Inquiry-Based Endangered Animal Research Project

Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered and teacher-guided instruction approach. It empowers students to become critical thinkers. It increases students’ ability to develop a deep understanding of content while increasing students’ intellectual engagement.

Students start by brainstorming endangered animals and why they would like to research those animals. Then, students pose questions about their endangered animals. Students go through the research process by finding sources and information about the
endangered animal they choose to write about. Students will become more invested in their learning when they have more control over what they will research.

This endangered animal research project contains all of the resources needed for students to write a research and persuasive essay.

Included:
*Endangered Animal Internet Research Resources list
*Asking Good Questions poster
*The Inquiry Process poster
*Endangered Animal Research brainstorm organizer
*Biography Research Asking Good Questions organizer
*K-W-L chart
*Endangered Animal Cause & Effect graphic organizer
*Endangered Animal Student Persuasive Essay instructions
*Endangered Animal Research Paragraph organizer
*Internet Research organizer
*Nonfiction Text Research organizer
*Encyclopedia Research organizer
*Biography Research Notes Organizer - 5 pages (Introduction, 2nd-4th paragraphs & Conclusion)
*Biography Research Paragraph Organizer - 5 pages (Introduction, 2nd - 4th paragraphs, &
Conclusion)
*Bibliography page
*Endangered Animal Research Rubric
*Endangered Animal Research Self & Peer Checklists
*Endangered Animal Persuasive Essay Rubric
*Endangered Animal Persuasive Essay Self & Peer Checklists
*Endangered Animal Persuasive Essay graphic organizer
*Endangered Animal Poster Instructions
*Endangered Animal’s Life Timeline
*Endangered Animal Project Choice page using the top 3 tiers of Bloom’s Taxonomy
*Endangered Animal cover page
*Endangered Animal stationery (2 choices)