Learning outcomes
Students will:
- discover and compare the characteristics and needs of specific animals and their habitats.
- use the KWLH Model.
- work in small cooperative groups.
- use a digital camera.
Teacher planning
Time required for lesson
1–2 weeks
Materials/resources
- chart pad and markers
- African animal pictures from calendars, digital photos, and/or websites
- copies of the habitat photos for student use
- eleven-by-eighteen-inch art paper
- assorted art mediums (paint, chalk, markers, colored paper, glue)
- laminator or clear contact paper to seal book pages
- coil binder or large metal book rings
Technology resources
- digital camera to take photos
- internet access to select images from websites
- computer and printer for printing photos
- TV and VCR to show zoo video
- “The 21st Century Zoo” video produced 1995, North Carolina Zoological Society
- PowerPoint attachment of African animal habitats at the North Carolina Zoo
- seed question attachment
