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Created By:Sheila Carey

Felicia LeischnerTracy Howard

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IntroductionYou and your fellow

classmates have been given the opportunity to come and visit the local zoo. However, a few of the animals have escaped from their environments into other exhibits. The zookeepers have asked for your help in finding the animals and placing them in their correct environment in order to stay alive.

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Your TaskYour task is to design a shoebox environment exhibit in which the correct animal belongs. As you complete this WebQuest, write down the information you find in your zoo journal. Some of the questions you need to answer are:

• What types of trees and plants are in your animal’s environment?

• What type of food does your animal eat?

• What type of weather is in your animal’s environment?

• What types of predators are in your animal’s environment?

• What types of adaptations does your animal have?

• What does your animal look like?

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Click on the animals to learn more about them.

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You need to get into groups of 3 and assign jobs to be completed by each group member. 1.Tour Guide – Someone to work through

the WebQuest2.Record Keeper – Someone to write

down information3.Exhibit Designer – Someone to work

on the shoebox exhibit design*Everyone needs to have a turn

doing each job!Choose an animal that your group wants to put back into its correct home. Every group must choose a different animal. The animals that have escaped are shown on the resources page. Click on your animal and you will be led to information about the animal.

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Click here for more directions

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Process ContinuedAfter you have found out

all you need to know about your animal, you will build an environment for the animal to live in. Remember all the facts you discovered to help you make a home for your animal that is like its natural habitat. You will be using a shoe box and the art materials we have in the classroom to complete this project. Everyone in the group needs to work on the exhibit for your animal.

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Requirements:

Grading Scale:

Correctly Followed

Directions Teamwork

Completed ShoeboxExhibit

Creativity

4 Team members correctly follow directions by: writing notes about their animal and completing an animal exhibit.

Teams work together to get the job done correctly as well as taking turns doing each job.

Students correctly complete shoebox exhibit by only choosing one animal. Correctly displays the animal in the correct environment .

Students uses at least 4 different colors in shoebox. Shoebox looks neat and not messy. Students uses 2 other materials besides construction paper.

3 Team members complete animal exhibit, but do not write down notes.

Teams work together but do not take turns completely each others jobs.

Students choose one animal, but doesn’t have characteristics of animal or environment correct.

Students use 3 different colors and has a neat appearance. Only uses 1 extra material.

2 Team members take notes, but do not complete animal exhibit.

Only one or two team members work in the group.

Students use a couple animals and creates a environment that places them all in the same environment.

Students use 2 colors. Shoebox is messy, but 1 extra material is used.

1 Team members do not write notes about their animal or complete animal exhibit.

Team shows no effort or does not share each others jobs.

Student doesn’t choose a animal or place animal in a environment.

Students shoebox is messy. Only uses 1 color and doesn’t use any other materials.

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25 pts.

25 pts. 25 pts. 25 pts. 25 pts.

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ConclusionCongratulations, the

animals have been returned to their environments. The zookeepers would like to thank you. Your group helped save these animals’ lives, and at the same time you became experts about various animals that live in the zoo. Remember what you learned, and when you visit the zoo you will be able to tell other people facts about the exhibits.

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Teacher PageThe intent of this

WebQuest was to allow third grade students to explore different environments and animals around the world. The students accomplished this task by using the Internet to discover these different environments and animals. Three P-5 Elementary Education majors collaborated to make this WebQuest– Mrs. Felicia Leischner, Ms. Tracy Howard, and Ms. Sheila Carey.

Core Content, Program of Studies, KERA, and Academic

Expectations

Unified Objective, Materials, and Resources

Other Ways to use Zoo Webquest

ISTE Standards

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SC-EP-3.4.1 Students will explain the basic needs of organisms. DOK 2 AH-EP-1.4.1Principles of design:Organization of visual compositions

Program of Studies:SC-P-UD-U-1 Students will understand that most living things need water, food and air. AH-P-SA-S-VA2Students will use the elements of art and principles of design in creating artworks independently and with others

KERA Goals

1. Use Basic Math and Communication Skills

2. Apply Core Concepts and Principles

4. Responsible Group Membership

5. Think and Solve Problems

6. Connect and integrate

Academic Expectations

1.1 Access information1.2 Reading1.11Communicate/ Writing1.12Communicate/ Speaking1.13 Visual Arts1.16 Technology

2.1 Scientific Skills2.4 Models/Scales2.19 Geographic interactions2.23 Artistic Products2.24 Creativity/Value Arts

4.1 Interpersonal Skills4.2 Productive Team Membership4.5 Multicultural/World/View

5.1 Critical Thinking5.2 Creative Thinking

6.1 Connect Knowledge, Diff. Area6.2 Acquire, Develop, Interpret6.3 Making Connections

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Unified ObjectiveBy the end of this WebQuest project students will

demonstrate the ability to explain the basic needs of organisms and show an understanding of organization in visual compositions by, researching environments for different animals and designing an exhibit for a zoo animal to live.

Materials needed in the classroom:• Computer with Internet access• Shoe box• Art supplies such as clay, paint, brushes, cotton balls, construction

paper, fake plants, markers, glue, scissors, etc.• Zoo journal printed off from WebQuest• Pencils

Teacher Resources:• Down on the Farm WebQuest by Kyle Hadley, Rex Booth, and Morgan

Alderson• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designsteps/index.html • http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

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Ways to Use For Other GradesFor higher grades: Students should be required to research more detailed facts about their animals. Instead of a Zoo Journal they could write out a report. Also, their diorama shoebox can be more detailed.

For lower grades: Students should not be required to perform as extensive research. Their shoebox may be less detailed, and not as many facts will be found.

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1.Basic operations and conceptsa.Students demonstrate a sound

understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.

b.Students are proficient in the use of technology.

3. Technology productivity Toolsc.Students use technology tools to enhance

learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

d.Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhances models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

5. Technology Research Toolsa. Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.

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