Welcome to your exciting journey through all seven of our worlds continents!

These include North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia, and Antarctica. Each continent has their own unique animals that have very distinct features. It is important to know about their eating habits, size, etc. to understand why they live in the climate that they do. It is also important to understand why some are extremely important to the environment. Throughout your journey through the seven continents, you will be studying and looking up information about certain animals that will finally lead you to your surprise field trip at the very end! Do you think you can figure out where the surprise field trip will be during your journey through the continents?

Task
0 Each morning you will research a

different animal from a particular continent.

task and answer questions about each animal. around the world!

0 Please follow the worksheet to stay on

0 You will learn about different animals

0 After you will use Microsoft to make a

brochure about what you learned.

Process First, please read the directions on

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the worksheet. Once you have read them you will click on the links provided to find the information you are seeking. Each day you will learn about a animal from a different continent Please follow the directions given to find out where they are from, what they like to eat, etc. After you have completed that day. You will stop until the next day. Friday we will review what we learned and announce our SURPRISE field trip!! At the end of the field trip you will make a brochure to show the class what your favorite animal is and what you learned

MONDAY North America

Explore the website Watch the video and learn about the Grizzly Bear 0 Answer questions on Worksheet

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/brown-bear/

South America
Explore the website Go through the slides and learn about the Anaconda 0 Answer questions on Worksheet

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creature feature/anaconda/

TUESDAY Antarctica
1. Go to the website

http://www.polarbearsinternational.org

bears" at the top. then click on "facts and information" on the left side. 3. Browse through the tops "where do polar bears live" 4. Look at "characteristics 5. Look at "habitats and behavior".
0 Answer questions on

2. Click on "about polar

Worksheet

Europe
1. Go to the website 2. Scroll down and

read the "habitat" section 3. Read "characteristics" section 4. Finally, read the "diet" section.
http://www.cosmosmith.com/european_gray_wolves.asp

0 Answer questions

on Worksheet

Wednesday Australia
Ay Mate! You've landed in Australia, a place with endless opportunities. Today you will be introduced to one of Australia's finest, the Koala Bear. With the link provided below you are to find facts about the Koala Bear 0 what they eat 0 their average life-span 0 how big they grow
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/koala.html

Asia
As you journey through Asia, you may cross paths with an animal not so cuddly. With the link provided, you may explore all the details of the Bengal Tiger. Find out what their: 0 diets consist of 0 what type of an animal it is 0 it's life span 0 Answer questions on Worksheet

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mamm als/bengal-tiger HINT: Watching the video provided by the link will help further expand your knowledge of the Bengal Tiger.

Thursday Africa
Look under each heading about the Cheetah. Explore the website 0 Answer questions on Worksheet
http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engcheetah.html

Africa cont
Look under each heading about the Lion. Explore the website 0 Answer questions on Worksheet

http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/englion.html

Evaluation
Beginning 1 Worksheet Completion Worksheet was not turned in. Developing 2 Worksheet turned in, student failed to complete entirely. Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Score Worksheet completed, Worksheet completed, student displayed student exhibited general understanding of complete content. understanding of tasks given.

Overall behavior on student field trip

Student misbehaved, did Student failed to follow Student was appropriate, Student acted not listen to any all instructions given. used manners. Listened appropriately on field instructions given. The student remained to all instructions given trip. Used manners, the uninterested throughout by teachers or student was attentive. most of field trip. chaperones. Displayed much interest.

Choosing an Student failed to choose Student identified animal Student chose animal but Student chose animal, animal, an animal and gather any of choice, did not gather did not successfully displayed accurate gathering information. information based on gather information. Some knowledge of chosen information on animal. information did not animals background. animal. pertain to chosen animal. Brochure Brochure incomplete, student showed lack of understanding of content. Completed brochure, student did not follow instructions precisely. Completed brochure, Completed brocuhure, information unorganized Gathered and organized but displayed important information understanding. on animal. Displayed understanding of content learned.

Additional Notes:

Conclusion
0 CONGRATULATIONS!! As you have probably figured out while

going through your journey of the seven different continents, we will be taking a field trip to the zoo as a class! After learning about the animals chosen for each continent, it will now be easier for you to understand and know about each animal when we visit the zoo. Although you only learned about one animal per continent, there are still thousands more out there that are even more interesting to learn about. There are even different kinds of species found almost everyday! 0 At the zoo, you are to choose your favorite animal and find more information on that specific animal. Your final product will consist of a brochure about the new information you have gained on your favorite animal and about your trip to the zoo which should include pictures as well.

Works Cited
National Geographic Society. (n.d.). Brown Bear Facts and Pictures National Geographic Kids. Retrieved on March 9th, 2014, from http://kids.natio nalgeographic.com/kids/animals/cr e aturefeature/brown-bear/ National Geographic Society (n.d.). Anaconda Facts and PicturesNational Geographic Kids. Retrieved on March 9th, 2014 from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creat ure feature/anaconda/ Paul Janssen (n.d.). Cheetah Facts. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://www.outtoafrica.nl /animals/engcheetah.html Paul Janssen (n.d.). Lion Facts. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://www.outtoafrica.nl/a n imals/englion.html National Geographic Society (n.d). Bengal Tiger, Bengal Tiger Pictures, Bengal Tiger Facts National Geographic. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://animals.nationalgeogra phic.com/ animals/mammals/bengal-tiger

Defenders of Wildlife (n.d.). Koala Kids Planet Defenders of Wildlife. Retrieved on March 11th, 2014, from http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/koala.html
Cosmosmith (n.d.). Wolves of the World- European Gray Wolves- Canis lupus lupus. Retrieved on March 11, 2014,from http://www.cosmosmith.com/european_gray_wolves.asp