For my lesson plan I am going to focus on the elementary age level and have my students explore their research and inquiry skills. Our lesson will focus on animal inquiry and begin by exploring basic facets of animals including basic facts, animal babies, interactions with others, habitats, etc. There is plenty of room for extensions on the lesson and ways to make the knowledge more in depth. After obtaining a general overview of animals within the classroom's interest, student's will break up into small groups and eventually work individually to research an animal of choice, its habits, special qualities, etc. Individually students will create a visual/model of the animal's habitat and include a descriptive essay of the animal's "biography". This will allow for creative thinking and writing to occur, which encourges students to explore, ponder, and generalize newly obtained knowledge about their animal. Finally, students will present their animal in their small group and then to the entire classroom so knowledge can be shared with everyone. This lesson will be followed by a field trip to the local zoo where students when once again generalize new material within a community setting.