THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 4Stage 1: Learn to be an expert!In your group, read the information about your animal and complete the column in thejigsaw for that animal. Now each member in your group is an expert on your animal!Stage 2: Teach your friends!Now form new groups.Each new group has at least ONE expert on each animal.Each expert will teach the others about his or her animal.Complete all the columns in the table together.Stage 3: Fill in your Detective’s Notebook! Use the answers in the table to complete page 133 in your Detective’s Notebook.Hand out the charts and divide the class into expert groups, telling each group which animal tofocus on.Each group reads the passage on their animal and fills in the corresponding column.Make sure the groups are working properly and everyone is participating.It’s vital that ALL the students write everything down so they can share with others.HOTS – Compare and Contrast: Once the groups have completed their column ask each group toreport their answers to the class. Copy the table onto the board in fill in their answers.Answer key:Group 1HUMMINGBIRDSGroup 2SEA TURTLESGroup 3DOLPHINSGroup 4WOLVESWHAT DOESIT EAT?Small insects,juice and seeds fromflowersseaweed, smallsea animals andplantssmaller seaanimalsmeatWHAT IS ITSHABITAT?warm place with lotsof plants.warm, quiet seawater, quietbeaches.warm quiet seawaterForests, cavesWHAT IS THEPROBLEM?habitat lossplastic garbageplastic garbagehabitat lossHOW CANWE HELP?Tell people about it!Save its habitatClean up parksPlant red flowersTell peopleabout it!Save its habitatClean upbeachesand waterRecycleTell peopleabout it!Save its habitatClean upbeachesand waterRecycleTell peopleabout it!Save its habitatRecycleWrite onesentence todescribe theanimal.152
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