Introduction
Pack your suitcases!!!! You are needed for an important mission. You have been asked to travel the world to explore habitats. You are to determine what creatures live in these habitats and what they need to survive. An ecologist is a type of scientist that studies the relationships between a species and its habitat. You are going to be an ecologist on this trip. Now fasten your seatbelts and get ready to go!!
Task
As an ecologist you can select from one of the following habitats.
Tundra Habitat
Rainforest Habitat
Coral Reef Habitat
Fresh Water Habitat
You will be asked to give a report about the habitat that you visit. In this report, you will do the following:
1. Complete a graphic organizer about your habitat.
http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/clusterweb2.pdf
2. Answer questions about your habitat (biome). If you would like to draw pictures of items in your habitat that would help you answer the questions, you may use this worksheet.
http://worksheetplace.com/mf_pdf/Biomes-At-A-Glance.pdf
3. Put the information you collected in an organized and well written paragraph.
Process
When you arrive at your desination you will look for the answers to the following questions:
1. What animals live in your habitat?
2. What plants grow in your habitat?
3. What is the climate for your habitat?
4. What makes this habitat special?
Tundra Habitat http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/tundra.html
Rainforest Habitat: http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/rainforest.html
Coral Reef Habitat: http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/coralreef.html
Fresh Water Habitat: http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/freshwater.html
Evaluation
| Research Report : Animal Habitats | ||||
| Teacher Name: Mrs. Wilson | ||||
| Student Name: ________________________________________ | ||||
| CATEGORY | 4 Advanced | 3 Proficient | 2 Basic | 1 Minimal |
| Organization | Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs. | Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. | Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. | The information appears to be disorganized. |
| Graphic Organizer | Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between all topics. | Graphic organizer or outline has been completed and shows clear, logical relationships between most topics. | Graphic organizer or outline has been started and includes some topics. | Graphic organizer or outline has not been attempted. |
| Quality of Information | Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. | Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. | Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. | Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. |
| Paragraph Construction | All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations, and concluding sentence. | Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations, and concluding sentence. | Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well. | Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs. |
| Date Created: Feb 05, 2016 12:07 pm (CST) |
Conclusion
Congratulations!!! You are a great ecologist! Each of you explored one of the marvelous habitats in our world. While you were exploring you found the creatures that live in those habitats, the climate, and the plants that were there.
If you would like to learn more about habitats, visit the following links:
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/habitat/
http://pbskids.org/wildkratts/habitats/
Credits
This webquest was created by Pat Wilson as an authentic product for:
Elementary Reading and Writing Strategies
RDG/525
Professor Jeanine Faust
University of Phoenix
Teacher Page
Introduction:
This webquest was created for second grade to do an indepth study of habitats.
Task:
This lesson is part of the second grade science curriculum. However, it could be taken and with a few adjustments, be easy for a higher grade to use as well.
Process:
The students will:
1. read about their habitat of choice and look for information about animals, plants, and climate of that habitat.
2. complete a word cluster graphic organizer about their habitat.
3. draw pictures of animals and plants of their habitat.
4. write a paragraph on their findings about the habitat.