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Hermie A. Cermie Needs To Find A Home.

Hermie A. Cermie Needs To Find A Home. A web quest adventure for First Grade. By Erica Leffingwell. Introduction. Hermie A. Kermie is a hermit crab, he needs a new home. You will become a hermit crab expert and learn about hermit crabs so you can create Hermie a new home. Task.

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Hermie A. Cermie Needs To Find A Home.

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  1. Hermie A. Cermie Needs To Find A Home. A web quest adventure for First Grade. By Erica Leffingwell

  2. Introduction • Hermie A. Kermie is a hermit crab, he needs a new home. You will become a hermit crab expert and learn about hermit crabs so you can create Hermie a new home.

  3. Task • Observe and learn as much as you can about hermit crabs. You will begin the learning adventure by reading Is This A House For Hermit Crab?, A House For Hermit Crab, and In One Tide Pool. You will also observe live hermit crabs, research hermit crabs on the internet and create a hermit crab home.

  4. Procedure *With your teacher, read the following books: Is this A House For Hermit Crab? by Megan Mcdonald, A House For Hermit Crab by Eric Carle, and In One Tide Pool by Anthony D. Fredericks. *Visit the terrarium and observe the class hermit crabs. *With a partner visit the following links to learn about hermit crabs in their natural environment and answer the following questions: 1. What are hermit crabs? 2. Where do hermit crabs live? 3. What do hermit crabs eat? *With your partner use the supplies provided to create a hermit crab habitat. For directions click here *For Fun Sites click here

  5. Conclusion • Share your project with your teacher and the class. • Congratulations, you have made Hermie A. Kermie a great new home! He is very happy!!

  6. Evaluation • Scoring Guide

  7. Standards • Science: Gather and communicate information from careful observations and simple investigation through a variety of methods. • ISTE: Demonstrate introductory knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts related technology.

  8. Materials List For Teachers • Possible materials to provide: • Cardboard • Tag board or shoe boxes • Blue plastic wrap • Styrofoam • Sandpaper • Dried moss • Spanish moss • Small sticks • Driftwood • Sea shells • Smooth rocks • Dried raisins • Cereal • Tissue paper • Construction paper • Glue • Various materials found in nature • Various materials the students suggest

  9. Sources • Vanessa's Land Hermit Crab Care 101 • http://users.tpg.com.au/vanessap/hermit/404.html • Animal Information • The Crab Street Journal: Caresheets: Food for land hermit crabs • About.com: http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/craftdetails3.cfm?CraftID=129 • Crab Printables - Crab Coloring Page - Hermit Crab • A House for Hermit Crab Online Quiz - Crabs Unit Study • A House for Hermit Crab Wordsearch - Crabs Unit Study • http://www.thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles/jigsaw-puzzles/12-piece-jigsaw/012206hermitcrab.html

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