Wild+Cats

What Cat is this? A Problem-Based Lesson for  2nd Grade Science Designed by //Marie Clark and Felicia Breeze// E-mail: mclark@tcusd.org fbreeze@wusd1.org

  __Task__ You and your friends are hiking in the forest, when all of a sudden you encounter a very large cat. Your class has just completed an investigation using the inquiry process in Science. You and your friend decided to conduct an investigation to determine the type of cat you saw. At the end of this project, you should have a page in the class power point presentation. Upon completion of your project, you will be scored on a rubric.

What type of cat do you predict you saw? Do you think you are able to find a picture of the cat you saw in the forest?

__Arizona State Standards__
Science Strand 1: Inquiry Process Concept 1: Observations, Questions, and Hypotheses Observe, ask questions, and make predictions. PO 1. Formulate relevant questions about the properties of objects, organisms, and events in the environment. PO 2. Predict the results of an investigation (e.g., in animal life cycles, phases of matter, the water cycle).21st Century Skills and the technology standards that you plan to assess.

Guide and Lead Others

 * Use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal
 * __ISTE's Technology Standards__ **



 * **4.** || **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** ||
 * || Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: ||
 * a. identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. ||
 * b.plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. ||  ||
 * __Procedure__ **

 Student Steps
1. Using the picture of the animal you and your partner have been given by your teacher, develop a question to help you determine the type of cat you saw in the forest. Make a prediction of the the type of animal you saw. 2. Go to [|delicious.com/fbreeze] and find the cat you were given by your teacher. 3. During your search, find and copy two pictures for your power point presentation. 4. Open the power point template. Next, copy then paste your pictures onto the template. 5. Meet with the teacher to determine if you have completed all part of the project.

Teacher Procedures
1. Introduce/Review the vocabulary words: hypothesis and prediction. - present the slide show and go over the points for the assessment, and show a visual model of outcome. [|wild cats.ppt] 2.Give each pair of students a picture of a large cat. Help each group develop a question and hypothesis. 3. Display the web site delicious.com on a screen for students to view. 4. Help students go to the Web site as needed. 5. Demonstrate how to use the website. 6. Assist any students that may need help searching, copying, and pasting pictures of wild cats.


 __Assessment__  [|Rubric.xls]

__Materials__ Pictures of Wild cats Computer workstations Power point template Internet access Delicious.com website