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The community aquarium is adding a state of the art touch tank exhibit. Based off your research on animals that live in tide pools, which animal would you recommend to be placed in the touch tank?
Part
Two: Background Information on Tide Pools and Tidal Zones
Many
ocean animals live in tide pools, but specific ocean animals live in certain
tide pools depending on which tidal zone. Become
an oceanographer and learn about the different tidal zones. You will have an
activity to place the right ocean animals in the correct tide pool.
Here is the link and the worksheet!
Good luck!
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Tide
Pool and Tide Zone Web Page |
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To pick an animal for the touch tank, you need to know some information about the lifestyle of animals that live in tide pools. Some of the questions that you need to research include:
Description:
What does your animal look like?
Diet:
What does your animal eat?
Predators:
Does your animal have any enemies?
Behaviors:
What types of behaviors does animal have in its environment?
Part
Four: Gathering and Planning
Click
on the Internet links to find information about two animals from two different
tidal zones that you would recommend for the touch tank.
Record your information on your Notes
Sheet.
 Spray Tide Zone |
High Tide Zone |
Mid Tide Zone |
Low Tide Zone |
Sub Tide Zone |
| Acorn Barnacle |
Lined
Shore Crab |
Giant
Green Anemone |
Sculpin |
Sunflower Star |
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Dogwinkle |
Black
Leather Chiton |
Ochre
Sea Star |
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Finger
Limpet |
Blue
Mussel |
Black
Turban Snail |
Sea
Lemon Nudibranch |
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Hermit
Crab |
If you need more help, or speak a different language, here is an alternative activity for this web page. You can use the modified pages to learn about the Lined Shore Crab and Dogwinkle. You can also record your information on a modified notes sheet for the Lined Shore Crab and Dogwinkle.
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Alternative
Activity for Lined Shore Crab
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Alternative Activity
for Dogwinkle
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Notes
Sheet for Lined Shore Crab
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Notes
Sheet for Dogwinkle |
Part
After
you think you have finished gathering research, you will need to study your
notes sheet.
v Did
you record information for all areas for both of your animals?
v If
you need to gather more information, do it now.
v Did
you record any information that is not helpful in answering your questions about
the tide zone animals?
v If
you need to delete or move around information, do it now.
When your Notes
Sheet is complete, show it to your teacher.
Part
Six: Synthesizing and Evaluating
Now that you have completed your research on two animals you need to look at
both animals and decide which animal you want to have placed in the community
touch tank. You will need to use
the synthesizing
and evaluating worksheet to help you. Here
are some guiding questions to help you reach your decision:
Description
of Animal
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Size: Which
tide pool animal is large enough that people will be able to view it from the
tank? Is one animal too large to
take over the tank so that other animals will not be seen? Is one animal too
small that people will not be able to view the tide pool animal?
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Texture of Animal:
Which
tide pool animal has a shell so it’s protected when people come and pick up to
view animals in the tide pool? Which
tide pool animal has a soft and fragile body where people will have to handle
the tide pool animal with care?
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Color
of Animal: Is
the animal colorful so that it will enhance the beauty of the tank? Is the
animal a color that will blend in with rocks and water and not be seen in the
tide pool?
Diet
v Simple Diet: Which
tide pool animal eats simple foods such as plankton, algae, kelp, and seaweed?
v Complex Diet: Which
tide pool animal eats other animals that would live in the tide pool?
Predators
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Outside The Tank: Which
tide pool animal has enemies that would live outside the tank such as birds or
humans?
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Inside
The Tank: Which
tide pool animal has enemies that would include other animals that are in the
tide pool tank?
Behavior
v Shy: Which animal will hide when people try to touch it in the touch tank?
v Speed: Which animal moves fast when people try to touch it in the touch tank?
v Miscellaneous: Which
animal has interesting features or characteristics that will make people want to
visit the touch tank?
Based
off the guiding questions and your research, which tide pool animal will you
place in the tide pool tank?
You
have been through the process of synthesizing and evaluating your research from
two different tide pool animals from two different tidal zones.
From your critical thinking you should form a decision on what animal you
wish to place in the new tide pool at the community aquarium.
You
will need to create an information card that will give information about your
animal to be displayed for visitors to read that visit the new tide pool.
Your information card will need to include:
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A picture
of your tide pool animal.
v A caption under the
picture.
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A paragraph that will
give information on your animal.
v Sample Information Card
Create
a three-dimensional model of your sea animal. Set up your tide pool complete
with information cards on variety of three-dimensional animals from the tide
pools. Share with other classrooms!
Teacher
Page for Touch of the Tide Pool
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Conclusion |
Resources Needed |
Student Page |
Credits |
This research investigation was developed as part of the Mukilteo School District Level III competency program.
The purpose of this project is for students to be able to compare and contrast two animals that live in a tide pool and determine based off research and their problem solving skills, which tide pool animal will go into the state of the art touch tank. Students will research how tide pool animals interact with other tide pool animals within the tide pool community.
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This project is intended for a third grade classroom which covers ocean life in the Mukilteo School District reading curriculum. It also involves looking at lifestyles of tide pool animals and would involve science skills to a lesser extent. This lesson is ideal for students learning about sea life and can be easily adapted to second grade.
Although background knowledge of real life experiences with tide pools is useful for this activity, students will get all the information that they need in order to be successful with this project.
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Washington
State Essential Academic Learning Requirements
Touch
of the Tide Pool Meets the following EALR’s:
v Reading 1.5: Use features
of non-fiction text and computer software.
v Reading 2.1: Comprehend
important ideas and details.
v Reading 2.2: Expand
comprehension by analyzing, interpreting, and synthesizing information and
ideas.
v Reading 3.2: Read to
perform a task.
v Writing 2.2: Write for
different purposes.
v Writing 2.3: Write in a
variety of forms.
v Science 1.1: Use
properties to identify, describe, and categorize substances, materials, and
objects and use characteristics to categorize living things.
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Science 1.3: Understand
how interactions within and among systems cause changes in matter and energy.
v Science 2.2 Apply science
knowledge and skills to solve problems or meet challenges.
v Arts 1.2: organize arts
elements to artistic compositions.
v Arts 3.3: use
combinations of art forms to communicate in multi-media formats.
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Technology
Standards for Touch of the Tide Pool
1. Basic operations and concepts
Use age-appropriate computer terminology.
Demonstrate basic computer operations and skills.
Use menus and toolbars as needed.
Name, save, and print documents to designated locations.
Organize personal folders and files in student account.
2. Social, ethical and human issues
Communicate awareness of copyright/plagiarism issues.
3. Technology productivity tools
Use computer programs as directed by the teacher.
Create, save, edit, and print a variety of word-processing documents.
Use technology to facilitate a collaborative writing experience.
4. Technology communication tools
Use technology to share information/knowledge with an audience.
5. Technology research tools
Use pre-selected Internet sites to locate and record information.
6. Technology problem solving and decision making tools
Use technology resources to solve a problem or make a decision.
Determine when technology is an appropriate choice for problem-solving.
Use technology to facilitate a collaborative experience.
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| Team Member | Role | Resources Needed/Who? | How Long? |
| Elementary Support Teacher | Responsible for
teaching the research skills and knowledge needed in knowing about tide
pools and tidal zones as well as researching information on the two tide
pool animals.
After research is done the elementary support teacher will help set up a publisher template for the student to input their information as well as a graphic. |
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See process and timeline for further information. |
| Classroom Teacher | Responsible for
teaching the synthesizing and evaluating as well as writing the
paragraph for the publisher information card.
Responsible for teaching the art portion of the project in creating a tide pool animal. |
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See process and timeline for further information. |
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Use the Project Implementation Plan Worksheet to help guide you through this process with your students.
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Resources
Needed for the Project
For this project to
be a success, students will need the following items:
It is highly recommended to create a folder so students can keep track of all the information that they gather.
Pencils to write down information.
Clipboards to aide in writing down information.
You will need to use the Tide Pools of the Oregon Coast/Tide Pool Page.
Handouts from Tide Pool and Tide Zone Work Sheet Packet.
If you need to assign tide pool animals based on readability level, this handout will be helpful along with this link to directions.
For gathering and planning you will need to run copies of the Notes Sheet for research on two animals. For alternative activities for ESL and Special Needs Students use the Alternative Lined Shore Crab Notes Sheet and Alternative Dogwinkle Notes Sheet. See the gathering and planning section to find the alternative links for the Lined Shore Crab and Dogwinkle.
You will also need the synthesizing and evaluating worksheet to figure out which animal should live in the tank.
The
Sample Information Card
The scoring rubric will help show if students are meeting standard on this project.
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The following process and timeline is recommended for this project based off forty minute sessions. The entire project will take approximately fourteen forty minute sessions to complete. This involves eleven sessions in the computer lab and three sessions in the classroom.
Three sessions for introducing the scenario and task as well as completing the background tasks and learning the five layers of the tide pool zones.
Four sessions to complete research on two animals in the tide pool. Students should complete one animal in the two week period.
One session to complete the synthesizing and evaluating piece in class.
One session to write out the informational paragraph that will be used for the publisher information card.
Three sessions to set up and complete the information needed for the publisher information card. (This can be done in the lab with the Elementary Support Teacher while the Classroom teacher is working on the synthesizing and evaluating piece as well as publisher information card).
One session to reflect in the rubric and e-Folio.
One session to do the follow up art activity.
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When students complete the project, use the rubric to determine if student met the standard on this project. Students can also use the self-reflection sheet to offer feedback on the project.
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Hopefully this
lesson will provide an experience where students take ownership in making a
decision and problem solving based on data that he or she gathered on tide pool
animals. Students will also acquire research skills in parallel to
designing an information card in Publisher.
Be sure to show off the final project of the student made
tide pool with the informational cards intact. Allow other students to
come and view the state of the art touch tank!
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Creators
of this Online Investigation are Stephanie Wilson, Elementary Support Teacher,
and Angie Georgeadis, Nikole Jansen, Deanna Ready, Anja Rossiter, Sarah Wolf,
Mukilteo School District 3rd Grade Teachers from Horizon Elementary
©2002-2003.
Internet
Information on Tide Pool Zones and Tide Pool Animals Courtesy of:
Tide Pools of the
Oregon Coast/Tide Pool Page
Graphics
courtesy of Eclipse Digital Graphics
Network’s Animal Factory (exits site)
Bubbles courtesy of Dynamicdrive.com (exits site)
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