PROCESS
To
accomplish your task, you will follow the following steps:
Step 1: First, you will be assigned
to a team of 3 students.
Step 2: Among team members, you
will choose one of the three roles to play. (One role per individual
in the group)
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This
expert will gather information on:
*The reproduction of sea otters.
*Sea otters rehabilitation and release back to the wild.
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This
expert will gather information on:
*The habitat in which sea otters live.
*Threats to the future of the sea otters.
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This
expert will gather information on:
*Food and feeding of sea otters.
*Otter behavior and lifestyle.
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Now that you have chosen your role, click on the title role to see
the FAQ-Frequent Asked Questions- visitors to the aquarium have. Along
with these questions, you will find a resources
page with Internet sites and books where you can find the
information to answer these questions.
Step 3: You will study the Internet
sites provided and:
a) Use NoteStar,
a software program, to assist you in taking notes from online sources
as you browse the internet;
b) Use the Free
Online Translator to help with your project.
c) E-mail your teacher the results of your research so she can check
on your group’s progress and provide feedback;
d) Save your notes to your floppy disk.
Step 4: Synthesis and Evaluation
With a printed copy of the notes you took using NoteStar, you will
meet with your group and revised your project.
Print
a copy of the graphic
organizer for the items to be covered in your brochure.
Think
about these questions:
a) Am I following the rubric?
b) Have I found sufficient details to put my part of the brochure
together?
c) Can I throw away material that is not useful or does not answer
my questions?
d) Do I need to rearrange the information into different categories?
e) Can I condense or combine the information?
f) Do I need to research more to adequately cover my topic?
g) Is my translation into Spanish good? Does it make sense?
Step 5: Putting it Together
Now you are ready to start putting your part of the brochure together.
For Mac users, go to File >Click on Project Gallery
Under Category click> Business Forms >then choose> Brochures.
For PC users, click on the software MS Publisher. It is part of your
Microsoft Office package. Choose brochures.
