Third Grade Animal Research

This activity was an introduction to proper research techniques using online resources to find information about a specific animal and be able to record it for later use. The students were introduced to the idea of plagiarism and the importance of reading the information for comprehension and then writing down the information they gathered in their own words. Nettrekker was used for research and the students worked on paragraphing in Word after they gathered the information that they needed.

Writing TEKS: 3.23D
Technology TEKS: (3-5.1.A) (3-5.1.B)(3-5.1.E) (3-5.2.B) (3-5.2.D) (3-5.2.E) (3-5.3.A)(3-5.3.B) (3-5.4.A) (3-5.4.B) (3-5.6.C)