Desert, Forest, and Ocean Mini-Research Lesson Tasks

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Desert Habitat Research Tasks

Direction:  Complete each task in the desert research group.

Task One:  Research the desert with three or more student-selected sources in a group.  Each member of the group will write two interesting facts about the desert on index cards. Illustrate each interesting fact.

Task Two:  As a group, select interesting facts about the desert from the index cards to write a paragraph about the desert.

Task Three:  Illustrate a desert on chart paper.  Draw and label five plants and five animals that live in the desert.

Task Four:  Present the information that you learned about the desert.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ____________________________

Forest Habitat Research Tasks

Direction:  Complete each task in the forest research group.

Task One:  Research the forest with three or more student-selected sources in a group.  Each member of the group will write two interesting facts about the forest on index cards. Illustrate each interesting fact.

Task Two:  As a group, select interesting facts about the forest from the index cards to write a paragraph about the forest.

Task Three:  Illustrate a forest on chart paper.  Draw and label five plants and five animals that live in the forest.

Task Four: Present the information that you learned about the forest.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  _____________________________

Ocean Habitat Research Tasks

Direction:  Complete each task in the ocean research group.

Task One:  Research the ocean with three or more student-selected sources in a group.  Each member of the group will write two interesting facts about the ocean on index cards. Illustrate each interesting fact.

Task Two:  As a group, select interesting facts about the ocean from the index cards to write a paragraph about the ocean.

Task Three:  Illustrate an ocean on chart paper.  Draw and label five plants and five animals that live in the ocean.

Task Four:  Present the information that you learned about the ocean.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ___________________________

Habitat Notes/Individual Task

Direction:  After each group presentation, write five facts about the desert, forest, and ocean in the science journal.

Task One:  Write five facts about the desert.

Task Two:  Write five facts about the forest.

Task Three:  Write five facts about the ocean.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ___________________________

Graphic Organizer/Individual Task

Direction:  Draw a three column chart.  Write desert at the top of column one.  Write one fact about the desert in column one.  Illustrate a picture to represent the desert in column one.  Write forest at the top of column two. Write one fact about the forest in column two.  Illustrate a picture to represent the forest in column two. Write ocean at the top of column three. Write one fact about the ocean in column three.  Illustrate a picture to represent the ocean in column three.

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Name:  ______________________________  Date:  ___________________________

Writing Task/Individual Task

Direction:  Write one informative paragraph about the desert, forest, and ocean in the science journal.

Task One:    Write one paragraph about the desert.  Write a topic sentence/main idea sentence about the desert.  Write three detail sentences about the desert. Write a concluding sentence about the desert.

Task Two:  Write one paragraph about the forest. Write a topic sentence/main idea sentence about the forest.  Write three detail sentences about the forest. Write a concluding sentence about the forest.

Task Three:  Write one paragraph about the ocean. Write a topic sentence/main idea sentence about the ocean.  Write three detail sentences about the ocean. Write a concluding sentence about the ocean.

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