropical.html

http://toucansam.kelloggs.ca/eng/contents.htm

http://rainforest.org/html/save-an-acre.html

http://forests.org/worldfor.html

http://rain-tree.com/

http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/Ethnobotany/page4.html

http://www.rainforest.org/html/facts.html

http://www.gnbvoc.mec.edu/rainforest/default.htm

http://forests.org/ric/EdSups/causes.htm

http://www.dpi.inpe.br/Amazonia/home

PROCEDURE:

1. Teacher assigns teams. Proper behavior for group work is discussed so students know what is expected of them

2. Each team decides which topics they want to research.

3. While doing their research, each team is to develop a study guide that will be used to prepare for the final evaluation.

4. During this process, the teacher is walking around and grading each team member on how well they work in their team. (see attached rubric)

EVALUATION: rubric

ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS: 11B, 12A, 12B