Weird and Wonderful Animals WebQuest

Al Jurf Secondary School

Grade 10: Unit 5

Most of us have little knowledge about exactly how many different kinds of animals share the planet with us and how amazing they are. What is even more amazing is that scientists today keep discovering new animal species every year.

This is where your help is needed.  Your job is to find out more about some of the strange and extraordinary animals that inhabit the earth AND also to hopefully discover a brand new animal species.

TASK 1 (10 marks)

Work in pairs.

Find information about the top 10 weirdest animals on the planet.

Do the following:

1. List the top 10 weirdest looking animals.
2. Write down where each of them can be found.
3. State one interesting fact about each of these amazing animals in a full sentence.
4. In THREE clear sentences, explain which one of these amazing creatures interested you most. (Use your own words!)
5. Present your findings neatly.

   Your work will be graded as follows:

   Criteria	1	2
   Task Completion	Some parts of the task are incomplete	All parts of the task are complete
   Content	Information in some parts of the task is lacking / inaccurate / vague	Information in all parts of the the task is comprehensive / accurate and clear
   Language / Vocabulary	Evidence of copy pasting	Own words used
   Sentence structure	Some sentences are correctly formed	No more than 3 sentences have mistakes
   Spelling /Punctuation	More than 5 spelling mistakes /More than 3 punctuation mistakes	Fewer than 5 spelling mistakes /Fewer than 3 punctuation mistakes

TASK 2 (10 marks)

Work in pairs.

Do the following:

1. Create your own “weird” animal.
2. Give your animal a name.
3. Write about 80-100 words about your animal.
4. Include the following:

-          What it looks like

-          Where it lives

-          What it eats

-          What it is afraid of

-          What is really interesting and special about it

Your work will be graded as follows:

Task 1

Go to http://bestpickr.com/weird-looking-animals to do your research.

Watch carefully to complete the task.

Remember you have to do the following:

- List the top 10 weirdest looking animals.

- Write down where each of them can be found.

- State one interesting fact about each of these amazing animals in a full sentence.

- In THREE clear sentences, explain which one of these amazing creatures interested you most.

  (Remember to use your own words!)

- Present your findings neatly.

Task 2

Go to http://switchzoo.com/zoo.htm to create your own animal.

When the page opens, look below the picture and click on “Guided Tour”.

When you see the map with the nine buttons in a circle click “next”.

Now click on an animal to choose your animal's body and also its habitat.

Next follow the path to the habitat of your chosen animal.

Now it's time to choose a head for your animal by scrolling down on the left of the picture and clicking on your choice.

Next choose legs for your animal.

Then choose a tail for your animal.

Now click “Add Title” to name your animal.

Then click on “Add Story” and do the following:

- Write about 80-100 word about your animal.

- Include the following:

        What it looks like

        Where it lives

        What it eats

        What it is afraid of

        What is really interesting and special about it

Finally, click on “print” to see your amazing animal. remember to check for mistakes before handing it in to your teacher!

TASK 1

Your work will be graded as follows:

TASK 2

Your work will be graded as follows:

Congratulations!

You are now experts on the earth's weird and wonderful animals 

Sources: 

http://bestpickr.com/weird-looking-animals

http://switchzoo.com/zoo.htm

Prepared by Michelle Lilley