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Why One Big Claw? Nalani Researches Fiddler Crabs

Join Nalani on a short research project about fiddler crabs: pick a question, choose sources, check facts in two texts and answer the question.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.3.7

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 3
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students choose a focused research question and a reliable source.
  • Students find facts in two sources that answer a research question.
  • Students write an answer to a research question using facts from two sources.

How to use

Talk about the steps of a research project first. Then have students read both sources and answer the questions, working in pairs for the last section if needed.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.3.7

Conduct a short research project that builds knowledge about a topic.

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Why One Big Claw? Nalani Researches Fiddler Crabs

Follow the steps of a short research project.

Plan the research

On a trip to the shore, Nalani saw tiny crabs waving one giant claw. She wants to do a short research project to learn more about them.

1.
Which is the best question for Nalani's short research project?
  • A. What are all the animals that live in the ocean?
  • B. Why do male fiddler crabs have one big claw?
  • C. Was my trip to the shore the most fun ever?
  • D. Which crab does my best friend like best?
2.
Nalani and her teacher look for sources. Which one is most likely to give true facts about fiddler crabs?
  • A. A comic about a crab who plays the fiddle
  • B. A poem a classmate wrote about the beach
  • C. A nature center article about shore crabs
  • D. A video of a crab costume for a party
3.
Match each step of a research project to what Nalani did.
  1. Ask a question
  2. Find sources
  3. Take notes
  4. Share what you learned
  1. A. She wrote key words on note cards.
  2. B. She made a poster for her class.
  3. C. She wondered why one claw was so big.
  4. D. She got an article from the nature center.

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