Introduction
Welcome to our web quest! Our web quest will take you on two different field trips. One to a zoo to learn about different types of animals and one to a botanical garden where you will get to learn about different kinds of plants! You will be able to gain knowledge about how different the animals are when compared to one another as well as the plants. Have fun exploring!
We designed this web quest specifically for 1st grade science students. Our main focus was the State Standard 1.LS.3 Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Doing these virtual field trips of the zoo and the botanical garden will have the students be able to observe different animals and plants in different habitats.
Task
During your adventures, write what types of animals you see, what they eat, and how they live. Also write down what kinds of flowers you see, how they survive, and what kind of habitat they live in. You need to be as descriptive as possible.
Process
First: click on the link provided to take your field trip to the Australian Zoo!
Next: Write on a piece of a paper the different animals you see, what they eat, and what kind of habitat they live in. If you need help spelling or writing your thoughts out, ask your teacher for help! There will be a 10 minute break after the video to make sure every student has their spelling checked or their questions answered.
Then: click on the link provided to take your field trip to the Botanical Garden!
Next: Write on a piece of paper the different plants you see, what they need to survive, and the habitat they live in.
Things to think about:
How are the animals different from one another?
Do all the animals eat the same thing?
Do all the animals live in the same habitat?
Do all the plants look alike?
Do all the plants need the same things to grow?
After the field trips are over, your teacher will have a discussion with you about what you just seen in the digital field trips.
Evaluation
The next day, you will need to write a TWO paragraphs about the virtual field trips that you went on. Be sure to include information about the animals, the plants, their habitats, the foods that the animals eat, and what the plants need to survive.
Below is a rubric for your teacher to grade your papers you have written on during your virtual field trips.
HAPPY THINKING!
| No Points | 1 Point | 2 Points | 3 Points |
|---|---|---|---|
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No information on any of the animals, their habitat, or what they eat. |
Only information is on the animals. No information of the animal's habitat or what they eat. |
Information on the animals and food or habitat. Missing one of the categories. |
Has all the information asked of them. Has the animals listed, food, and the habitat that they live in. |
| No information on any of the plants, what the plants need to survive, and what habitat the plants live in. | Only information is on the plants. No information on the plant's survival or the plant's habitat. | Information on the plants and on their need of survival or their habitat. Missing one of the categories. | Has all the information asked of them. Has the plants listed, what the plant's need to survive and what habitat the plants live in. |
Conclusion
When you are done attending your virtual field trips, writing down your information, please get in a circle with your teacher and discuss how the animals were different from one another. Some discussion topics could be, how are they different in size? How are they different in what kind of food they eat? How are they different in where they live? Also discuss how different the plants are from one another. Some discussion topics could be, how are the plants different in how they grow? How are they different in size? How are they different in how much water and sunlight each one needs?
Credits
We would like to thank Google Pictures and Youtube.
Teacher Page
Karen Gonzalez
Undergraduate student at Indiana University Kokomo
Emma Baker
Undergraduate student at Indiana University Kokomo