Lesson Overview:

In this lesson students learn about one of the world’s most acclaimed and best-loved scientists, Dr. Jane Goodall.  Bring binoculars and a stuffed chimpanzee to generate interest!  The children will listen to two short picture books and watch two short video clips, both of which will leave them wanting to know more.  Since all children love to learn about animals, follow up with more books, resources, and activities on this topic.

Lesson Plan:

Suggested Grades:

2-4 

Objective:

Understand the major events and themes that shaped Jane Goodall’s life and contributed towards her becoming the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees.  (AASL 2.2.4, “Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning.”)

Suggested Time:

40-45 minutes

Success Criteria:

Each student will complete an assignment in which he or she writes six short sentences to represent important themes, events, or activities in Dr. Jane Goodall’s life.

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction:

Ask the students to share a few of the highlights they have learned about role models.  As a “hook” for this lesson, ask the students whether they have ever been very still and very patient, and observed something.  Ask them to share examples of times when they were great watchers.  Ask how long they would be willing to sit patiently and watch without distractions from an electronic device or even another person.  How many of them could patiently sit and watch for ten minutes?  For an hour?  For four hours?  For an entire day?  For a month?  For a year?  For many years?

Tell the children that today they’ll be learning about a woman who spent so much time watching one group of animals that she became the world’s expert on those animals!  Explain that today they will be learning about Dr. Jane Goodall, a British scientist, who has become a role model to the entire world because of her studies and activism.

2. Main:

Point out the binoculars and the stuffed monkey.  Let the children take turns holding the monkey and looking through the binoculars.  Tell the children that they are doing some of the things that Jane Goodall did, both as a child and as an adult working in Tanzania.

Share/teach the two texts.  Begin with Me . . . . Jane by Patrick McDonnell to introduce Dr. Jane Goodall.  The text is very simple and short, yet powerful.  Follow that up with The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter.  Winter’s text has a bit more detail, but some of the same elements are repeated.

If you have time, show two video clips of Dr. Goodall.  There are many available, but I like these:

• Jane Goodall releasing Wounda into the wild. Jane Goodall Releases Wounda
• Jane Goodall as a young woman observing chimpanzees. Watch only the first three minutes:  Jane Goodall, Early in Her Career

Pass out the student assignment sheets (attached) and give the children enough time to complete the short, written work.

If there is extra time at the end of the lesson, show the children other photos and video clips of Dr. Goodall and her environmental activism.

3. Conclusion:

Draw the group back together.  Ask the children questions so that they can reflect on this lesson and their learning.  Why do they think so many people admire Dr. Goodall’s life and her work?  What contribution has she made to the world of science?  What does the world know now that we did not know before Dr. Goodall?  Do you think that this was easy or hard for Dr. Goodall to accomplish?

Resources: 

1. The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter.
2. Me . . . Jane by Patrick McDonnell.
3. A pair of binoculars, two if you can find them.
4. A plush monkey for the children to hold.
5. Copies of the student assignment sheet (attached).
6. Globe or map to show where Tanzania is.

Notes:

After this lesson the children will be very interested in Dr. Goodall, her work, and every kind of primate.   I recommend that you pull books and magazines from the library’s collection that connect to these topics and have them on hand so that the children can check them out at the end of the lesson.

Please adapt this according to the resources you have and the expertise you have at school.  If you have a member of staff who has visited the Gombe National Park, invite them to join you.  If you can take your students to the local zoo, arrange for a field trip as an extension of this lesson.  All children love to learn about animals, so extend and adapt the lesson to get a stronger connection to the Unit of Inquiry.

More books are certainly available about Dr. Goodall and her work.  I’ve chosen two of the newest and easiest because this lesson was planned with Grade 2 students in mind.

Recommended books for this lesson:

1. The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter
2. Me . . . Jane by Patrick McDonnell

Key Terms:

Jane Goodall, Chimpanzees, Animals, Africa, Gombe, Tanzania, Jane Goodall Institute, Roots & Shoots, Animal Welfare, Conservation

 

Student Handout, Jane Goodall

Lesson Overview:

This lesson is, without question, one of my most favorite of the year.  While teachers often choose Mozart or Beethoven to represent music in the Role Model Unit of Inquiry, I always teach Wynton Marsalis.  Why?  Because he is a jazz great even though he hated to practice as a kid, and as a professional he actively engages in teaching and outreach to take music to the next generation.  Not only that, but the kids love to listen to my Joe Cool’s Blues album.  Don’t miss this fabulous lesson and turn your kids on to an amazing, real-life, current musical great!

Lesson Plan:

Suggested Grades:

2-4 

Objective:

To recognize the music of Wynton Marsalis and to understand his contributions to the world of music.  Also, to be further introduced to the biography collection and to decide whether Wynton Marsalis is a role model.   (AASL 1.1.6, “Read view, and listen for information presented in any format . . . in order to make inferences and gather meaning.”)

Suggested Time:

40-45 minutes

Success Criteria:

Each child will listen to a few of Wynton Marsalis’ recordings to recognize his musical style (jazz.)   The class will be further introduced to the biography collection and use evidence to explain whether Wynton Marsalis is a role model.

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction:

As the children enter the room, have some of Wynton Marsalis’ music playing.  I like to use the Joe Cool’s Blues album.  You can find it right on Mr. Marsalis’ website, and there is plenty material you can play as a preview without having to purchase the album.  Find the recorded music to play back here:  Joe Cool’s Blues Preview Tracks.

Explain that today the lesson also focuses on the life work of one person.  As in the lesson on Walt Disney, the students will be looking for information and then using that information to decide whether this person could be considered a role model.   Challenge the students to listen carefully and to let you know when they hear something that might convince them that this person is or is not a role model.

2. Main:

Explain that the person they are learning today is a musician.  You won’t have time to read the entire biography, so preview it ahead of time and be prepared to highlight some of the relevant information about Mr. Marsalis.   I usually go ahead and tell the children Mr. Marsalis’s name since it is unlikely that they will have heard of him before.

Again, ask the children to let you know when they hear something that might help them to decide whether Mr. Marsalis is a modern-day role model.  Set up a class board or flip chart so that you can record the children’s ideas:

While teaching from the recommended biography, I highlight some of these ideas:

• Wynton’s parents loved music.
• Wynton was named after a famous jazz piano player.
• Wynton received his first trumpet when he was six, but he did not like to practice. He would rather play ball with his friends.
• When Wynton was ten, he tried playing the trumpet again. He could only make funny sounds and he still did not want to practice.
• When Wynton was twelve, he decided that he wanted to learn to play the trumpet and he started studying music very diligently.
• From the age of twelve, Wynton practiced 3-5 hours a day!!
• Wynton played in bands in high school. He also studied hard and received good grades.
• Wynton attended a famous music school in New York named Juilliard School of Music.
• In college, Wynton also played in bands and traveled across the United States to perform when he was not studying. Eventually, he started his own band with his brother.
• Wynton has won top music awards both for jazz and classical music. He is unusual in that he has mastered two completely different styles of music.

At this point I usually pause and teach the children what a Grammy Award is.  Show them the picture on p. 16 of a Grammy Award – it looks like an old-fashioned record player, the gramophone.  Children will not know what a gramophone is, so bring up a few pictures.

There is an amazing YouTube video of an old gramophone being wound up then playing a vinyl record.  Use this clip:  Gramophone Playing Record  Today’s children are used to digital files, and they will be amazed to learn how early recordings were enjoyed.

Returning to the biography and information about Mr. Marsalis, wrap up with:

• Wynton liked jazz because jazz allows musicians to make up their own notes, to improvise.
• Wynton likes teaching young people about jazz and has directed a jazz program at New York’s Lincoln Center for many years.
• Wynton has written books, performed on radio and TV, and traveled the world to share music and to teach music.
• Wynton is noted for his ability to compose as well as perform music.
• Wynton believes that the only way you can get better at something is to practice!

Review the children’s ideas that you have scribed.  Make sure that the class notes are complete.

Finally, play a video of Wynton Marsalis performing so that the children can see as well as hear him.  I like this video of Mr. Marsalis playing on the David Letterman Show:  Wynton Marsalis Septet Playing on David Letterman Show, 1995

3. Conclusion:

Go back to the flipchart or board notes.  Ask the children whether they think that Wynton Marsalis is a role model.  Ask them to give evidence to support their answers.  Scribe a conclusion for the class.  “Wynton Marsalis is a good role model because . . . . “  Use their reasoning so that the lesson has a conclusion and so that their thinking can be summarized for their portfolios or as a group work sample.

Resources: 

1. Wynton Marsalis by Stephen Feinstein.
2. Joe Cool’s Blues music, found here: Joe Cool’s Blues  (audio only).
3. Demonstration of a gramophone in operation, found here: Gramophone Demonstration (video and audio)
4. Wynton Marsalis Septet playing on the David Letterman show: Wynton Marsalis Playing on David Letterman Show, 1995  (video and audio)
5. Computer and speakers to play the music for the children.
6. Screen and projection capability to play the videos for the children.

Notes:

Like the Walt Disney lesson, I have not built a written assignment into this lesson because the kids have gotten so excited about the music it is nearly impossible to refocus them.   However, if you need a writing assignment, set a simple task such as:

1. List five facts about Wynton Marsalis’ life and his work as a jazz musician.
2. Do you think that Wynton Marsalis is a role model? Please explain your thinking with a few short sentences.

Recommended books for this lesson:

Wynton Marsalis by Stephen Feinstein

Key Terms:

Wynton Marsalis, Musicians, Jazz, Trumpet, Performing Arts, Gramophone, Grammy Awards

Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, students find out who Walt Disney, the man, is.  Today’s children know Disney from Walt Disney World, Disneyland, or the Disney Channel.  However, long before those ventures, he was a young artist and struggling businessman.  Help the children understand that before the Disney media empire, there was Walt Disney, the struggling entrepreneur.   Kids will delight in watching an early clip of Steamboat Willie and seeing the real Walt Disney in an interview!

Lesson Plan:

Suggested Grades:

2-5 

Objective:

To understand the life and work of Walt Disney and to be further introduced to the biography collection.  (AASL 1.1.6, “Read view, and listen for information presented in any format . . . in order to make inferences and gather meaning.”)

Suggested Time:

45-50 minutes

Success Criteria:

Each student will understand Walt Disney’s life work and some of the milestones along his career path.  Each student will also be able to explain that a biography is the story of a person’s life.

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction:

Ask the students to tell you what they have learned so far about role models. Ask them to name a few characteristics that might make a person a good role model.

Don’t tell the kids who today’s lesson is about – be sure to cover the book’s cover!  Tell them that they will have to decide whether this person is a role model or not.  Prompt them to remind one another that a biography is the story of a person’s life.

2. Main:

Begin the lesson by giving facts from the text about Walt Disney.  Let them try to guess the person’s identity by giving clues.  I like to use these:

• This person enjoyed taking care of animals as a child.
• This person also liked to draw and often drew pictures of animals.
• This person was best friends with his older brother, Roy.
• This person was very poor growing up and he started work by delivering newspapers when he was nine years old.
• When he was eighteen, this person said that he wanted to become an artist! His parents were not very happy about his choice.
• This person’s first real job as an artist was making drawings for advertisements.
• He became friends with another artist and together they made a new kind of ad that was shown in movie theaters. These ads moved around on the movie screen – they were animated!

At this point pause and see if any of the children have any guesses about who might have been an animation artist early in his career.  If you need to give further facts, consider using these, which are also taken from the recommended text:

• This person moved to Hollywood and started working on cartoon ideas. His cartoons were longer and more developed than other cartoons of the time.
• This person fell in love and got married to another artist named Lilly Bounds.
• Early in his career, someone hired away all his fellow artists and bought his cartoons. He was left with very few resources and did not know what to do next.
• He decided to run his businesses differently and did not ever sell any of his ideas again! He kept his ideas for himself and the company he and his brother started.
• He came up with a new idea to draw a small mouse. He wanted to name the mouse “Mortimer” but Lilly convinced him to name the mouse “Mickey” instead.

Again, pause and see whether the children can identify this person.  With the clues of “Mickey” and “Mouse” and “animation” they can probably figure out who this person is!

As soon as the children guess the correct identity of Walt Disney, set up a chart on flipchart paper or a board at the front of the room.  Scribe a few notes so that the children will be able to remember some of the details of Mr. Disney’s life.

Show pictures of Walt Disney from the front cover of the text and from the text itself.  Most of the children have probably never seen a picture of Mr. Disney before.

Explain that Mickey Mouse’s first animated cartoon was Steamboat Willie.  Show a bit of the original Steamboat Willie cartoon:  Steamboat Willie Cartoon.  The kids are going to be very, very excited after they see the old Mickey Mouse clips!

Show the short interview of Walt Disney found here:  Walt Disney Interview.  The language will be hard for the children to understand, but help them through it so that they can see Mr. Disney in person and so that they can hear him talk about taking risks and overcoming obstacles.

Point out that Mr. Disney had to find his way first as an artist, then as an animator, and then as a filmmaker, before he was ever inspired to build a theme park!  Again, another new and unknown venture!

3. Conclusion:

After you have covered the text and videos, go back to the flipchart or board notes.  Ask the children whether they think that Walt Disney was a role model.  Ask them to give evidence to support their answers.  Scribe a conclusion for the class.  “Walt Disney was a good role model because . . . . “  Use their thinking and reasoning so that the lesson has a conclusion and so that their thinking can be summarized for their portfolios or as a group work sample.

Resources:

1. Walt Disney by Jonatha A. Brown.
2. Steamboat Willie cartoon, found here: Steamboat Willie Cartoon
3. Walt Disney Interview, found here: Walt Disney Interview
4. Computer for accessing the videos on YouTube.
5. Playback capability including projector, screens, and speakers, to show the videos.
6. Any of the library’s Disney book collection, laid out on a table top display.
7. Flipchart paper and markers for scribing notes about Mr. Disney’s life and work.

Notes:

I have not built a written assignment into this lesson simply because when I have taught it the kids have gotten so excited about Walt Disney and the Steamboat Willie cartoon it has been nearly impossible to refocus them.  Thus, I think that a writing assignment would be a bit of a stretch.

However, if you need a writing assignment, I’d set a simple task such as:

1. List five facts about Walt Disney’s life.
2. Do you think that Walt Disney was a role model? Please explain your thinking with a few short sentences.

I have never done an art extension with this lesson, but since Disney was an artist and because there have been so many Disney films and characters over the years, you could easily include an art extension.

Be sure that the children understand that it took Mr. Disney decades to become successful.  The theme parks were a new concept and had never been done in the same way before.  My students kept wanting to say that “Walt Disney invented Disney World.”  But, that’s not entirely correct.  There was a long and difficult professional path that led to his being able to create a successful theme park.  But, he was not immediately successful.  He had to work very hard and develop many aspects of the business before the theme parks were realized.

Recommended books for this lesson: 

Walt Disney by Jonatha A. Brown

Key Terms:

Walt Disney, Animators, Biographies, Performing Arts, Mickey Mouse, Steamboat Willie

Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, students learn about Wangari Maathai, an environmental scientist, activist, and Nobel Prize Laureate.  Wangari Maathai began the Green Belt Movement that has, over time, led to the reforestation of large parts of Africa, especially her native Kenya.  Be inspired by Wangari Maathai and then plant your own trees, either inside or outside, depending on the season and your school’s own resources.

Lesson Plan:

Suggested Grades:

2-4 

Objective:

To understand the life and work of Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.  To plant a tree or trees in honor of Dr. Wangari’s work.  Finally, as a class, to generate a list of questions about Wangari Maathai that could be used to guide further research.  (AASL 1.1.3, “Develop and refine a range of questions to frame the search for new understanding.”)

Suggested Time:

35-45 minutes

Success Criteria:

Each child will listen to one biography of Wangari Maathai’s life and work.  Then, children will either create an indoor tree in Dr. Maathai’s honor or will help plant a tree in the community.

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction:

Remind children that in this Unit of Inquiry they are learning about role models.  Ask what they have learned about role models so far.  What is a role model?   Who can be a role model?  What kinds of things does a role model do?  (Answers might include:  Work hard, persist, use creativity, innovate, take calculated risks, challenge conventions, take action, etc.)

Explain that today you would like to introduce the children to a woman who did something remarkable for the earth.  She was born in Kenya, an African country, but she also studied and worked in North America and in Europe before returning to Africa and becoming a great scientific and political leader.  Listen carefully and decide whether you believe she is a role model.

2. Main:

Teach one of the picture book biographies about Wangari Maathai.  Jeanette Winter’s book is relatively short.  That works well because the text and pictures will generate a lot of questions and discussion.

When the children have a question about Wangari or her work, have them write it down on a slip of paper to create a “Wonder Wall.”  They can then use the texts and, through personal inquiry, find answers to their questions.

Once you have covered as many of the texts and generated as many questions as you can, show the children this short video clip.  In it, Wangari Maathai describes herself as a “child of the soil.”

Wangari Maathai Video – Planting Trees is Planting Hope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkDhNRKYic

Next, have the kids take some action.  In my lessons, I have students do a Skype interview with a tree farmer.  However, the tree farmer was a personal contact.  I’ve just checked “Skype in the Classroom” and at the time of this lesson plan, there were no tree farmers registered.  If you can find a tree farmer, it would be excellent if he or she could come and participate with this lesson.

Another possible action is to “grow” an indoor tree.  We grow a tree in our library or in one of the elementary corridors every year, and the children love it!  A bit of paper, creativity, and a few well-placed staples go a long way towards beautifying your indoor spaces.  (See attached photo.)

The best idea, of course, is to coordinate with the school gardener, a local nursery, or a local environmental group to have children plant real trees.  This would require another lesson and some more advanced planning, but it is the most natural extension to today’s lesson.  In Dubai, there is no chance to plant trees because the climate is too extreme.  However, other locations should have better opportunities.

3. Conclusion:

Ask the children to revisit the lesson’s main question: Is Wangari Maathai a role model?  Why or why not?  Ask them to explain their thinking and tie to ideas that the homeroom teacher is using in the classroom.

Send the prepared picture of Wangari Maathai to the classroom with the children as a reminder of what they have learned today.

Resources:

1. Video of Wangari Maathai talking about the Green Belt Movement, found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkDhNRKYic
2. National Forest Service’s website for children, found here: https://www.discovertheforest.org/
3. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A Nivola.
4. Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter.
5. Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli, illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
6. Environmental Activist Wangari Maathai by Jennifer Swanson.
7. Photograph of Wangari Maathai, mounted on backing paper, to send to class with the children after the lesson.

For Building the Indoor Tree:  (See attached photo.)

1. Twisted brown paper, or twisted newspaper, painted brown, and sculpted into a tree.
2. Leaves made of paper. Make a few for the children to use as a template.  Photocopy the template, then the children can cut out and decorate the leaves.
3. Tape, staples, or twine for securing the crafted tree in place.

For Planting Trees Outdoors:  Coordinate locally with a nursery, school gardener, or environmental organization.

Notes:

This is a lesson that can change children’s lives.  I’ve used Wangari Maathai’s story in the Role Model Unit of Inquiry, but of course you can also use it in any lesson on the environment, habitats and ecosystems, and living vs nonliving things.  One year, we taught the concept of the Green Man and had children make Green Men masks.  There really are an endless number of ways to adapt the material, so be sure to weave the story of Wangari Maathai into one of your Units of Inquiry.

Recommended books for this lesson: 

1. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire A Nivola.
2. Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter.
3. Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli, illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
4. Environmental Activist Wangari Maathai by Jennifer Swanson.

Key Terms:

Wangari Maathai, Tree planters (persons), Kenya, Green Belt Movement, Ecology, Environment, Women politicians, Women conservationists, Biography

 

Paper Tree

Lesson Overview:

In this lesson, students find out who built the first underwater laboratory and who invented the Aqualung.  He was French, wore a signature red beanie, and introduced the world to life underneath the waves.  It was Jacques Cousteau, of course!  Sit back and watch the children delight in discovering one of the 20^th Century’s greatest scientists and explorers.

Lesson Plan:

Suggested Grades:

2-5  

Objective:

To understand the life and work of Jacques Cousteau and to be introduced to the biography collection.  (AASL 1.1.6, “Read view, and listen for information presented in any format . . . in order to make inferences and gather meaning.”)

Suggested Time:

50-55 minutes

Success Criteria:

Each student will understand Jacques Cousteau’s life work.  Each student will also understand that a biography is the story of a person’s life and that the library’s biography collection, especially the picture book biography collection, contains many hidden treasures!

Lesson Outline:

1. Introduction:

Ask the students to tell you what their new Unit of Inquiry is about.  (Answer:  Role Models.)  Ask them to tell you what a role model is.  Ask what might make a person a role model.

Ask if any of the students have ever seen a picture or a video filmed underwater.  Ask if they have ever heard of the earth’s oceans being in trouble.  Ask if they have heard that steps are being taken to save the oceans.  If they have heard of any of these efforts, they have this person to thank!

Explain that today they will inquire into the life of a man from France who accomplished many things and gave the world some new inventions as well as new understandings.   Ask the children if they know the word we use to describe the story of a person’s life.  (Answer:  Biography.)  Quickly teach the concept of biography and tell the children that today we’ll be learning from one of the picture book biographies in the school library collection.

Show the cover of The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino.  Show the front papers and the title page.  Based on the illustrations, ask the children if they have some idea of the Jacques Cousteau’s work.  (Answer:  Ocean Exploration or something similar.)

2. Main:

Share The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino.   As you work, have one of the children scribe a few notes about Cousteau’s discoveries, inventions, or work.  This will provide some basic notes on the text.  I would do this on a flipchart, whiteboard, or smartboard for the class so that the children can focus on the illustrations.  Be sure to point out the red beanie hats on the illustration of Calypso!

After the story, play the first few minutes of Cousteau’s groundbreaking film, The Silent World.  Just a few minutes will give the kids an idea of what Cousteau looked like and how he worked.

Give the children time to complete the student assignment (attached).  They can use the notes that have been scribed for them at the front.  To some degree, this is just a reflection page so that they can record their thinking.

If there is time, tell them that Captain Cousteau was honored by a famous singer/songwriter in the 1970s.  John Denver wrote and performed the song Calypso about Captain Cousteau, his work, ship, and crew.  Play the video clip of Mr. Denver singing Calypso – it has the lyrics on the screen so the children can sing along.

3. Conclusion:

Challenge the children to find out more about Captain Cousteau.  Also, challenge the children to investigate more of the biography collection in the school library.

Resources:

1. The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino.
2. Short video clip from The Silent World, Cousteau’s Award Winning documentary and the first, full-length, feature film made underwater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8KkNC2bCBk  (optional)
3. Cousteau Society Kids’ Page: http://kids.cousteau.org/  (optional)
4. Calpyso, written and performed by John Denver, a musical tribute to Captain Cousteau and his work.  (I think the kids will LOVE learning the song if you have time for it):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4azHTeLfI

Notes:

I have taught this lesson many times and for most students, the story of Jacques Cousteau is new information.  The kids love seeing pictures of Captain Cousteau in his red beanie!  They love the clip of his little dog on board Calypso in the first few minutes of The Silent World footage. Fill them with images of Captain Cousteau, his ship, his discoveries, and his passionate efforts to save the oceans.

Note also that I have not focused too much on whether Cousteau was a role model.  Because this is the first lesson in the unit, the children may not yet know too much about what makes a person a role model.  Next week follow up by asking whether they think that Cousteau is a role model.  But, for the “tuning-in” lesson, just stick to the basic history.  You can revisit the role model idea in future lessons once they have learned a bit more in the Unit of Inquiry.

Recommended books for this lesson:

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino

Key Terms:

Jacques Cousteau, Oceanographers, Oceans, Calypso (Song), Scuba, Underwater Exploration, Biographies

Student Handout, Jacques Cousteau