Rodents
Friday, May 31, 2024
Objective: Describe how to care for guinea pigs
Leading Question: What do guinea pigs require in their diets?
Introduction to Rodents
Watch Guinea Pig Basics
History and variety of guinea pigs. Use the guinea pig slideshow to follow along.
Complete the guinea pig worksheet using the guinea pig slideshow.
Develop a list of supplies guinea pigs need. You may use the internet. Include pricing in your research. This is part of an ongoing activity that will be turned in.
Monday, June 3, 2024
Objective: Describe how to care for hamsters
Leading Question: How do you properly care for a hamster?
Introduction to Hamsters
Read through the articles on hamsters. Fill in the chart based on the guinea pig information you have gathered and what was read about hamsters.
Develop a list of supplies hamsters need. You may use the internet. Include pricing in your research. This is part of an ongoing activity that will be turned in.
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Objective: Describe how to care for chinchillas
Leading Question: How do you properly care for chinchillas?
Introduction to chinchillas and mice.
Review the chart and add chinchillas and mice and their caring instructions to the chart.
Develop a list of supplies chinchillas need. You may use the internet. Include pricing in your research. This is part of an ongoing activity that will be turned in.
Complete the final assessment for rodents.
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Clean small animal lab
END OF SEMESTER
Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Objective: Describe how to care for gerbils
Leading Question: How do you properly care for a gerbil?
Review the chart you created in the notebook and add gerbils and their caring instructions to the chart.
Develop a list of supplies gerbils need. You may use the internet. Include pricing in your research. This is part of an ongoing activity that will be turned in. You should also do the same research for guinea pigs and hamsters.
Complete the rodent vocabulary using the textbook or internet. Then you can work on the word search.
Objective: Describe how to care for mice
Leading Question: How do you properly care for mice?
Introduction to mice
Use the mouse slideshow to follow along.
Develop a list of supplies mice need. You may use the internet. Include pricing in your research. This is part of an ongoing activity that will be turned in.
Complete the designer genes worksheet that highlights how coat color is inherited in mice.
Complete the rodent crossword puzzle. This is due Tuesday, May 31.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Objective: Describe how to care for rats
Leading Question: How do you properly care for a rat?
Review the rodent vocabulary
Introduction to Rats. Use the rat slideshow to follow along.
Review the chart you created and add rats and their caring instructions to the chart.
Complete the rat reproduction worksheet.
Develop a list of supplies rats need. You may use the internet. Include pricing in your research. This is part of an ongoing activity that will be turned in.
Work on the rodent word search
Friday, June 2, 2023
Objective: Assess on rodents
Leading Question: What are the different coat patterns in mice?
Take the rodent quiz.
Use the supply list with pricing you created for each rodent and develop a rodent store brochure. Use the rubric to help guide your brochure. This is the performance assessment for this unit. The brochure is due June 3.
Friday, June 2, 2023
Objective: Assess on rodents
Leading Question: How many hairs are their per follicle on a chinchilla?
Use the supply list with pricing you created for each rodent and develop a rodent store brochure. Use the rubric to help guide your brochure. This is the performance assessment for this unit. The brochure is due June 3.
Turn in your interactive notebook