Penguins of Antarctica

Created by:
Donna Bowling, Christy Cabrera, Yesenia Cavazos, Betty Moore, 
Janie Sanchez, Rosabel Santellana, Janie Stone, and Debbie Uribe

Introduction	Tasks	Resources	Process
Extensions	Evaluation	Conclusion	Comments

Introduction:

     You are now visiting Antarctica.  While you are here, you will discover 
     interesting facts about four COOL birds.

Tasks:

     In this lesson, you will be completing the following activities by navigating
     the internet:

Name the four main penguins that live in Antarctica.

Identify what penguins eat. 

Identify two enemies of penguins.

Identify the largest penguin. 

Locate Antarctica on a map.

Complete a penguin jigsaw puzzle.

Draw a penguin “true to size”.

Resources:

Literary Choices:

Atwater, Richard and Florence Mr. Popper's Penguins

Jenkins, Martin The Emperor's Egg

Lester, Helen Tacky the Penguin

Lepthien, Emilie U. Penguins

McGovern, Ann Playing with Penguins and Other Adventures in Antarctica

Wexo, John Penguins

Internet Choices:

http://sung3.ifsi.rm.cnr.it/~dargaud/Antarctica/Penguins.html

http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/penguins/penguins.html

http://www.climatehotmap.org/

http://birding.about.com/library/npuzzlegentoeasy.htm

http://birding.about.com/library/npuzzleadeliechickeasy.htm

Video Choice:

Scamper the Penguin by Just for Kids Home Video

Process:

1.  Complete the Penguin Fact sheet(you may make a copy).  Answers are 
           located in the following web sites. 
http://sung3.ifsi.rm.cnr.it/~dargaud/Antarctica/Penguins.html
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/penguins/penguins.html

      2.  Locate Antarctica on a map.  Show your teacher the location. 
http://www.climatehotmap.org/

      3.  Choose one of the four Antarctic penguins to draw.  Find its 
           measurements to draw it true to size. 
http://sung3.ifsi.rm.cnr.it/~dargaud/Antarctica/Penguins.html
http://www.terraquest.com/va/science/penguins/penguins.html

Extensions:

     Complete one of the following jigsaw puzzles.
http://birding.about.com/library/npuzzlegentoeasy.htm
http://birding.about.com/library/npuzzleadeliechickeasy.htm

Evaluation:

Complete Penguins Fact sheet.

Create a Kid Pix picture to demonstrate your understanding of penguins.

Rubric to check knowledge. (You may make a copy.)

Conclusion:

     At the end of this lesson the students will gain an understanding and 
     appreciation for penguins of Antarctica. 

Comments:

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