Animal Research Project

This 155 page Animal Research Bundle contains all you need to teach students how to complete an individualized, self-directed research project ending in a Natural History Museum. Students will learn how to research using non-fiction books and put the information in their own words! No more copying directly from the book! The process is broken down into day-to-day lessons.

This Animal Research bundle is differentiated and a perfect way to meet the needs of all of your students.

Students will choose one animal from a selection of grade-appropriate non-fiction and focus on their animal's adaptations, habitat, predators, prey/diet and other interesting facts.

Common Core and Science Standards aligned! Suggestions for guided reading groups are also included.

This Animal Research Bundle includes:

-5 + weeks of complete daily lesson plans

-Completed PROJECT SAMPLES to show your students what a quality animal research project looks like
-All student handouts, parent letters (English and Spanish) and teacher masters
-Choosing books for animal research
-Suggested Animal Lists
-Anchor Chart Printables
-Interactive Journal Pages
-Creative ways to assess prior knowledge
-Informational Text Features
-Informational Text vocabulary activities
-detailed instructions on how to teach students how to write an interesting paragraph with strong, varied language
-suggestions on how to supervise student work and create guided reading groups based on need
-step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate to students how to make a No-to-Low cost diorama
-step-by-step instructions on how to demonstrate how to make animal research product using PowerPoint or Prezi
-Product Descriptors for easy grading! These Animal Research Product Descriptors are available in English and Spanish (translated using Google Translate)
-Writing Process Clip Chart

If you enjoy my Animal Research Project, check out my Biography Research Project!

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