Reference Source Instructional Lesson
TE 873 – Reference Services and Resources
Project 1 - Reference Source Instructional Lesson
University of Nebraska Kearney
Lori Applegate
September 16, 2012
Prior Knowledge and Skills:
- Our second grade students have experience using the lap top, and classroom computers once per week for 25 minutes. They play educational games, and visit teacher designated web sites, but have not used the computers not for individual research.
- Removing laptops from the cart and carrying them safely to their desks has been practiced with their computer usage each week.
- Students have needed assistance to log onto the system and get to the school homepage.
- Students are experienced with using the computer mouse.
- Students have some experience using the key board, and are somewhat familiar with the letter key set up.
- Students have only beginning experience with reading for information or to answer questions from non-fictional sources.
- Students have experience coping sentences but not with copying citation information.
Collaborative Lesson Plans - 2nd Grade
World Book Kids Animal Research
Teachers: Lori Applegate – Media Specialist Date: 09-16-2012
Content area: Language Arts and Science
Title: Animal Research - World Book Kids On-line
Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Rationale: Having research skills in World Book Kids On-line will benefit students because as a good beginning in the development of information literacy skills for the future.
The integration of 21st Century Skills into student curriculum.
State Standards:
LA 2.1.6 b Use information in order to complete a task (e.g., follow multi-step directions, responding to questions).
LA 2.4.1 a Use resources to answer guiding questions (e.g. print, electronic).
LA 2.1.6 e Retell and summarize the main idea from informational text.
SC 2.3.1 a Students will investigate the characteristics of living things.
21st Century Standards
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, digital, visual, media, digital, in order to make inferences and gather meaning.
1.1.8 Demonstrating a mastery of technology tools for assessing information and pursuing inquiry.
2.1.4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information.
2.4.1 Determine how to act on information (accept, reject, modify).
3.1.6 Use information and technology ethically and responsibly.
4.1.7. Use social networks and information tools to gather and share information.
Goals
- For students to learn through their own discovery, during their research, about animals and their habitats.
- For students to gain practice in locating citation and documenting citation information from research sources.
- For students learn to use World Book Kids on-line to locate information.
Objectives:
Objective 1: The students will be able to use a laptop computer to log into World Book Kids On-line.
Objective 2: The students will demonstrate a basic World Book Kids search for information on two animals of their choice.
Objective 3: The students will read for relevant information from World Book Kids.
Objective 4: The students will locate citation information in World Book Kids On-line.
Objective 5: The students will copy relevant information from World Book Kids onto their information sheets.
Materials and Equipment:
Introductory lesson 1 materials:
- Lesson Plan
- Interactive whiteboard
- Teacher laptop
- Student Animal Research - World
Book Kids handout
- Box with animal pictures
- Laptop cart –fully charged
- Blank information sheet lines drawn onto the dry erase board for interactive whiteboard demonstration. (For citation information.)
- Animal encyclopedias
- Pencils
- Student Research Folders Containing:
- Student computer vocabulary lists
- Student Sheet: Animal Research World Book Kids Checklist
- Animal vocabulary sheets from science
PREREQUISITE EXPERIENCE:
This lesson will be used at the end the science unit - The needs of living things and animal habitats. Students at this time will have read about the habitats of many different animals. Students will have a good basic understanding of each type of animal habitat.
Students have used the laptops and will be familiar with many of the computer terms listed on their computer sheets in their research folders.
Accommodations:
We have two students that have IEP’s. These students will be given extra guidance from our two high school student council assistants, and higher level learning students that will be seated next to them for guidance.
Enrichment:
These students will be allowed to come up with more research answers, and will be given the extra enrichment activity option of researching a third animal of their choice.
Important Vocabulary Words
Animal encyclopedias will be on the back counter for students to retrieve throughout the week before this lesson. This will be done to help students decide which two animals they will research. The classroom teacher will have a list of the animals that each student will research. She will have an index card for each student with their animals listed for them on the day of the lesson. (The animals listed on the cards will be changed if the student has decided on different animals to research.)
The student’s computer vocabulary word sheet is included in this unit, and will be in the student research folders for students to continue to use when we are using the computers in our lessons.
Animal Research – Unit Introductory Lesson 1:
Anticipatory Set/Motivation:
Introduction:
In this lesson, each student will choose two animals (There will be four animal encyclopedias available the previous week on the back counter for students to find two animals to research). Students will research their animals to learn about them and the habitats that they live in.
Question: Who remembers the different habitats from science?
(desert, tundra, rainforest, forest, ocean)
Question: Who can name one habitat, and one animal that would live there?
At this time write the five habitats on the board – (desert, tundra, rainforest, forest, ocean.
Animal Box Activity:
At this time bring out the box with all the animal pictures in it and ask 3 - 4 various students, one at a time, to draw an animal card from the box.
Question: What animal is on your card?
Have them hold up their card when they answer their question.
Question: What habitat do you think that animal lives in?
Question: Name one way in which you think the habitat may meet the animal’s needs for (air, water, food, shelter)?
Today we are going to research our two animals on World Book Kids. First, we will show you what to do on the white board and have each of you follow along using the World-Book Kids Animal Research Direction Sheet.
Instructional Activities:
Inform Students of Objectives:
We will provide a sheet with the objectives, along with the student rubric which is an assessment of the objectives, and we will go over them. The rubric and objective sheets will already be in their animal research folders which will be handed out at this time.
Objective 1: The students will be able to use a laptop computer to log into World Book On-line.
Objective 2: The students will demonstrate a basic World Book Kids search for information on two animals of their choice.
Objective 3: The students will read for relevant information from World Book Kids.
Objective 4: The students will locate citation information in World Book Kids On-line.
Objective 5: The students will copy relevant information from World Book Kids onto their information sheets.
Terminology Sheets:
At this time the media specialist will go over computer vocabulary sheet, and ask if the students know which animals they would like to research. The teacher will have a list of the animals that the students have requested to study. The students will have their animals written on an index card. (Again, the animals on the card can be changed if the students have decided on different animals for their research.)
Rubric and Student Performance Objective Checklists:
The media specialist will go over the student rubric, and the self-assessment checklist
and explain how we will use them.
Demonstration/Modeling:
Using the interactive whiteboard the media specialist will demonstrate the steps while students follow along with their “Student Animal Research – World Book Kids Handout” sheets:
- Logging onto the laptop.
- Locating and clicking onto the homepage icon.
- Locating and clicking on the World Book icon on the school homepage.
- Locating the World Book Kids icon on the World Book page and clicking.
- Locating the World Book Kids search box on the WBKs page.
- Question: Ask students- Who can give me the name of an animal to type into this search box?
- Type the animal name into the search-box and click.
- Point out the titles, and sub-titles as reading the first and second paragraph.
- Ask students to raise their hand when we read a relevant piece of information about the animal, or habitat that is important. Then demonstrate writing the sentence on the board on the pre-drawn information sheet page. (Make sure to hold up the information sheet for comparison.)
- Question: Why is it important to write your references (citations) for the information that you use from the WBKs research?
- Question: Can anyone tell me where the reference (citation) information is on the screen?
- Go down to the left-hand corner of the screen and point out the reference information. (Have a student come point this out.)
- Have a student demonstrate writing it on the board, show them the citation line to write it on.
Guided Instruction:
The media specialist will go through steps 1- 7 below slowly, on the interactive white board. Before the demonstration the media specialist will introduce the “World-Book Kids Animal Research Direction Sheet” to the students. The students will go and retrieve their laptops and follow the steps on the “ World Book Kids Animal Research Handout sheets.” The second grade teacher, the teaching assistant, and our two high school student council helpers, will also help guide the students through each step, but they will all have been briefed to let the students determine the information that is important. We will want to keep the student in control of their own research. The first copy of the objective assessment checklists will be used to note the student’s progress.
- Students will retrieve their laptops from the cart two at a time.
- Logging-on the laptop.
- Locating and clicking on the home-page icon.
- Using the Animal Research - World Book Kids Guide sheet the students will locate and click on the World Book icon on the school homepage, and continue with steps 5 through 7 that follow.
- Locating the World Book Kids icon on the World Book page and click.
- Locating the World Book Kids search box on the WBKs page.
- The students will type their animal into the search-box and click.
Independent Practice:
Students now will be asked to use their performance objective checklists for the next five steps. (During this time the students will need extra guidance to help students follow the steps.
- Students will be given time to read for information on each of their two chosen animals.
- When they find information that they consider relevant, they will copy the sentences onto their information sheet.
- Students will copy reference information, from the bottom left-hand corner of the screen, on their information sheets for each sentence that they copy.
- The students will go up two at a time and place the laptops back into the cart and then plug them in.
Closure:
At the end of the lesson explain to the students that during this week we will have two more times on the computers to continue our animal research on World Book Kids. Also, during centers, and during library time, we will allow students to use the computers in the back of the classroom to continue their research.
Also, let the students know about the animal research cube project that we will complete when we are finished with our research.
Assessment:
During the introductory lesson, and unit the following assessment items will be utilized:
- A teacher checklist with the lesson performance objectives.
- A student sheet: Animal Research - World Book Kids Checklist.
- A grading rubric for student self-assessment, and teaching assessment.
Animal Research - World Book Kids Objectives – 2nd Grade
1 Use your laptop computer to log into World Book Kids.
2 Search World Book Kids to find information on two animals of your choice.
3 Reading for relevant/important information from World Book Kids On-line.
4 Locate reference/citation information in World Book Kids On-line.
5 Copy important information from World Book Kids onto your information sheets.
Animal Vocabulary Words
Chapter 2 - Animals
1. mammals-- animals with hair or fur the breathe with body parts called lungs
2. reptiles-- animals with dry, scaly skin
3. amphibians-- animals that start their lives in the water
4. predator-- an animal that hunts another animal for food
5. prey-- an animal that is being hunted
6. food chain-- the order in which living things need each other for food
7. shelter-- a place where an animal can live and be safe
8. larva-- the stage in the life cycle of a butterfly when the insect is a caterpillar
9. pupa-- the stage in the life cycle of a butterfly when a caterpillar spins a cocoon around itself
Chapter 3 - Land Habitats
1. habitat-- a place where plants and animals live and grow and can meet their needs
2. woodland forest -- a habitat that gets enough rain and sunlight for trees to grow well
3. migrate-- to move from one place to another
4. rain forest-- a habitat that gets rain almost every day
5. desert-- a dry, hot habitat that gets very little rain
6. Arctic-- a very cold habitat near the north pole
Chapter 4 - Water Habitats
1. pond-- a fresh water habitat in which the water stays in one place
2. stream-- a fresh water habitat with moving water
3. ocean-- a large, deep body of salt water
4. food web- a group of several food chains that are connected
5. pollution-- waste that harms land, water, or air
6. recycle-- use waste to make new things that can be used again
Source: Mrs. Cole’s Second Grade Class at Cluster Springs Elementary in Alton, VA
https://sites.google.com/a/halifax.k12.va.us/mrs-coles-second-grade/science-vocabulary
More Vocabulary Words:
amphibian -- An animal that begins life in the water and moves onto land as an adult
bird – An animal that has feathers, two legs, and wings.
carnivore - An animal that eats other animals.
fish – An animal that lives its whole life in water and breathes with gills.
fresh water – Water that has very little salt in it.
gills - A body part found in fish and young amphibians that takes in oxygen from the
water
herbivore – An animal that eats plants.
hibernate - To enter a deep sleep in which life activities slow down.
inherit - To receive traits from parents
instinct - A behavior an animal knows how to do without being taught.
Interact - When plants and animals affect one another or the environment to meet their
needs
mimicry - An animal's imitation of another animal or of an object in order to avoid predator.
omnivore – an animal that eats both plants and other animals.
population - A group of the same kind of living thing that all live in one place at the same time.
predator – An animal that hunts another animal for food.
prey – An animal that is hunted by a predator.
reptile – A land animal that has dry skin and is covered by scales.
scales - The small, thin, flat plates that help protect the bodies of fish and reptiles.
species - A name that identifies a specific kind of organism.
threatened - On the way to becoming endangered or extinct.
trait - A body feature that an animal inherits; it can also be some things that an animal does.
Source: HMS School Publishers Multimedia Science Glossary
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/science/index3.html
Animal Research -World Book Kids Rubric
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CATEGORY |
Basic 4: Needs Lots of Help |
Proficient 3: Needs a Little Help |
Good 2: Needs Very Little Help |
Advanced 1: Needs No Help |
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Computer Log On & Opening World Book Kids |
1. Handling laptop carefully. 2. Push laptop start- up button. 3. Log on to laptop. 4. Open World Book Kids. |
1.Handling laptop carefully. 2. Push laptop start- up button. 3. Log on to laptop. 4. Open World Book Kids. |
1. Handle laptop with care. 2. Push laptop start- up button. 3. Log on to laptop. 4. Open World Book Kids. |
1. Handle laptop with care. 2. Push laptop start- up button. 3. Log on to laptop. 4. Open World Book Kids. |
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Search World Book Kids for information/Two animals. |
1. Locate the World Book Search Box on screen. 2. Use keyboard to type in search word into search box. |
1. Locate the World Book Search Box on screen. 2. Use keyboard to type in search word into search box. |
1. Locate the World Book Search Box on screen. 2. Use keyboard to type in search word into search box. |
1. Locate the World Book Search Box on screen. 2. Use keyboard to type in search word into search box. |
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Read World Book Kids for Information |
1. Read headings and sub- headings. 2. Reading for information. 3. Copy complete sentences. |
1. Read headings and sub- headings. 2. Reading for information. 3. Copy complete sentences. |
1. Read headings and sub- headings. 2. Reading for information. 3. Copy complete sentences. |
1. Read headings and sub- headings. 2. Reading for information. 3. Copy complete sentences. |
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Locating and Copying Citations |
1. Locate citation information on the WBKs screen. 2. Copy all of citation from WBKs onto information sheet. |
1. Locate citation information on the WBKs screen. 2. Copy all of citation from WBKs onto information sheet. |
1. Locate citation information on the WBKs screen. 2. Copy all of citation from WBKs onto information sheet . |
1. Locate citation information on the WBKs screen. 2. Copy all of citation from WBKs onto information sheet. |
Name_________________________________________
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Animal Research – World Book Kids Student Research Checklist Name:______________________________________ |
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1.0 |
Log on to laptop / Open World Book Kids. |
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Always |
Handle laptop with care. |
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1.1 |
Laptop startup sequence (Pushing the power button.)
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1.2 |
Log on to laptop (User name and password) |
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1.3 |
Locate school home page. |
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1.4 |
Locate World Book icon on school home page. (Enter to open.) |
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2.0 |
Rearch for information on 2 animals using World Book Kids. |
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2.1 |
Locate the “search box” on the World Book Kids page. |
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2.2 |
Type search word into WBK’s search box and press enter. |
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3.0 |
Read for important information for your research in WBKs. |
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3.1 |
Read titles and sub-titles when reading for information. |
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3.2 |
Read the paragraphs looking for information. |
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4.0 |
Copy sentences onto your information sheets. |
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4.1 |
Copy the important information sentences onto your sheet. |
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5.0 |
Locate citation/reference information and write it on your information sheet. |
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5.1 |
Locate citation information on the bottom left of screen. |
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5.2 |
Write citation information on to your “information sheet.” |
Student Information Sheet – Animal Research WBKs
Place your research sentences on the lines that are numbered. Write your citation information, on the line below your sentence marked citation. (Remember: You will find the citation on the lower left area on the World Book Kids Screen.)
Animal I am researching:
Sentence 1:__________________________________________
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Citation: ____________________________________________
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Sentence 2: __________________________________________
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Citation_____________________________________________
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Sentence 3: __________________________________________
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Citation_____________________________________________
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Sentence 4: __________________________________________
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Citation_____________________________________________
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Sentence 5: __________________________________________
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Citation_____________________________________________
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Sentence 6: __________________________________________
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Citation_____________________________________________
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Student Animal Research - World Book Kids On-line Handout
- Logging onto the laptop.
To start up the laptop push the button on the top of the keyboard and wait.
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2. Type your “user name,” and “password,” and “enter.”
- Locating and clicking onto the homepage icon.
Click on the word “home” in the upper left hand corner of the screen.
- Locating and clicking on the World Book icon on the school homepage and enter..
- Additional Links
- Accelerated Reader
- Concessions
- Cross Country
- eFunds
- ESU 16 Email
- Future Problem Solvers
- Gaggle
- IXL
- Livestream Events
- Lunch survey
- myElearning
- NASB
- Parent/Guardian Survey
- Paxton Library-Alexandria
- PowerSchool-Student
- PowerSchool-Teacher
- School Board Meeting Agenda
- Teacher's Helper
- Visual Thesaurus
- World Book Online
- Locating the World Book Kids icon word on the World Book page and click on it, or press enter.
On the World Book Home Page click on the word “World Book Online.” It is in the rectangular box, just like the one below, on the right side of the screen.
- Locating the World Book Kids search box on the WBKs page.
Searching for Animals on the World Book Kids Home Page
- Type in the name of your animal in the “Search,” box at the top and center of the World Book Kids and then click on the “GO” box, or just press “enter.”
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- You can click on the “Plants and Animals,” rectangle below to search for your animal. Now type in your search animals name when the search box comes up on the next screen.
Now your article page should pop-up!
World Book Kids Article Example
Source: http://www.worldbookonline.com/training/kids/html/kids_2.htm
- Your article is on the page above.
- The citation information is at the bottom of the article page.
- If you want to watch a learning video you will find them here.
- If you want to know the definition of a word in your article just double click on it, and a box will pop up that has the definition inside.
- Look for words that appear alphabetically before and after the selected word using the links in the left-hand index column.
World Book On-line’s ” World of Animals
This is a great way to research and compare animals.
1. Start by clicking on the “World of Animals,” circle.
Source: http://www.worldbookonline.com/training/kids/html/kids_6.htm
2. Look at many different animals by clicking on the white arrows.
3. When you see your animals picture click on it and when the next screen comes up you can read about your animal.
Choosing and Comparing Two Animals:
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After choosing, and reading about, your first animal click on “Start Comparison” to select a second animal.
Source: http://www.worldbookonline.com/training/kids/html/kids_2.htm
- Click on “Compare Now” to compare your animals side by side
The World of Animals' comparison will come up. It displays animal facts and images side by side. Source: http://www.worldbookonline.com/training/kids/html/kids_2.htm
Using World Book Kids Dictionary
- To go to the dictionary click on the circle with the word “Dictionary” in it at the bottom of the World Book Kids page.
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Enter your word into the search box, and click on “GO.”
- A definition will come up that you can read about your word.
Remember if you want to know the definition of a word when reading
an article just double-click on it.
When you double click on a word in your article to find the definition, (what it means), a box like this one will pop up. http://www.worldbookonline.com/training/kids/html/kids_4.htm
Click the x in the upper right to close the box.
Source: http://www.worldbookonline.com/training/kids/html/kids_6.htm
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