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Created by Russ Bravard
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Introduction
Buzzzzzzzzzz.............SWAT!!  This lesson gives students the opportunity to do research on mosquitoes using the internet. They'll then work collaboratively to develop a presentation/project based on the data collected.
Subject: Life Science
Topic: Mosquitoes
Grade Level: 4th grade
Student Lesson name and URL: The Secret Life of Mosquitoes. http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~rbravard/student
Standards Addressed
Fourth Grade
Life Sciences
    2. All organisms need energy and matter to live and grow. As a basis for understanding this concept:
         a.  Students know plants are the primary source of matter and energy entering most  food chains.
         b.  Students know producers and consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and decomposers) are related in food chains and food webs and may compete with each other for resources in an ecosystem.
    3. Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival. As a basis for understanding this concept:
       a.  Students know ecosystems can be characterized by their living and non living components.
       b.

(6) 1. Plate tectonics explains important features of the Earth's surface and major geologic events. As the basis for understanding this concept, students know:

a) The fit of the continents, location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and mid ocean ridges, and the distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climatic zones provide evidence for plate tectonics.
b) The solid Earth is layered with cold, brittle lithosphere; hot, convecting mantle; and dense, metallic core.
c) Lithospheric plates that are the size of continents and oceans move at rates of centimeters per year in response to movements in the mantle.
d) Major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building result from plate motions.
Instructional Objectives
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  1. After viewing an animation of continental movement on a laser disk, students will be able to arrange the fit of the continents with continental puzzle pieces. 
  2. After analyzing information from an Encarta CD, students will be able to compare the distribution of fossils, rock types and ancient climatic zones on different continents as evidence for plate tectonics by fitting puzzle pieces marked by these special features. 
  3. Students will be able to draw a diagram of the earth's layers. 
  4. After collecting information from The Earth CD, students will be able to locate earthquakes, volcanoes and mid ocean ridges as evidence for plate tectonics. 
  5. After viewing a laser disc geology chapter, students will be able to pass a true/false quiz on lithospheric plates and layers of the earth. 
  6. Students will be able to identify the major geologic events that result from plate motions in a Power Point multimedia presentation. 
  7. Students will be able to present their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth's structure standards in a Power Point multimedia presentation to an audience of peers and adults, including the World Geologic Society. 
  8. Students will be able to write, edit and revise their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth's structure standards using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. 
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Student Activities
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Assessment
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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

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Enabling Activity
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Other Links:  Mosquito Facts
                         Mosquito Bytes 
                         Where They Live 
                         Varieties (Photos) 
                         Wordsearch Maker 
                         Video Clips 
 
 

Deer Creek School
Nevada City, CA 95959
Russ Bravard    Bravard_R@ncsd.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 08/02/2000