Introduction
The Animals need your help!!!!!!
Around the world there are many species who are critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable, and near threatened. There are a vareity of threats that can cause these animals to face the threat of extinction. In this webquest you will learn about the threats these animals are facing,where the animal is from and how YOU can help!
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With your help we can make a difference and help
save some of these animals!!
-The Story of the tiger-
The tiger, one of the most magnificent animals in the world, is also one of the most endangered species in the world. A cat of beauty, strength, and majesty, the tiger is master of all and subject to none — except humans. Can you imagine a world without the beautiful tiger? Animals like the tiger need your help. Now it is your turn!
Task
Your task will be to learn about a specific animal and try to raise awareness for this animal by presenting your findings to the class!
You will be visiting the site
in order to pick an animal and find information about it. You will present the animals status, population, scientific name, weight, habitat, why they matter, threats, and what world wildlife foundation is doing to help your animal! All of this information can be found on the website given above!
Overall your slide show should be set up like the following-
Slide 1- Animal Status
Slide 2-Population
Slide 3- Scientific Name
Slide 4- Weight
Slide 5-Habitat
Slide 6- Why the animal matters
Slide 7-Threats
Slide 8-What world wildlife foundation is doing to help your animal
Process
1. To begin with you and your partner will explore the website https://www.worldwildlife.org
** If needed you can also research your animal on other websites once you have picked the animal. Some examples are listed below. You will be expected to research on appropriate sites.
http://www.earthsendangered.com
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
2. After looking around the website you will then need to choose your animal!
3. You and your partner will both work together to answer the questions listed in the task section.
These questions include:
-Animal Status
-Population
-Scientific Name
-Weight
-Habitat
-Why the animal matters
-Threats
-What world wildlife foundation is doing to help your animal
4. The students will compile their research into a power point presentation. This presentation should be at least 8 slides and should include pictures of the animal and the animals habitat to make the power point more exciting.
5. After the power point is complete both partners will be expected to present their slideshow to the class.
Evaluation
- Student Name: ________________________________________
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Workload | The workload is divided and shared equally by all team members. | The workload is divided and shared fairly by all team members, though workloads may vary from person to person. | The workload was divided, but one person in the group is viewed as not doing his/her fair share of the work. | The workload was not divided OR several people in the group are viewed as not doing their fair share of the work. |
| Requirements | All requirements are met and exceeded. | All requirements are met. | One requirement was not completely met. | More than one requirement was not completely met. |
| Content | Covers endangered animal with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent. All of the required slides are done. | Includes essential knowledge about the endangered Subject knowledge appears to be good. One slide is missing. | Includes essential information about endangered animals but there are 1-2 factual errors. Two slides are missing. | Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors. More than two slides are missing. |
| Attractiveness | Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation. | Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation. | Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content. | Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content. |
| Presentation | Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention. | Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time. | Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time. | Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost. |
| Mechanics | No misspellings or grammatical errors. | Three or fewer misspellings and/or mechanical errors. | Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors. | More than 4 errors in spelling or grammar. |
Conclusion
Thank you for your efforts towards helping spread awareness for the endangered species! I hope you have learned some things from this activity that you can take away and use towards your every day life. YOU can make a difference and the first step is awareness which is what you have accomplished today. Do your part in keeping the animals safe and keeping our world a safe place to live in for all species!
Check out the world wildlife fund website for different ways to take action and do your part!
Credits
Sources!
Smith, Shannon. "Endangered Species Webquest." Endangered Species Webquest - Evaluation. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
WorldWildlife.org. World Wildlife Fund, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.Endangered Species. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.earthsendangered.com/
Teacher Page
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