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Wakonda: 3rd Grade - Omaha Historical Landmarks

Libguide for the Wakonda Library

3rd Grade Project / Product

Students will create an Omaha Landmarks presentation  (pamphlet, poster, PowerPoint, Sway, written/oral narrative)

  • Illustration/photograph of community landmark
  • Map to show where community landmark is located
  • Written paragraph about community landmark

Students will share final versions.

Sights and Sounds of Omaha

Ben's dream - what is a landmark?

Big6 -Research Guide for Omaha Landmarks

1. What do I need to do? (Task Definition)-

2./3. What resources can I use and where can I find them?

4. How will I organize my information?

5. What can I make to show what I learned?

6. How will I know I did my job well?

Citation Practice

 

Woolley, Katie. ____________________________________. Windmill Books, 2017.

Olien, _____________. The Changing Earth. Bridgestone Books, 2003.

 

Gilmore, _____J______________. Cool Kids Live in Omaha! Omaha Schools Foundation, 2003.

 

“History: About US.” Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, _______date_____________, www.omahazoo.com/about-us.

 

"Zoo." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 3 Dec. 2018. school.eb.com/levels/elementary/article/zoo/353956. Accessed 5 Feb. 2019.

Resources

 The Rose Theater  The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge click on History

Girls and Boys Town

 Joslyn Art Museum Fort Omaha

 

book article breakdown

 

Important dates

"Omaha founded the Riverview Park in 1894. Several years later, Colonel William F. Cody loaned the park two bison. There were also deer, a grizzly bear, and 120 other animals.

"The park kept increasing in animal population during the years 1900-1952, so new exhibits and improvements were made to support them. In 1952, the Omaha Zoological Society was organized. They improved the zoo tremendously.

"The Lied Jungle, which is about the height of an eight-story building, was completed in 1992. It is the world's largest indoor rainforest. It is comprised of three different jungles, where you can walk across a suspension bridge, stroll behind a 50-foot waterfall, and enjoy watching nearly ninety different animal species.

 

 

 

What can you see?

"The Walter and Suzanne Scott Kingdoms of the Seas Aquarium, which opened in 1995, offers visitors some exciting experiences. You can view Antarctic penguins through a 60-foot long window that extends both above and below water level. This allows you to watch the penguins on ice and under water. The Aquarium also features an underwater stroll on the ocean floor through a 70-foot long tunnel. You can view large sharks, rays, and thousands of beautiful, colorful, coral reef fish. They will delight you as they swim past you on two sides and overhead. What an adventure this is!

"In 1997, the Lozier IMAX Theater was opened. The huge screen brings to life the natural world. A showing at the IMAX Theater is quite an educational and entertaining experience. "The Henry Doorly Zoo also features the world's largest desert dome, completed in 2002, where you can see a thirty-foot tall sand dune, walk through hummingbird canyon, and watch road runners in action.

"Kingdoms of the Night is the world's largest nocturnal exhibit. You'll be able to see creatures that are active at night, such as crocodiles, muskrats, bats, wallabies, and flying squirrels. "Other sights to enjoy at the zoo include: North America's largest Cat Complex, Wild Kingdom Pavilion, Bear Canyon, Pachyderm Hill, Sea Lion Pavilion, Monkey Islands, Giraffe Complex, the Petting Zoo, and the Free Flight Aviary. As you walk through the aviary, you can see over 500 birds, such as, flamingos, ducks, swans and storks flying free.

 

 

Who Are the People?

 

"Omaha founded the Riverview Park in 1894. Several years later, Colonel William F. Cody loaned the park two bison. There were also deer, a grizzly bear, and 120 other animals.

 

"Margaret Hitchcock Doorly donated $750,000 to the zoo in 1963. The zoo was named after her late husband, Henry Doorly, chairman of the World Publishing Company. The zoo continued to improve.

 

"Dr. Lee G. Simmons has been very important in making the zoo such a large success. He began working at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo in 1966 as Staff Veterinarian. Soon after that, he became the Associate Director. In 1970, he was named Director of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo.

 

 

Omaha Landmark Print Resources

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