- Samuel Mickle School
- Research Project
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Let's Research Planets!
Use the following sites to gather information for your planet booklet.We will be using our textbooks as well as these sites to complete our project on the Solar System.Time to research insects!http://www.mrsscienceteacher.com/Metamorphosis/Metamorphosis.html
Other sites on insects...Fruit Flies ~ http://insects.about.com/od/insectssociety/qt/Where-Do-Fruit-Flies-Come-From.htm
Mosquito ~ http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/mosquito/
Stick Bug ~ http://www.ducksters.com/animals/stick_bug.php
Fruit Fly ~ http://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/fruit_fly_facts/690/
Dragonfly ~ http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/insects/dragonfly
Ladybug ~ http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/ladybug/
Earwigs ~ http://www.pestworldforkids.org/pest-guide/earwigs/
Earwigs ~ http://www.bugfacts.net/earwig.php
Praying Mantis ~ http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/praying-mantis/
Praying Mantis ~ http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/praying-mantis/
Using the site above you will need to research 4 different insects and create a booklet on complete and incomplete metamorphosis. Each page of your booklet will be for one of the insects. Use the steps below to complete each page of your project. The rubric below will be used to grade your project.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________In Chapter 6 of Science we are studying minerals and rocks. We have learnedwhere minerals and rocks can be found, how they are made, and how they areuseful in our everyday lives. For your project, you will have an opportunity toresearch 2 different minerals. You will need to find out facts about each of them andwhat makes them unique. You will organize all of your information on the research sheets given out in class. We will use this information for our writing project.Here are some websites you can visit to gather information about your minerals.http://www.mineralogy4kids.org/
http://www.kidsloverocks.com/
http://www.oum.ox.ac.uk/thezone/minerals/index.htm
