Do Penguins Have Knees? Mrs. McConnell's Students Know

Mrs. McConnell's second graders continued their research about penguins using a great website called Wonderopolis.  This is a website that initiates the lesson with a question and offers a variety of information through non-fiction text, videos, and other resource links.  The question of the day...."Do Penguins Have Knees?"
Students read the article and found out that if you were to x-ray a penguin's legs, you would discover that penguins do indeed have knees!  In fact, a penguin's leg is made up of four parts:  a femur, knee, tibia, and fibula - the same bones you have in your leg!   After reading the article carefully, students checked their understanding by answering questions on a Google Form using classroom Chromebooks.  Once they completed this mini quiz, students were able to return to Wonderopolis.org and watch a penguin dance off on video.  These flightless birds are hilarious.  Wait a minute...these students weren't finished yet!  Mrs. McConnell taught her students how to use Google Drawings so they could go on to design their own penguin posters.  Each student had a great time creating an awesome mini poster complete with images and facts they learned about these interesting birds.  This is a great way for students to show what they know...and they LOVE it!