This lesson was developed as part of Louisiana Department of Education Content Standards.

This was designed for a resource classroom as a supplement to the general education classroom. The main purpose of this webquest is to guide these students through the internet research portion of a science research paper.

Learner:

This lesson was designed for the 3rd grade students in the elementary resource classroom.

Learners should have knowledge of using a computer and the internet.

Louisiana Benchmarks and GLEs:

Science

35. Compare structures (parts of the body) in a variety of animals (e.g., fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects) (LS-E-A3)

38. Classify groups of organisms based on common characteristics (LS-E-A4)

39. Compare organisms from different groups (e.g., birds with mammals, terrestrial plants with aquatic plants) (LS-E-A4)

English/Language Arts

22. Write compositions of two or more paragraphs that are organized with the following:

· a central idea

· a logical, sequential order

· supporting details that develop ideas

· transitional words within and between paragraphs (ELA-2-E1)

23. Incorporate grade-appropriate vocabulary and information when writing for an intended audience and/or purpose (ELA-2-E2)

27. Write for various purposes, including:

· informal letters using appropriate letter format

· book reports and informational compositions that include main ideas and significant details from the text (ELA-2-E6)

28. Write legibly in cursive or printed form, using standard margins and demonstrating appropriate spacing of letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs (ELA-3-E1)

29. Use standard English punctuation, including:

· commas to separate phrases in a series

· commas to separate parts of addresses (ELA-3-E2)

31. Write using standard English structure and usage, including:

· avoiding run-on sentences

· using verbs in the future tense

· making subjects and verbs agree in sentences with simple and compound subjects and predicates (ELA-3-E3)

33. Spell grade-appropriate words, including:

· multisyllabic words made up of both base words and roots and common prefixes and suffixes

· compound words

· common homophones (ELA-3-E5)

34. Follow common spelling generalizations, including qu-, consonant doubling, and changing -y to -i (ELA-3-E5)

36. Use a variety of resources, including online and print dictionaries and spell checkers to check spelling (ELA-3-E5)

47. Determine appropriateness of collected information for a specified purpose (ELA-5-E2)