Guinea Pig Research

We have recently concluded our formal guinea pig research.  As you know, when we started this process we asked many questions of things we wanted to learn about guinea pigs.  We wrote some of those questions down as stated in this blog post.  We would go back to those specific questions often and ask ourselves if we knew the answer to it yet.  We used books, internet, videos, and observations.  Our original questions were in a book, so we decided it made sense that we put our new information in the book as well.  

We started drafting our responses to our questions.  We conferenced as each child decided what words to use to answer their own question.  On lined paper, we wrote our sentences.  The next day we talked about how to use a computer to type.  We then sat in front of the computer and typed our writing. 

Once our pages were typed and printed, we illustrated them.  Deciding what illustrations best conveyed our words to the reader was harder than we thought (you will see many eraser marks).  We talked about a table of contents, title, introductory page, and book cover.  Check out a few pages below and stop by to see our finished work!

No they do not hibernate.
(the author wants you to pay special attention
to the guinea pig outside of a cave- unlike a bear)

Where do they hibernate?

What do they do?

They popcorn.
(popcorning video link)

This is a guinea pig.  Why do they have floppy ears?

Yes they do.

No.  But they do have a tailbone.
To blend in with the surroundings.

Do they have tails?
Why do they have stripes?

No they do little jumps!

Can guinea pigs jump on heads?

No because they don't have tails.

Why do guinea pigs' tails look like rabbits' tails?

Yes but they can scratch.

This is a guinea pig sitting (in a) lap?