Students
will read about two tropical ecosystems: the rain
forest and the coral reef. The text, written by Mrs.
Portera and created with Palm eBook Studio, will
be read on Palm Reader. The students will complete
a study guide as part of their reading experience.
Students will create a Sketchy or PiCoMap as directed.
Finally, students will take a test with the use of
Quizzler.
Students
will understand the similarities and differences between
a tropical rain forest and a coral reef
Students
will describe the resources that are part of each system
Students
will explain the importance of the resources of tropical
areas
Procedures
Day
1: Students will read Tropical Ecosystems in Palm
Reader as written by Mrs. Portera on Palm eBook Studio.
During their reading of the text, students will use the
Tropical Ecosystem Study Guide (answer sheet provided).
Day
2: Following the completion of the Study Guide,
students will select a Handheld Option which includes the
choice of creating a PiCoMap of the rain forest or coral
reef with criteria listed or creating a Sketchy or Palm4Kids
presentation using criteria listed for the rain forest
or coral reef.
Day
3: Students will share Handheld Options with each
other and the teacher. Students
will finally be beamed a Quizzler quiz over the information
on rain forests and coral reefs.
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