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Animal Trivia
Grade 4
Student Learner Expectations:
R.11.4.9 - Use word-reference materials, including the glossary, dictionary, and
thesaurus, to make meaning of unknown words.
OV.1.4.1- Use subject-related information and vocabulary.
IR.12.4.2 - Locate information in reference materials by using organizational
features.
IR.12.4.4 - Collect information about an assigned or self-selected topic using
resources of the media center, including Internet, print, and media.
TECH.1.4.6 - Use developmentally appropriate multimedia resources to support
learning.
TECH.3.4.2 - Use electronic dictionaries and encyclopedias.
TECH.5.4.1 - Use electronic encyclopedias, thesauruses, videos, and other
electronic reference and proofreading tools to complete research projects.
Materials:
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United Streaming Video---“Animal Faces, Animal Places” Background
information on various animals
Set of New True books
Kidspiration graphic organizer “My Animal”
Animal Trivia Activity (See attached.)
Fact Frenzy Interactive Tool---www.readwritethink.org (See attached.)
Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments
www.readwritethink.org - Print from the website.
Animal Study---www.readwritethink.org/materials/animals-inquiry/ (See
attached.)
Animal Study Graphic Organizer - Using the above website, students
can take notes or graphic organizer can be printed. (See attached.)
Directions:
1. This lesson will take several sessions.
2. Define the terms: table of contents, index and glossary.
3. Pass out New True books.
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4. Discuss organizational features of the books (table of content, index,
glossary, headings picture captions, bold print, etc.).
5. Display a transparency or PowerPoint slide of each section noting
similarities and differences.
6. Introduction to note taking—“Fact Frenzy Interactive Tool”---This can be
done as a group, in a lab setting or print from website.
7. Note taking activity---“Animal Study”
8. Note taking activity---“Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact
Fragments” Activities 1-3
9. Students will do the activity “Animal Trivia.” Have students answer 3-4
questions using the New True books. Check answers as a group.
10. Assign each student a New True book. Have students fill out the graphic
organizer, “My Animal.”
11. Use graphic organizer to write an informative paragraph about the
assigned animal.
Assessment:
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Observation of participation in discussion and note taking activities
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ANIMAL TRIVIA
Snakes
What do snakes eat?
Manatees
How do you pronounce estuaries?
Birds of Prey
How big is a kestrel?
Alligators and Crocodiles
Why are crocodilians called nature’s submarines?
Birds We Know
What does the word crested mean?
Polar Bear
On what pages is information about fur found?
White-Tailed Deer
What is the title of chapter 3?
Squirrels
On what pages does the chapter “Squirrels Bodies” end?
Bears
How many pages of information are given for the topic dens?
Buffalo
How many chapters are there in this book?
Penguins
Tell 5 ways penguins are alike.
Opossums
How many teeth does an opossum have and how are they used?
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ANIMAL TRIVIA (continued)
Beavers
How do you pronounce castoreum?
Tropical Fish
On what page does the chapter “Egg-Laying Tropical Fish” end?
Rabbit and Hares
When are rabbits and hares most active?
Whales and Other Sea Mammals
On what page can you find the glossary?
Giant Pandas
What does a giant panda like to eat?
Koalas
On what page is information about a dingo found?
Butterflies and Moths
On what page does the chapter “Warning Colors and Look-alikes” begin?
Insects
What is a chrysalis?
Monarch Butterflies
Name the stages of the life cycle of a Monarch.
Woodchuck
Do woodchucks hibernate?
Bald Eagles
What is a baby eagle called?
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