EXPLORING HABITATS AND THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE

A WEBQUEST FOR 1ST GRADE SCIENCE

Designed by: Brooke Aichroth and Tiffany Tripodi

INTRODUCTIONWhat do you know about animals and their homes? It’s important to know the different types of homes that animals live in because not all animals live in the same type of home. You and your group are in charge of creating a habitat for the new town zoo. Your job is to find out where they live, how they look, what they eat, and what other animals they can live with so we can better understand their lives and make the zoo successful!

TASK Your assignment is to pretend the class is the town,

and present the town your own creation of your habitat for your animal.

You will work in groups to help each other find the information about the animal you are assigned and the home they live in.

You will use this information to create a visual of the habitat to show your classmates, and convince the town that your animal should be in the new zoo.

PROCESS Meet the teacher for

group assignment and habitat/animal choice.

Pick up a copy of the Record Activity Sheet that will help you record the facts about your animal.

Complete the sheet using the links provided for you.

Use the links that are given to you and search for information to help you create your visual.

Create a poster, model, or other type of visual of your animal and it’s habitat.

Present your project to the town (your classmates) and explain to them your animal, the habitat, and why it should be in the zoo.

RESOURCES: DESERT http://www.touregyp

t.net/featurestories/camel.htm

http://www.marisamontes.com/all_about_camels.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bactrian-camel/?source=A-to-Z

CAMEL

RESOURCES: GRASSLAND http://kids.nationalg

eographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/giraffe/

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/giraffe.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giraffe/

GIRAFFE

RESOURCES: ARCTIC http://kids.nationalg

eographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/polar-bear/

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/polar_bear.php

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/polar-bear/ POLAR BEAR

RESOURCES: FRESHWATER http://kids.nationalg

eographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/american-alligator/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/american-alligator/

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/alligator/education/

ALLIGATOR

RESOURCES: OCEAN http://kids.nationalg

eographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/bottlenose-dolphin/

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/dolphin.php

http://www.dolphins-world.com/ DOLPHIN

RESOURCES: RAINFOREST http://animals.nation

algeographic.com/animals/birds/toucan/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ExbebXMw1M

http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals/toucanpage.html TOUCAN

EVALUATION All of the work done on this WebQuest

will be graded. You can look at the rubric that will be used to grade the projects, and print it out if you’d like to have it to refer to.

WebQuest Rubric

CONCLUSION Learning about these different animals and their

habitats is an important part of science and life. We now know where these animals live, what they look like, what they eat, and other animals that live in the same habitat. We hope that you learned some new things about the animals you did not research, and found their lives interesting. If you would like to learn more about these animals, the links provided will stay available to you. We hope you enjoyed it!

All projects will be displayed in the classroom for classmates to see!

STANDARDS ADDRESSED Science:

5.3.2.C.1: Describe the ways in which organisms interact with each other and their habitats in order to meet basic needs.

5.3.2.C.2: Identify the characteristics of a habitat that enable the habitat to support the growth of many different plants and animals.

Language Arts Literacy W.1.2: Write informative/explanatory text in which they name

a topic, supply facts about the topic, and provide sense of closure.

W.1.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects. Technology

8.1.2.A.5: Demonstrate the ability to navigate in virtual environments that are developmentally appropriate.

TEACHER CREDITS http://www.touregy

pt.net/featurestories/camel.htm

http://www.marisamontes.com/all_about_camels.htm

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bactrian-camel/?source=A-to-Z

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/giraffe/

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/giraffe.html

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giraffe/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/polar-bear/

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/polar_bear.php

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/polar-bear/

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/american-alligator/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/american-alligator/

http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/managed/alligator/education/

TEACHER CREDITS CONTINUED… http://kids.nationalg

eographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/bottlenose-dolphin/

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/dolphin.php

http://www.dolphins-world.com/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/toucan/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ExbebXMw1M

http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/animals/toucanpage.html

Created by: Brooke Aichroth

aichroth@camden.rutgers.edu

Tiffany Tripodi ttripodi@camden.ru

tgers.edu

Animal Photos: All courtesy of Google

images.