WebQuest

Animals Have Class Too! A WebQuest for 1^st/2nd Grade (Animal Classification) Designed by Carla S. Van Vrancken carla_van@yahoo.com Introduction \| Task \| Process \| Evaluation \| Conclusion \| Credits \| Teacher Page Introduction Ponchatoula is a growing town!Governor Mike Foster has chosen our class to be the builders and zookeepers for his new project, "The Berrytown Zoo."Mr. Foster has requested that the class work in groups to choose zoo animals and build their habitats.As a group, your tasks will be as follows:manager, researcher, planner, and photographer.As manager, your job will be to ask the teacher any questions for the group.As researcher, you will search the internet sites for the information along with the planner who will record the information.As needed, the photographer will find pictures on the websites to match the stories.As a culminating activity, the group will draw a map of the zoo using Kids Pix software. The Task Here are some questions you will need to answer to begin: What is a mammal? What is a reptile? What is a amphibian? What does habitat mean? Next, you have some choices to make about which animals and habitats to place at the new site: Choose two of each: mammal, reptile and amphibian for our zoo. Design the habitat and list types of food for each animal. What is an endangered species? Choose two endangered animals for the exhibit. Design the habitat and list types of food for the endangered animals. The Process 1.Go to the internet sites to search for the answers to questions 1 through 4. You will write description in your Science notebooks.Type your summary in Microsoft Word, Save to 3 ½ floppy. Here are some sites you may use:www.allaboutanimals.com www.animalden.com 2.Go to the sites to find names and habitat information about your animals. You will write summaries in your Science notebooks.Type these in the same Microsoft Word file, Save to 3 ½ floppy.Here are some sites you may use:www.enchantedlearning.com http://www.billybear4kids.com/animal/scoop.htm 3.Go to sites to locate pictures.Right click, Copy, Save to disk. www.allaboutanimals.com www.animalden.com 4.Research to answer and choose an endangered species.You will Right click, Copy, Save. Try this site to find your answers: http://www.fws.gov/r4slr/friends.html5.Draw on art paper a sketch of the new zoo, animals and habitats. Evaluation
	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
TLW define word meanings for a given set of vocabulary words.	Pronounces words: orally or written explanation of terms.	Pronounces words: orally states meaning of only two of the list words.	Pronounces words: orally states meaning of vocabulary words; written meaning of two words.	Pronounces words; orally explains word meaning; written explanation of all terms.
TLW classify animal types given a written/pictorial description.	Unable to classify any of the animals chosen.	Successfully classified half of the animals chosen;needed assisted to complete classification.	Successfully classified all animals chosen except for one.	Successfully classified of all animals chosen.
TLW write a summary of a group of text material.	Summary complete for one question.	Summary complete for two questions.	Summary complete for three or four questions.	Summary complete for five or six questions.
Conclusion In conclusion, there are many more animal classes to explore in our vast animal kingdom.Most importantly, the awareness and preservation of the endangered animals of the world is necessary in maintaining our own habitat.To study more about these topics, you will want to visit these sites: http://www.allaboutreptiles.com/ checklist of florida amphibians and reptiles.htm ReptilesAmphibians.htm Credits & References Images supplied by www.animalden.com Outline/Format supplied by: Webquest: Animal of the Rainforest by Diane Zentz; dzentz@iquest.net Links for Mammals/Reptiles/Amphibians:www.enchantedlearning.com Melanie Sanchez, Margaret Habby, and Melinda Ladner for surfing the net to find interesting animal sites to share. Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page