Introduction
We are going on an adventure to explore the habitat of eagles. We will learn as much as possible about their habitat and other attributes about this beautiful bird.
Bald eagles are found across North America and typically near lakes and rivers.
Adult bald eagles have dark brown feathers on their body and wings, and white feathers on their head and tail. The adult’s beak and feet are yellow.
Juvenile bald eagles in their first year of life are dark brown over their body wings, head and tail. Their beak and eyes are dark. As they age, juveniles may show white feathers anywhere on the body, especially the breast and under the wings. At three to four years of age they begin to develop the white head and tail of the adult. Their beak and eyes lighten in color as they reach adulthood. A complete white head and tail usually takes until age five or six to develop.
Task
1. Define the eagles habitat.
2. List two characteristics of the habitat
3. Have you ever seen an eagles nest? If so where did you see it.
4. Find a photo on the internet showing the eagles habitat.
Process
Go to this website which will explain different aspects of the eagle. This will also provide you with many visuals of the eagle's different habitats. The website is listed below.
http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/eagle
Evaluation
Once the class completes the tasks they will then proceed to this website listed below and take the following quiz where you will save and print your answers when completed:
http://study.com/academy/practice/bald-eagle-s-habitat-quiz-worksheet-f…
Conclusion
At the completion of this webquest our hope is for students to have a better grasp on the eagle. Specifically, we wish that students are able to identify and describe an eagles habitat.
Credits
Listed below are some of the websites we have used, and the students may use as references throughout the webquest:
- http://www.nationaleaglecenter.org/learn/faq/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwncO7BRC06sn…
- http://www.onekind.org/education/animals_a_z/eagle
Teacher Page
Some of the teaching hints for this webquest include:
1. Read information or watch videos prior to the lesson/webquest.
2. Provide a lesson on eagles before the webquest so that children have a slight idea on the bird.
3. Provide students with youtube videos on eagles.