Grade 3

Switch Animal Project

These are just some of the tools that are used.

Design & Research

Design a Switch animal:

(Here are some great tools to use.)

Microsoft Paint

Microsoft Paint 3D

Switch Zoo site https://switchzoo.com/teach_learn.htm

Research your Switch Animal

Using the OneNote Notebook and snipping tool have students copy and paste different switch animals they make into their OneNote Notebook.

- Allow them to create numerous examples and have them name them.
- When they are done, have them choose one that they love.

Research Notes:

Students are given a graphic organizer to fill out about their animal in OneNote.

Every class was dedicated to a specific topic in the OneNote Notebook. By the end of the class they would write about their animal.

Here is an example of what their notebook look liked.

Encyclopedia Page

Create a PowerPoint encyclopedia page

Use Picture Format and Background Format to design the images.

Use different slideshow features or save as a movie.

- Each slide would be a different topic:
  - Habitat
  - Appearance
  - Diet
  - Young
  - Predators
  - Did you know?

Fake News Article

Create a Microsoft PowerPoint Fake News Article

Page 1

Page 2

Take Home Project

Info to parents on Switch Animal assignment Australia.docx

Every year we modify this parent letter to have current dates and if we need to add anything new to it.

Switch Animal Rubric

switch animal rubric

Switch Animal Presentation

Switch Animal Zoo Parent Presentation Australia.docx

All of these steps have been stretched out into a unit. The students learn about the difference between informational text vs persuasive text. They learn about news vs fake news. The students learn how to do graphic design on PowerPoint so they can remove the background of their animal to put it into many slides. They learn how to add backgrounds, animations and other PowerPoint tools. Here are some examples of their front page.

Extensions:

This year we are hoping to extend the lesson. We are hoping to have them use Hummingbird Bits to create a 3D Interactive Model of their habitat.

ISTE Microsoft Goes to the Zoo 2021

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