General Information Name: Laura Daberko School: Fernway Elementary School Workshop Location: Kent State University Companion Content Pathfinder: Animal Research Grade Level: 4th Grade Subject Area: Science and Language Arts Specific Topic: Biome Animal Research Content Information This pathfinder is designed to help 4th grade students find information about an animal of their choice from print and electronic resources. Students will be reporting on the location, description, lifestyle and habits, breeding, and other interesting facts. Since a wide variety of animals have been chosen, the pathfinder will not contain any specific articles. However, it will provide directories and web sites where information on a wide variety of animals can be found. Dewey Numbers 574. - 599. Subject Headings Animals--Encyclopedias--Juvenile Literature Mammals--Anatomy--Juvenile Literature Endangered species--Juvenile Literature Zoology--Dictionaries Biomes--Juvenile Literature Infohio Electronic Resouces (see your librarian for username and password) Ebsco Animals Click on Resorces Grades K-6, than Ebsco Animals. Type in the name of your animal in Find field, than click search. Britannica Online Click on Resorces Grades K-6, than Britannica Online School Edition. Select Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia. Enter the name of your animal in step 2, than click GO! in Find field, than click search. Sirs Discover Click on Resources Grades K-6, than SIRS Discover on the web. Search for your animal by keyword or search the animal subject tree. Searchasaurus Click on Resources Grades K-6, than Searchasaurus. Select Encylopedia of Animals. Enter the name of your animal, than click search. WEB SITES (FOR STUDENTS) KidsClick! Search by keyword or subject (Animals under Science & Math) Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Click on 'Discover Animals and Plants', enter search. Animaland Animals A-Z IPL Kispace Animals Garst Photographic Collection Thousands of color photographs and information of animals from around the world. Habitats & Biomes World Biomes Search for Animals by Biomes. WEB SITES ( FOR TEACHERS) EnchantedLearning.com: Biomes-Habitats NASA: Earth Observatory: Mission: Biomes Provides an introduction to the distinctive characteristics fo the world's major biomes, along with interactive activities to test how much students have learned. 4th and 5th Grade Student Research Resources BOOKS (NON-FICTION) Avery, Rogerb&et al. International Wildlife Encyclopedia, vols. 1-22.. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2002. Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World, vols.1-13.. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2002. Hare, Tony. Animal fact-file: head-to-tail profiles of more than 90 mammals. New York: Facts On File, 2000. Pringle, Laurence. Scholastic Encyclopedia of Animals. New York: Scholastic Reference, 2001. Wildlife of the World, vols. 1-8. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1995.