Raft Card 1:

Row

ROLE (student)
An Endangered

Species

AUDIENCE
Humans

FORMAT
Web Brochure

TOPIC
Why am I
important and
how you can
help save me?

Objective: You will be able to inform others on how to help protect an

animal that is on the endangered species list and why the animal is
important to the environment.
Student Role:

Pretend to be an endangered species

Audience: Humans around the world

Format: Web Brochure
Topic:

Why am I important and how you can help save me?

Directions:
1. Visit Kids Planet ESPECIES Animal Fact Sheet to learn about an
endangered animal around the world.
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/graphics/especies.jpg
2. Research your endangered animal by using online resources.
3. Take notes and organize information by using the Science Extinction
Worksheet. http://www.havefunteaching.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/01/extinction-worksheet.jpg

4. Create an interactive web brochure about your endangered species by

using Glogster EDU at http://edu.glogster.com/
5. Incorporate images, video, and text on your brochure.
6. Share completed presentation with class.
Resources:
Websites to visit:
National Geographic Education
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/topics/endangeredspecies/?ar_a=1
National Wildlife Federation Media Center
http://www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/media-center.aspx
World Wild Life
http://www.worldwildlife.org/species
Endangered Species Educational Videos: WatchKnowLearn.org
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=5479
ARKive: Discover the Worlds most Endangered Species
http://www.arkive.org/
Assessment:
Prepare a 5 minute interactive web brochure that will be presented to the
entire class on the SMARTboard.
Your Project will be a total of 75 points for your Endangered Species
Presentation. Your Extinction Species Worksheet is worth 10 points, 5 minute
Presentation is worth 10 points, and the Web Brochure is worth 50 points.

Raft Card 2:
ROLE (student)
Plant

Row

AUDIENCE
Sun

FORMAT
Online Game

TOPIC
What is the
suns role in
the plants
growth during
photosynthesi
s?

Objective: You will understand how plants grow from the concept of
photosynthesis.
Student Role:

A plant

Audience: The sun

Format: Online Jeopardy Game
Topic:

What is the suns role in the plants growth during

photosynthesis?

Directions:
1. Use your textbook, web sources, and photosynthesis diagram to learn
how the sun helps a flower grow.

2. Fill out Photosynthesis worksheet to help create an online Jeopardy

game as a group. Retrieved from http://00.edu-cdn.com/worksheetimage/261433/photosynthesis-life-science-spelling-first.gif
3. Create your groups Jeopardy game by using Jeopardy Labs at
https://jeopardylabs.com/
4. Present your game to the class to play and learn about Photosynthesis.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
PBS LearningMedia: Photosynthesis
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.stru.photosynth/phot
osynthesis/
Photosynthesis Game
http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Diagram
https://mcdn1.teacherspayteachers.com/thumbitem/Photosynthesis-LessonPresentation-Rap-Song-Videos-Assignments/original-278015-1.jpg
Easy Science for Kids
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-photosynthesis/

Photosynthesis: How Plants make Food Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xeYNnzwpSE

Assessment:

Form a group of 2 or 3 individuals and work together on researching about

the process of Photosynthesis. Learn how the sun is an important aspect of
how a flower grows and survives. Then as a group, create an online Jeopardy
game on the process of Photosynthesis that will be presented to the entire
class.
The entire project is worth 100 points. You will receive 25 points for each
category: Completion of Photosynthesis worksheet, Group Participation and
Collaboration, Presentation of game, and Content of Jeopardy Game.

Raft Card 3:

Row

ROLE (student)
Atmosphere

AUDIENCE
Local Public

FORMAT
T.V.

TOPIC
What causes

Commercial

pollution and
how can you
decrease the
effects of
pollution in the
air?

Objective: You will learn what causes pollution in the environment and how
to decrease the process in the atmosphere.
Student Role:

The atmosphere

Audience: The local public

Format: An informative T.V. commercial
Topic:

What causes pollution and how can you decrease the effects of

pollution in the air?

Directions:
1. Learn about air pollution by playing the interactive web game, Air
Pollution Detectives at http://children.scottishairquality.co.uk/
2. Use the Five Ws and How Worksheet to create a T.V. commercial on air
pollution and how to decrease the effects on the environment.
http://www.studenthandouts.com/Assortment-01/Graphic3.
4.
5.
6.

Organizers/five-w-s-and-how-worksheet.gif
Type your script so you can read it easily.
Practice your script out loud until you can read it clearly and fluently.
Use Blabberize at http://blabberize.com/ to upload a picture of a cloud
Use the web tool while reading your script and record your voice for a
creation of an animated commercial.

Resources:
Websites to visit:
Eeko World
http://pbskids.org/eekoworld/
Kids Planet
http://www.kidsplanet.org/
Environmental Education for Kids!

http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/index.htm
Global Warming Kids Site
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

Recycle City
http://www3.epa.gov/recyclecity/mainmap.htm

Assessment:
Prepare a 1 to 2 minute script for a T.V. commercial to explain what pollution
is and how it affects the atmosphere.
You will be graded on the following: Completion of the Five Ws and How
Worksheet, Written Script, Blabberize, and Recorded Script. Each element is
worth 25 points for a total of 100 points for the entire project.