What? Did You Say 365 Penguins?

Student Page [Teacher Page] What? Did You Say 365 Penguins? Title Introduction A Web Quest for K-2 Grade Mathematics and Language Arts Task Designed by Process Elizabeth Bell Evaluation amiable38@sbcglobal.net and Leslie Skeen Conclusion ljskeen@yahoo.com Credits Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

Student Page [Teacher Page] Introduction Hi Students! Title I know that penguins are one of your favorite subjects. And you have been Introduction working on many math concepts, such as Task adding, counting, comparing, factoring, sorting, and patterning. First, I thought Process that you might enjoy reading the story, 365 Penguins by Jean-Luc Fromental. Then, I thought it would be fun to put ourselves in the story. Evaluation Now let’s pretend that you are sitting in your bedroom working on a math Conclusion problem. All of a sudden, your doorbell rings and you have permission to answer the door. You look out of the door but you see no one there. You look down on Credits the doorstep and see a small box with holes all around it. You open it. There is a little penguin chick with a note attached! We have no way of caring for our baby penguin. Please take care of him. It is unsafe for him to travel with us. Sincerely, Mama and Papa Penguin You are asking yourself, what kind of penguin is this? What is does it eat or drink? Where did the penguins come from? What activities do penguins like? Where is the mama and daddy? Why do they have different colored feet? How many more will come?

Student Page [Teacher Page] The Task In order for you to learn more about the different penguins that have arrived Title on your doorstep, you will need to work with a partner. You and your partner will spend time reading, researching and gathering data. You will: Introduction Task  Read the book 365 Penguins by by Jean-Luc Fromental.  Gather Penguin facts and make a Penguin Fact book. Process  Create graphs and determine patterns in the number of penguins that marched in a parade. Evaluation  Create graphs and figure out how many fish a penguin caught.  Determine how many times you have to roll one or two dice to help the Conclusion penguins escape from the ice floes.  Create a presentation to explain your mathematical solutions and your Credits research to the class This project will take a whole week. You will read 365 Penguins and complete the various worksheets on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday you will complete the research for your Penguin Fact Book. On Thursday, you will create your presentations for the class. On Friday, you will present your mathematical solutions and the information from your fact books to the class. You will be using the Web to do your research. Materials will be provided to create your fact books and graphs. You may complete your presentations using Kidpix to make a poster or Kidspiration to make an informational web site.

Student Page [Teacher Page] The Process Monday and Tuesday 1. The teacher will assign your partner. 2. You and your partner will read the book 365 Penguins to each other out Title loud. 3. Your teacher will give the Penguin Problem Solving worksheets. Introduction Penguin Fishing will challenge you to identify the pattern in the number of fish the penguin catches each day, write a rule for the number of fish the penguin catches Task based on the day, then use that rule and pattern to predict how many fish the Process penguin will catch on each of the next three days. Penguin Parade: There are two pattern problem-solving task that will ask you to Evaluation figure out how many penguins marched in the parade, given the marching pattern. Penguin Delivery will apply calendar skills to solve the problem about how many Conclusion penguins will you have to care for . Credits Wednesday 1. Your teacher will tell you and your partner which penguins you will study to complete your fact book. 2. Your teacher will give you the Penguin Fact Book that you will complete. 3. You and your partner will use the following websites to gather information for your Penguin Fact Book. http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/slide3.html http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/index.html http://www.penguinfacts.net/penguin-facts-for-kids.htm http://www.tooter4kids.com/Penguins/Penguin_index.htm Thursday 1. Today you and your partner will work on your presentation of math facts and your Penguin Fact Book. 2. Make sure that you and your partner work on your presentation together. 3. Decide who is going to do which part of the presentation. 4. The presentation should last no more than 15 minutes. Friday - Presentations

Student Page [Teacher Page] Evaluation Title Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Score 1 2 3 4 Introduction One of the Neither found partners found Partners found Both partners found Task information that information information that was information that was Penguin Facts is not that was scientifically scientifically scientifically Process accurate. scientifically accurate. accurate. accurate. Evaluation No habitat Three or more One habitat fact Two or more habitat information habitat facts Conclusion provided. facts provided. Habitat Information provided. provided. Credits No behavior Two or more Three or more One behavior fact Behavior Information information behavior facts behavior facts provided. provided. provided. provided. Appearance/Diet Information No information One fact about Two or more facts Three or more facts provided. each provided. provided for each. provided for each. Grammar More than five Three or four No more than two Five mistakes in mistakes in mistakes in mistakes in grammar, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, spelling, and and punctuation. and punctuation. and punctuation. punctuation. Math concepts/ Missing two to All answers complete No worksheet Missing one-two three entries or and all entries entries or answers entries or answers answers recorded

Student Page [Teacher Page] Conclusion Title Be very proud of yourself. You provided care for the large number of penguins while in your care. By reading the story “365 Penguins”, you will better Introduction understand the life of penguins, their habitats, cost of care, develop graphs, and present our work through the hand-on-experiences of the use of Task technology. Excellent Job! Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits

Student Page [Teacher Page] Credits & References Title This project would not have been successful without the teamwork and Introduction dedication between us. When brainstorming on how we were going to approach this task we thought about each of our strengths and weaknesses. Then we Task were able to distribute who would do what to bring it together as a team . Thanks to Jennifer for including this as a final project in Module 10 so that as Process teachers and future teachers that we will be better equipped to provide our students with exciting opportunities to interact with technology. We hope to Evaluation continue to our excitement about learning with technology . It has inspired us to create this Web Quest. Conclusion The Penguin Problem Solving worksheets are available through Credits http://mathwire.com/themes/themepen.html#lit

[Student Page] What? Did You Say 365 Penguins? Teacher Page Title Introduction A Web Quest for K-2 Grade Mathematics and Language Arts Standards Designed by Process Elizabeth Bell amiable38@sbcglobal.net Resources and Leslie Skeen Evaluation ljskeen@yahoo.com Teacher Script Conclusion Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

[Student Page] Teacher Page Introduction Title Introduction This Web Quest was created for Pre-K to second grade students as an ATCP technology project. It is intended that students be able to identify the characteristics Standards of different species of penguins, and present the findings to the class in the form of a Power Point, Kidpix etc. Most important is that students have exposure and Process experience in learning mathematical concepts using technology. Evaluation Conclusion

[Student Page] Teacher Page Curriculum Standards Title §111.12. - §111.14. Mathematics, Grade K-2. Introduction (1.1) – (1.3) Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning. (1.4) – (1.5) Patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking. (1.6) Geometry and spatial reasoning. Standards (1.9) – (1.10) Probability and statistics. (1.11) – (1.13) Underlying processes and mathematical tools. Process §110.2. - §110.4. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade K-2. Evaluation (1) Listening/speaking/purposes (3) Listening/speaking/audiences/oral grammar. Conclusion (4) Listening/speaking/communication (5) Reading/word identification. (7) Reading/variety of texts. (8) Reading/vocabulary development. (9) Reading/comprehension. (12) Reading inquiry/research. (16) Writing/spelling. (17) Writing/grammar/usage. (20) Writing/inquiry/research.

[Student Page] Teacher Page The Process 1 Monday and Tuesday Title 1. The teacher will assign your partner. (Teachers should explain that selection of partners is not open for discussion. Try to partner students who have Introduction complimentary strengths and weaknesses) 2. You and your partner will read the book 365 Penguins to each other out loud. Standards (If the sound factor is a problem, teacher may choose to have the class do a group reading.) Process 3. Your teacher will give the Penguin Problem Solving worksheets. (Teachers should print these worksheets out ahead of time.) Evaluation Penguin Fishing will challenge you to identify the pattern in the number of fish the penguin catches each day, write a rule for the number of fish the penguin catches based Conclusion on the day, then use that rule and pattern to predict how many fish the penguin will catch on each of the next three days. Penguin Parade: There are two pattern problem-solving task that will ask you to figure out how many penguins marched in the parade, given the marching pattern. Penguin Delivery will apply calendar skills to solve the problem about how many penguins will you have to care for . (All math worksheets should be introduced before the students work on them to assure that students understand the concepts that they will be using.) Wednesday 1. Your teacher will tell you and your partner which penguins you will study to complete your Penguin Fact Book. (Tell the class that there are 17 species of penguin, and that you will assign each group 3 species to make sure that all 17 will be presented to the class.) 2. Your teacher will give you the Penguin Fact Book that you will complete. (Click on the hyperlink for a copy of the handout.)

[Student Page] Teacher Page The Process con’t Title 3. You and your partner will use the following websites to gather information for your Penguin Fact Book. Introduction http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/slide3.html Standards http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/penguins/index.html http://www.penguinfacts.net/penguin-facts-for-kids.htm Process http://www.tooter4kids.com/Penguins/Penguin_index.htm Evaluation Thursday 1. Today you and your partner will work on your presentation of math facts and Conclusion your Penguin Fact Book. (Help students to locate the Kidpix and Kidspiration web sites that they will use to complete their presentations.) 2. Make sure that you and your partner work on your presentation together . (Tell them that this is part of the grade for this project.) 3. Decide who is going to do which part of the presentation. 4. The presentation should last no more than 15 minutes. (Each teacher should make their own judgment about the length of time for the presentations. Take into account individual student needs. ) Friday – Presentations (Each teacher should also adjust the daily schedule . This could take more or less time depending on the capabilities of your students.)

[Student Page] Teacher Page Evaluation Title Beginning Developing Accomplished Exemplary Score 1 2 3 4 Introduction One of the Neither found Standards information that partners found Partners found Both partners found information information that was information that was Penguin Facts is not that was scientifically scientifically Process scientifically scientifically accurate. accurate. accurate. accurate. Evaluation No habitat Three or more One habitat fact Two or more habitat information habitat facts provided. facts provided. Conclusion Habitat Information provided. provided. No behavior Two or more Three or more One behavior fact Behavior Information information behavior facts behavior facts provided. provided. provided. provided. Appearance/Diet Information No information One fact about Two or more facts Three or more facts provided. each provided. provided for each. provided for each. Grammar More than five Three or four No more than two Five mistakes in mistakes in mistakes in mistakes in grammar, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, spelling, and and punctuation. and punctuation. and punctuation. punctuation. Math concepts/ Missing two to All answers complete No worksheet Missing one-two three entries or and all entries entries or answers entries or answers answers recorded

[Student Page] Teacher Page Conclusion Title We hope that the opportunity to study this wonderful animal will encourage the students to become more interested and knowledgeable about the variety of Introduction species that we have come to treasure. Standards These books might also be used to complement a penguin math unit. Your Personal Penguin by Sandra Boynton Process Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater Resources Cinderella Penguin: Little Glass Flipper by Janet Perlman The Penguin and the Pea by Janet Perlman Evaluation The Emperor Penguin's New Clothes by Janet Perlman Little Penguin's Tale by Audrey Wood Teacher Script The Penguin and the Pea by Janet Perlman Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems> by Judy Sierra Conclusion Plenty of Penguins by Sonia Black

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