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A 3 page research paper that describes and discusses 3 Internet-based activities designed to be used in a fourth-grade science class. The goal of the tasks is to teach the students about endangered species. The learning goals are scaffolded, each building on the other. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the science topic of endangered plant and animal species. Also, this wrier/tutor is assuming that there are sufficient computer stations for the entire class to gain access to the Internet
within the context of small groups. The first task involves having the students access the site Endangered Species, which is sponsored by ThinkQuest.org. This site describes and defines what
is meant by the term "endangered species." This site also offers information on the causes of endangerment and the role that human activities can play in this process. As this
is a large block of text that covers a tremendous amount of information. The teacher will, first of all, pick various students and have each student read a paragraph aloud
while the rest of the class follows along. Before proceeding to each successive paragraph, the teacher will the class to point out the most important facts in the paragraph that
was just read, which the teacher will record on the blackboard. The second section of the site is entitled "What you can do" and this should, likewise, spark a class
discussion in which the students give opinions and suggestions on what ordinary people can do about this problem. The second Internet-based activity is to have the student access
the site entitled Endangered Specie.com, The Rarest Info Around, which is sponsored by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. This site presents a map of the United States. By clicking
on each state, students can access a comprehensive list of the endangered species located in that state. The teacher instructs the students to click on their home state. The students
are then instructed to pick an endangered animal or plant, and the teacher records what each team of students has selected. This task will be continued the next day, as
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