Tasmania
Why are Tasmanian Devils so
Interesting?
Tasmanian Devils, one of
the most unusual animals, are found only on the island of Tasmania,
Australia. They have some of the strongest jaws of any
animal. They are known for their eerie sound that they make
in search of food. They mostly eat small mammals, although one
family of devils ate a horse, leaving only the skull behind. The
are known to scavenge anything in sight. So, check out this site
to learn more interesting things about Tasmanian Devils!
Tasmanian Devil Web
Sites for Grades K-2
San Diego Zoo
This
website has everything you need to know about tasmanian devils.
It even has some great photos of the tasmanian devils.
Tas Devil
This
page is really cute. It
gives a
brief definition of the tasmanian devil and what he likes to do the
most. Check it out to find out. It also has
cute illustrations of the cartoon tasmanian
devil.
Tasmanian
Devil
This
website is really neat and colorful. It has some really good
illustrations. Young children would love to look at this
site. This
website
has information about their breeding,
screaming, fighting, habitat, eating, and their threats.
Enchanted
Learning
This page is
really
great. It has an
outline of the tasmanian devil with labels for the body part. It
gives information about their diet, reproduction,
and their
anatomy.
Tasmanian Devil Web
Sites for Grade (3-5)
Natural
Environment
This website has
information about the tasmanian
devil's habitat and breeding. It also talks about it's diet and
behavior.
Tasmania
This website
has short video clips about the tasmanian devils. It
has a short synaposis about the tasmanian devil that is interesting.
Wildlife
of Tasmanian Devils
I
like this website for all the information it offers. It has
interesting information on the devils. It has a sound of the
tasmanian
devil
which is
really neat to listen to. It also has a short video that you can
watch.
Tas Greetings
This
website is neat to look at.
It has some good pictures of tasmanian devils. It has some brief
information about the devils that is
interesting.
~Grade
K-2~
Label
The
Tasmanian Devil
A Lesson Plan for Kindergarten
This lesson
plan
integrates science with social study skills. This lesson
allows children to learn how to identify parts of the tasmanian devil
on a graph and then label the graph. The chart below has arrows
pointing to the different
parts of the tasmanian devil. Children will learn how to label
each part of the tasmanian devil. This lesson allows children to
interpret a chart as well as learning about a tasmanian devil.
Quality Core Curriculum
Standards and Resources
Grade K
Inquiry
1
Topic: Inquiry, Process
Skills, and Problem Solving
Standard: Asks
questions, makes inferences and predictions, uses
estimation and measurement, uses evidence to construct explanations,
makes sketches and diagrams to explain ideas, organizes data into
tables and charts for interpretation, reads and interprets various
types of graphs, formulates simple hypotheses, identifies and controls
a limited number of variables, and designs a simple experiment.
Social Studies
Core Social Studies Skills
23
Topic: Information
Processing
Standard: Develops the
ability to acquire information through
interpreting graphs and charts.
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Procedures
Step 1:
Students will visit the website www.enchangedlearning.com and view the
tasmanian devil graph. We will go over the body parts of the
devil and discuss each one. We will discuss some habits of the
devil and visit other websites listed above that give more
information about tasmanian devils.
Step 2:
I will give each student a copy of the graph with the words taken off
the picture. The students will label the parts of the
devil. I will have each part on a sentence strip, so that the
children will not have to memorize them.
Step 3:
Once each part has been identified, I will allow the students to color
the tasmanian devil.
Each student
will turn in his/her copy of the tasmanian
devil chart and I will be able to assess each student's paper to know
if they were able to identify the parts.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/marsupial/Tazdevilprintout.shtml
Activity 2
~Grade
3-5~
Tasmanian
Web Quest
A Lesson Plan for 3rd Grade
This lesson plan
integrates science with reading comprehension skills. Students
will be allowed to work with a partner. They will view the
website http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/mammals/devil.html
and watch the short video on the website, and read the webpage.
Once they are finished viewing and reading the website they will do a
web quest. They will answer questions from the webpage about
Tasmanian Devils.
Quality
Core Curriculum
Standards and Resources
Grade 3
Science
Inquiry
2
Topic: Reference Skills
Standard: Uses encyclopedias, science reference magazines, books,
and other media to obtain information related to science concepts.
Language Arts
31
Topic: Reading
Standard: Demonstrates
comprehension when reading a variety of literary forms (e.g., fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama).
Procedures:
Step 1: Students will view the website
http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/mammals/devil.html.
Step 2: Have the students watch the video clip on Tasmanian
Devils.
Step 3: Have the students read the website.
Step 4: Allow the students to pair up with a partner of their
choice.
Step 5: Give them the web quest sheet with the questions on
it. Have them answer the questions with a partner
and
turn in
the Web Quest.
Web Quest
Activity Page
Title
of software program: Microsoft Paint
Published
by: Microsoft
What
is the purpose of this software? To
draw and color pictures.
Briefly
describe how the program
works.
This program has a tool bar with all kinds of objects that students can
draw with such as a
pencil, paintbrush,
eraster, etc.
Is
it
user-friendly? The program is very user friendly.
Title
of software program: Accelerated
Reader
Published
by: Advantage
Learning Systems
What
is the purpose of this software? To encourage students to read.
Briefly describe how the program
works.
Children pick out certain books on the AR list and read the book, then
take a quiz on the
book.
What problems did you have using the software? When I used it with the children, I had no
problems.
Is
it
user-friendly? It is very user friendly. The students in my
Kindergarten class worked the program easily.
Title
of software program:
Success Maker
Published
by: Success Maker
Enterprise
What
is the purpose of this software? To build comprehension skills , vocabulary, phonics,
and writing.
Briefly describe how the program
works.
Children use headphones and listen to questions and activities on the
computer.
What problems did you have using the software?
I observed the students using the program, and found no problems.
Is
it
user-friendly? It
is very user friendly.
