Introduction

You are going to create a scrapbook over the next three days. It will be due Wednesday, March 10, 2004, if you need additional time. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU DO NOT TURN IT IN ON MONDAY MARCH, 8, you must turn in a disk or be responsible for printing your work on your own. Your scrapbook will have: 1) Background Information Page on Amphibians to be typed in Microsoft word (1/2 page typed) 2) An Amphibian and reptile picture and description page (2 paragraphs--3 different pictures on the same page) 3) A Fish Test Page (10 original questions and answers about marine or freshwater fish. Your test must have a title and a place for a student's name and the date) 4)A Fish Dictionary (10-15 words, definitions, and a title), AND 5) A scrapbook cover page made in Microsoft Word (Cover Page should have a picture, a title, and a heading: your name, date, class/period). Cutting and pasting of WORDS from the internet is not allowed. I suggest taking notes and putting information in your own words. YOU WILL BE GRADED ON ORIGINALITY. You must TYPE all sentences in your own words in a 12' FONT. DO YOUR BEST!

Keep this question in mind as you work:

What should each part of my scrapbook look like? Am I spending too much time doing one thing for the scrapbook? Am I staying on track?

Instructions

1. Explore the Internet sites linked below. You're looking for facts, quotes, examples, images, sound clips, videos, and animations that you think are important aspects of the topic.

2. When you find something you like, check its Web page for a copyright notice. Often, students are encouraged to copy things that will only be used in the classroom. Sometimes people don't want their work copied at all. A good practice is looking for an e-mail link on the page and then using it to ask permission.

3. Copy any text you want by dragging across the words, then using the Edit - Copy command on the menubar. Paste what you highlighted into a basic text editor, word processor, desktop publishing program or multimedia program.

4. Save images you like by downloading them. Paste the images you've downloaded into a multimedia, paint or desktop publishing program (like HyperStudio, Clarisworks, or PageMaker) or use one of the graphics viewers listed as Tools on this page to display your collection of images.

5. Be prepared to cut anything that copyright owners tell you they don't want you to have.

6. Once you have collected your information, go over it carefully so that you can give clear and thoughtful reasons why you found the things you collected especially important.
   

The Internet Resources

• Reptile Clip Art - Cut and Paste some of these Reptiles into your final Scrapbook in order to make it more colorful! Remember creativity counts with your final grade!!

• Free Fish Clip Art - Add fish clip art to your Scrapbook!

• FISH WORDSEARCH - If you finish early, you may go back and recheck all of your work. Otherwise you may do this wordsearch. This is an online wordsearch and it may not go inside your scrapbook!

Background Information on Amphibians

• Amphibians Description - Create your Background Page on amphibians. The background should be two paragraphs and should be typed in Microsoft word with a 12 inch font. You should have a title. I HAVE INCLUDED A SITE THAT WILL GET YOU STARTED.

• Fun Facts about Reptiles and Amphibians - If you need more help with your Background Page, use this site to find facts and information about reptiles and amphibians.

Description Page on Amphibians and Reptiles

• Amphibians and Reptiles Pictures Page - Choose three pictures to copy and paste onto a Microsoft Word Document. Next do a search for ONE of the animals and write a summary (2 paragraphs) about that animal. YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM: FROGS AND TOADS, NEWTS AND SALAMANDERS, HARMLESS SNAKES, VENEMOUS SNAKES, LIZARDS, TURTLES, TORTOISES AND TERRAPINS, CROCODILIANS, AND TUATARA. YOU MUST DO YOUR SEARCH IN YAHOOLIGANS.COM

Pictures of Fish and ODDS AND ENDS

• Fish Pictures Can be Found Here - If you would like to use fish pictures in your final display, then you will find some here.

Student Test on Fishes

• Alien Earth Page: FISH - In order to make your fish test page, it may helpful to know some information about some common fish species. Begin finding information about different species here.

• Freshwater Fish Common Names - Use this page to create even more questions about FRESHWATER FISH. Go to this page and you will find the Common Name, the Latin Name and the Description of several freshwater fish.

• MORE ON FISH - More information on fish can be found here.

A Fish Dictionary

• Fish Glossary - Create your own fish glossary using this page. You must have 10 words and definitions IN YOUR OWN WORDS. PICTURES RELATED TO THE WORDS WILL BE A BONUS.

• Odds and Ends: Amphibian Coloring Pages - Add pizzazz to your Amphibian Scrapbook by cutting and pasting a picture into Microsoft Word and coloring one of the pictures from this website.

• Odds and Ends #2: Here are some more pages of Amphibians - Remember you may cut and paste and then color these pics in Microsoft Word.

• Fish Coloring Pages - Interesting in making your Scrapbook more colorful? Here are some fish-related coloring pages.

Tools

References

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Get definitions to many words quickly.

Roget's Thesaurus

Find words that have similar meanings to words you run across.

Grabbing Web Images

Follow a friendly step-by-step tutorial on how to grab images from the Web.

Software

Windows

Software for image management