Grand
Canyon Exploration
You are about to set out on the
biggest adventure of your life! You will be exploring the Grand Canyon
over the next nine weeks. During the next nine weeks, you will learn
about habitats, plants, animals, maps, and history. Each week you
will do new activities and learn new things. So get your brain and
imaginations ready because
HERE WE GO!!
WEEK
1
The Grand Canyon is a beautiful
place in Arizona. Look here
to
see where Arizona is. In class you will look at pictures and photos
of the Grand Canyon.
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Here is your task. Click here
to watch a movie about deserts. Pay attention to what a desert is,
what animals live there, and what plants live there. When you are
finished, print out the activity page and complete it. Put it in
your Grand Canyon Journal.
WEEK 2
Many animals live in the desert
and the Grand Canyon.
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Here is your task. Click
http://www.ZoomSchool.com/coloring/desert.shtml
to learn about different animals that live in the desert. Choose
2 desert animals and draw a picture of each in your journal. Underneath
the picture write 3 facts in good sentences about each animal.
In class we will also be reading
our science books to learn about the types of animals and what a omnivore,
carnivore, and herbivore is.
WEEK 3
Many types of plants live in
the desert and the Grand Canyon.
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Here is your task. Click http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/desert/tplants.htmto
learn about desert plants. Name three plants that live in the desert
and tell me one fact about each and write this in your journal . Cut out
3 pictures from the magazines and glue them in your journal.
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Using leaves, stems, branches, seeds, and other plant
parts create a model of a plant. See me for more information.
WEEK 4
The Grand Canyon is one of the
most amazing land forms in the world. As a class we will be taking a quiz
to see how much we know about different land forms.
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Here is your task. You will
choose a land form from a hat and create a model using play dough, construction
paper, crayons, markers, and other art supplies. Click here
to
learn about the land form you chose.
WEEK 5
In order for people to explore
the Grand Canyon, they had to know how to read a map. There are many
types of maps that you will learn about.
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Here is your task. Click here
to learn about maps, compasses, and globes. Read about each type
of map. In your journal, give an example of each of the following:
1.city 2.county
3.state 4.country
5.continent 6.ocean
7.river 8.street
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Read carefully what the above
website says about grids because we will be making a huge grid map in class.
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Click here
and
try the following:
How far is it from?
1.Merritt Island to Glen St. Mary
2.Jacksonville to Glen St. Mary
3.Glen St. Mary to Grand Canyon
Write the distance in your journal for each.
Example: 1. Merritt Island
to Glen St. Mary is ____________ miles.
WEEK 6
Now it is time to learn about
the very first person to ever explore the Grand Canyon.
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Here is your task. Click here
to read about John Wesley Powell. In your journal write 3 things
you learned about him in good sentences.
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In class we will also be learning
about fossils and the Indians
who
lived in the Grand Canyon. Click here to learn more about the fossils
WEEK 7
Now that you have become experts on the Grand Canyon
and the desert habitat, it is time for you to research a habitat or biome
of your very own.
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Here is your task. Click here
to watch a movie about biomes. **BIOME IS ANOTHER WORD FOR HABITAT!!!**
Print out the activity page and complete it. In your journal write 4 examples
of biomes or habitats.
In class you will choose a habitat to research.
Use the websites below to learn about your habitat. Take notes about
what animals and plants live there and what it looks like for next weeks
assignment.
For information on grasslands, deserts, rainforests,
tundra, and taiga, click here
Click on your habitat for more information.
Grasslandhttp://mbgnet.mobot.org/pfg/diverse/biomes/grasslnd/index.htm
Rainforesthttp://passporttoknowledge.com/rainforest/main.html
Tundrahttp://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/tundra/index.htm
Wetlands
and Forests http://www.worldbook.com/fun/wbla/camp/htm;/walk.html
Taigahttp://mbgnet.mobot.org/pfg/diverse/biomes/taiga/index.htm
WEEK 8
Create your habitat diorama.
See me for details.
WEEK 9
Now that you have finished your
exploration you may go back to any of the websites you visited the last
9 weeks. In your journal tell me 4 things you learned during this
unit, tell me the 2 assignments you liked best, and tell me what you did
not like or would have changed.
Congratulations!!!! You
are an Expert Explorer!!! Great Job!!!
