1. 3rd Grade A project designed to help students learn about Georgia animals

2. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! You just landed a job interview to be an anchor at the best television station in Atlanta! The station just got word that there are some wild animals on the loose around Georgia that must be captured immediately. These animals are in grave danger until they have all been found... This is an important job, and since your specialty is reporting on animals, the boss came straight to you to help find the animals. But, you have a small problem: you don’t know much about Georgia animals yet because you just moved here from another state. You want to impress the boss so you can get the job, so you’ll have to do some research before you can find the animals.

3. THE TASK First, you need to do some research so you are an expert on your missing animal. Then, you need to prepare a 1-minute newscast that will be videotaped to describe the animal to your audience. This is the only way you will be able to find it! The people who watch TV will be on the lookout once you tell them. Remember, some of the people who watch your TV station have never seen your animal. As crazy as that sounds, you will be in charge of using very descriptive language to help your audience understand: APPEARANCE HABITAT DIET PREDATORS OTHER USEFUL INFO Good luck!

4. THE PROCESS Researching Your Animal 1. You will be assigned to a 2 person reporting team. This will include the cameraman and the reporter. 2. You will need to decide who will be the reporter and who will be the cameraman. 3. You will research one of the animals listed below: Red Fox Squirrel Rattlesnake Black Bear Coyote Raccoon Great Horned Owl Beaver Armadillo Opossum Loggerhead Turtle White-Tailed Deer 4. Find the blank note-taking sheet in your packet that has questions about your animal and spaces to answer the questions. 5.Remember to take notes IN YOUR OWN WORDS, paraphrasing and using bullet points. 6. Start with the first website listed by the animal, and see how many questions you can answer. 7.Move to the next website once you have answered all the questions you can. Continue until your time is up.

5. CREATING YOUR REPORT 8. Remember, descriptive language is super-important! Your viewers really need to find these animals. 9. This is the order you should follow when giving your news report: Part 1: Introduce yourself and what animal you are trying to find. Part 2: Describe how the animal looks with as much detail as you can. Part 3: Tell the viewer where the animal lives, what its home looks like, what the animal eats, and what its predators are. Part 4: Explain why the viewers need to find the animal (use your imagination!). Part 5: Tell the viewers who to contact if they find the animal (you can make this up). 10. You can use the dictionary or thesaurus links below to help you find creative words to use. Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Thesaurus.comMerriam-Webster Online DictionaryThesaurus.com

6. RED FOX LINKS RED FOX ON YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-FOX PRINTOUT THE RED FOX ON DNR THE RED FOX

7. WHITE-TAILED DEER LINKS WHITE-TAILED DEER ON YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-WHITE-TAILED DEER PRINTOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-WHITE-TAILED DEER

8. ARMADILLO LINKS ARMADILLO ON YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-ARMADILLO PRINTOUT THE ARMADILLO

9. BEAVER LINKS THE BEAVER ON YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-BEAVER PRINTOUT THE BEAVER

10. COYOTE LINKS THE COYOTE ON YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-COYOTE PRINTOUT THE COYOTE MORE ABOUT THE COYOTE

11. SQUIRREL LINKS THE SQUIRREL ON YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-SQUIRREL PRINTOUT THE GRAY SQUIRREL WELLESLEY-THE SQUIRREL

12. BLACK BEAR LINKS THE BLACK BEAR ON YOOLIGANS THE BLACK BEAR FROM BEAR.ORG BLACK BEAR ON KIDS PLANET

13. LOGGERHEAD LINKS THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE FROM YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-LOGGERHEAD PRINTOUT THE LOGGERHEAD TURTLE LOGGERHEAD FOR KIDS

14. OPOSSUM LINKS THE OPOSSUM FROM YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-OPOSSUM PRINTOUT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - OPOSSUMS

15. RATTLESNAKE LINKS THE RATTLESNAKE FROM YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-RATTLESNAKE

16. GREAT HORNED OWL LINKS THE GREAT HORNED OWL FROM YOOLIGANS ENCHANTEDLEARNING-GREAT HORNED OWL THE GREAT HORNED OWL

17. RACOON LINKS THE RACCOON ENCHANTEDLEARNING-RACOON PRINTOUT THE RACCOON FROM BEAR TRACKER

18. CONCLUSION You learned so much in this activity! Now you know how it would feel to be a news reporter every day, and to have the spotlight always shining on you.

19. TEACHER RESOURCES: STANDARDS This WebQuest is designed with the Georgia Professional Standards for 3 rd grade. By the end of this project the students will have completed the following standards: Life Science S3L1. Students will investigate the habitats of different organisms and the dependence of organisms on their habitat. a. Differentiate between habitats of Georgia (mountains, marsh/swamp, coast, Piedmont, Atlantic Ocean) and the organisms that live there. c. Identify features of animals that allow them to live and thrive in different regions of Georgia.