SKEETERVILLE
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Research Scenario
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Skeeterville has just built a new playground for the community. Unfortunately, no one is playing on this playground because they are getting bitten by mosquitoes. The Mayor of Skeeterville has asked citizens to help improve the playground environment. To educate the citizens of Skeeterville, your teacher wants you to create a field guide about mosquitoes. To create your field guide you must research the following:
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To create your field guide, you will: 1. Print and color the cover page to your guide. Glue it on the front of your guide (folder). 2. Print the field guide checklist and place in your guide (folder). 3. Is a mosquito an insect? Read the article called Insects and Arachnids Then complete and print the Insect or Not? activity for your guide. 4. What are the characteristics of a mosquito? Label the parts of a mosquito. Print a copy for your guide. 5. How does a mosquito grow? To read about the mosquito's life cycle, click on this life cycle activity. Complete the activity and print a copy for your guide. 6. Are mosquitoes helpful or harmful? Click here to make predictions. Then read the Helpful or Harmful article. Don't forget to go back and check your predictions. Then print a copy for your guide. 7. Watch the video on the Life Cycle of the Treehole Mosquito! Be patient while the video loads 8. How can you control mosquitoes? Enjoy the slide show as you learn. 9. Write your letter (online letter form or printable letter form) to the Mayor of Skeeterville. Print your letter. 10. Print a copy of the scoring tool for the letter and complete.
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Assessments
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Use this checklist to make sure your field guide is complete. Use the letter scoring tool to make sure your letter to the Mayor of Skeeterville is complete and accurate. |
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Essential Question:
Subsidiary Questions: What is an insect? What is the difference between an insect and a spider? What body parts does a mosquito have? Can mosquitoes be helpful? How could you help prevent mosquitoes from moving into your neighborhood?
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Gather & Sort |
Click on the mosquito below to visit other websites for learning more about mosquitoes.
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Organize
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Analyze: usethe research you have collected in your field guide to see if you have enough information to answer the essential questions and write your letter to the Mayor of Skeeterville. Synthesize: use your information in order to write your letter to the Mayor of Skeeterville which will inform him or her of your ideas on how to improve the playground environment. Evaluate:
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Conclusion |
Let's Share! Now that you have learned so much about mosquitoes and helped Skeeterville with their mosquito problem, you will share your letter with the Mayor of Skeeterville (your principal). The mayor will present you with an appreciation award certificate for your hard work and effort.
Click here to learn some mosquito fun facts! Visit some sites on the student resource page to find out more information about mosquitoes. Can you create two trivia questions that will stump your classmates or even your teacher! |
