Adapting+Animals+(Kindergarten)

by Suzanne Harris and Chris Pugh

=Standards=
 * Science** **CFU 0007.5.3** Match pictures of animal and plant characteristics needed for survival to appropriate environments.


 * Language CFU 0001.3.3** Add descriptive words and details to writing.


 * ISTE NETS**
 * 1.** **Creativity and Innovation** b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 * 1.** **Creativity and Innovation** c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

=Lesson= Kerpoof is a website that allows for creative work to be created. There are 6 different tools available; "Spell a Picture", "Doodle Pad"(best for PreK-1), "Make a Drawing"(best for Grade 1 and up), "Make a Picture", "Make a Card", "Make a Story"*, and "Make a Movie"*. All activities except the story and movie can be done a printed in a single setting. *"Make a Story" and "Make a Movie" are tools that require more time to be effective and the ability to save work, which cannot be done without a free account. Teachers can create a Teacher account, and then use [|Teacher Tools] to quickly generate a group of student accounts for their class. Prior to class, the teacher can download this ZIP file containing a desktop icon for Kerpoof to the student machines. [|KerpoofStudio.zip]

TSW...
 * 1) Observe the plants, animals, biomes, and precipitation from [] to infer what adaptations make each best fit their environment.
 * 2) Double-click on the Kerpoof icon on their desktop to open the website in Safari.
 * 3) Click on the "Make a Picture" icon. (The students may have to click the left or right arrow buttons to rotate the menu to see Make A Picture.)
 * 4) Click on a background.
 * 5) Click and drag a text box from the left hand side of the workspace. Type their name, press the RETURN button, and then type the name of the biome.
 * 6) Click and drag a picture from the right side of the workspace into the background. If the picture does not exist, use the search box below to find the picture.
 * 7) Click and drag on the double-ended arrow on the left corner of the picture to resize it.
 * 8) Click in the text bubble to type a sentence telling how the animal's parts match its biome. Hit the RETURN key to make a new line to extend the sentence.
 * 9) Repeat for plants and weather.
 * 10) Click on the printer icon on the left of the workspace. Click on the settings to print either in color or coloring book, then select a size full, medium, or small. Click PRINT. Click OK. Click PRINT.

If the printer connection is not working, Kerpoof has one more trick. On the left, there is a JPEG button that opens a save window to save the workspace as a digital image. Rename from "MyArt", but leave ".jpg" on the end of the name. Choose a folder to place the file and save.