Internet Workshop

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Reflection:

This project went okay in the classroom. I ran the workshop via the smartboard and the students and myself walked through the sites together. I also gave each student a guide: The Great White Shark Internet Questions Student Page to help them through the workshop and to hold them accountable for following along.

Several of the students were interested in Great White Sharks, but I feel as thought I overwhelmed my students with too much information. I should have keep it simple and sweet. I read through the student question guide with the class before starting the workshop and we would stop as a class after exploring a link to see what questions we could answer.

I think that the students had fun doing this but they needed a lot of support from the teacher. I think if and when I do this again I would rather have the class broken down into small groups.

Internet  Workshop: Great White Sharks

First Grade Science

Competency Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and make observations to build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.

1.02 Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals:

• Air.
• Water.
• Food.
• Shelter.
• Space.

1.05 Discuss the wide variety of living things on Earth.

Let’s jump in and explore the under water realm of the Great White Shark. These amazing yet scary animals fascinate people around the globe. See if you can understand the world of the shark, is he friend or enemy? Answer the questions below using the provided websites to understand why it is so important that we save this endangered species.

Birth

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/

1. How long does a Great White Shark stay with it’s mother?

2. How long is a baby Great White at birth?

3. What is a baby Great White called?

The Great White Adult

http://sharkfacts.org/great-white-shark-facts/

1. How Long can a Great White Shark live?

2. Where do Great White Sharks live?

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/

3. How fast can a Great White Shark swim?

Feeding

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/great-white-shark/

1. What does a Great White’s diet consist of?

2. How long can a Great White go between big meals?

Cool Facts

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/shark.html

1. How many bones does a sharks body have?

2. Are sharks ever still?

http://www.soskids.com/20.0.html

3. Is there anything in the ocean that can attack or kill a Great White Shark?

Interesting Website:

http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/shark-anatomy.html

Cool Video:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/animals-pets-kids/wild-detectives-kids/wd-ep4-sharkguy.html

Take a Shark Quiz to see what you have learned:

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/puzzlesquizzes/quizyournoodle-sharks/