SEA brings the Philippines to life for your students with fact sheets and multimedia interactives based on the Wild Reef exhibit at Shedd Aquarium.
Animal Movement Bingo
Lesson Summary:
In these lessons, students will gain an understanding of how different animals move in different ways. They will be challenged to observe animals at the aquarium and then take back to school what they learned and practice looking for similar movements in animals that live near you.
TOPIC KEYWORDS:
Sharks
Fish
Ecosystems
Survival
Coral Reef
Marine Mammals
Amazon
Wild Reef
CONCEPT KEYWORDS:
Ecology
Biodiversity
Survival
Form and Function
Defense Mechanisms
GRADE LEVELS:
pre-K, K, 1, 2
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
At Shedd Lesson:
Teacher Backgrounder Movement Sheet
Pencils or crayons to fill in sheet
Post Visit Lesson:
Crayons, colored pencils or markers
Construction paper
Other art supplies as needed
Optional: Teacher Backgrounder My Science Notebook
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OBJECTIVES:
Students will:
be able to correctly identify the locations of animals in relation to other animals.
correctly display their findings in a guidebook.
ESTIMATED DURATION OF ACTIVITY:
tba
ILLINOIS SCIENCE STANDARDS:
Science
Goal 11 Standard A
Goal 12 Standard A
Goal 12 Standard B
NATIONAL SCIENCE STANDARDS:
Language Arts
Applying Knowledge
Developing Research Skills
Evaluation Data
Math
Connections
Science
Life Science
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Teacher Procedure:
I. Pre Visit Lesson: 60 mins
1. Review with the students before you come to the aquarium some of ways that they have seen animals move. Most of their examples will be animals they know about such as dogs, cats, humans, etc.
2. Explain that there are many, many animals that live in the world and that each of them have a different behaviors for one reason or another. Ask them if they can think of any animals that live in water and how those animals might move.
3. Explain that some animals might walk, crawl, swim, or move so slowly you might even be able to tell they are moving at all. Some may eat in funny ways and some might swim in large groups of similar fish.
4. It would be a good idea to have video examples of animals moving in different ways. Sites such as www.youtube.com, www.arkive.org, or www.sheddheads.org are good sites for videos of animals.
5. Let your students know that when they visit Shedd, their main goal is to use their observation skills to see how different animals are moving.
II. At Shedd Lesson: 60 mins
1. Before you come to the aquarium print off “Bingo Sheet” and make enough copies for each student or group of students. Depending on age, you may want to assign chaperones with filling it in and having students give their answers.
2. During their visit have the students explore the aquarium galleries and exhibits in search of items to fill the clues on the worksheet.
3. Be sure that students describe or draw their answer in the box of the corresponding clue.
4. Collect the worksheets back on the bus to ensure that you will have all of them for the lesson back at school.
III. Post Visit Lesson: 60 mins
1. Once back at school, pass back out their sheets review the students answers as a class.
2. For each student that was able to get “bingo” (3 in a row, column, or diagonal) give them a small prize if you choose.
3. If space allows, have students stand in a circle. If not they can stand around the room or next to their desks. Let the students know that you are going to name an animal from their sheets and see if they remember how that animal moved. Have one student raise their hands to demonstrate and then have the rest of the class mimic the animal's movement.
4. You can do this for as many or as few animals as you would like but it is good reinforcement of their observations for their visit.
5. Now have the students return to their seats. Let the students know they will be creating a Shedd Aquarium guide book.
6. They can either make one each with the different habitats they found at the aquarium or they can make one as a class and students can work together on one habitat.
7. Another option is that the students can make an art wall out of their different habitats. It is up to you how you would like them to display their findings.
8. As an optional extension activity, and if the weather and environment allows, pass out “My Science Notebook” to each student and head outdoors. Now is the time for the students to put what they did at the aquarium to use in the natural environment.
9. Have students make notes and draw pictures on how animals are moving, what they look like, any questions they have about the animals, etc.
10. Wrap up by heading back to the classroom and allow time for the students to share their observations outside.
11. Finally, ask them if they have any questions about animals they saw on their trip or outside.
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