Farm Animals Web Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan Worksheet

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Subject Matter: Science
Grade Level: Kindergarten


Lesson Objective:
Learners will demonstrate knowledge of the different types of animals can be found on a farm, as well as the names of the animals and their babies through visual and interactive situations.
Subject Matter Content Standard:


Life Sciences: Different types of plant and animals inhabit the earth. As a basis for understanding this concept: A.) Students know how to observe and describe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals. B.) Students know stories sometimes give plants and animals attributes they do not really have. C.) Students know how to identify major structures of common plants and animals.
More science standards can be found at:http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/ sciencestnd.pdf


Website Addresses Used as Resources: (2-3)
1. http://www.kidsfarm.com/
2. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/farmanim2.htm 3. http://alphabet-soup.net/farm/farm.html


Student Research Questions:

1.What kinds of animals can be found on a farm and do you know their names?

2. Do you know three baby animal names? 

  3. What sound does a cow make?

                     4. Does a horse have feet or hooves?

                                   5. What do pigs eat?

6. Does a chicken or a rooster lay an egg?

7. What type of fur do sheep’s have?

8. What animal is the first to rise on the farm?

9. What is the name of the building where most of the animals sleep?

10. Name four things that can be found on a farm besides animals? 

Assessment:
The internet has promoted learning by allowing students to learn about farms and the animals that are found on them. By visiting different websites children will be able to learn how a farm is ran before they even set foot on a farm.
To assess what they students have learned I would go through the questions listed above as a class and give everyone the opportunity to answer a question, along with having the children journal about their finding from this lesson during journal time. After this lesson I would also plan a field trip to a local farm (if available) and again review the knowledge the children learned from this activity and allow them to take what they learned online and see it in real life.