About this Daily Classroom Special WinterWeb is
an interactive site using the cold of winter as the focus of
interdisciplinary activities. WinterWeb was written by Lottie
Simms,
teacher at Lawton
Chiles Middle School,
in Miami, Florida and former Teachers Network web mentor.
Activity 2
Animals of the
Cold
Objective:
The students will use the Internet to research
information about animals found in the coldest parts of the world. This
research will be used to seek answers to teacher-designed questions,
gather data for collaborative exchange with other classes, and serve
as a basis for creating original works of art.
Elicit
from the students a list of animals that live in the
cold.
Discuss the
animals and the adaptations that allow them to live in such
cold climates.
Have students
draw a scene showing the habitat and its surroundings for each
different animal. Have the students explain their drawings to
the class.
Distribute copies
of the Research
Activity Worksheet
and have students read the questions silently. Allow students
to choose one of the animals discussed and proceed with using
the Internet to conduct research.
Sites for this
activity may include:
The
Polar Bear
- at this site you will also find some unusual Animals of
the Cold
