Choosing an Animal Habitat

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Animal Habitats

Introduction

Task

Resources

Process

Evaluation

Conclusion

Standards

Citations

A WebQuest for 2nd Grade

Animal Habitats

Designed byLori Suchland

[email protected]

EDTL 680Information Literacy for Teachingand LearningSummer 2005

Based on a template fromThe WebQuest Page
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.htmlhttp://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html


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Introduction

Have you ever seen a penguin in the desert? Or a dolphin inthe rainforest? Hopefully you have answered no to thesequestions. Animals can only live where they can survive.

In this WebQuest you are about to learn about and design ananimal habitat. Here are the goals you are to work for tocomplete this activity.

1. Complete the 10 minute learning activity to

learn what a habitat is.2. Choose an animal to design a habitat for.

3. Design your habitat.


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Task

Your task is to work with a partner to develop a habitat thatwill be the home for your selected animal. It will include theessential building blocks of survival you will be learning aboutin this WebQuest.

The habitats can be created a few different ways. One choice isto create a diorama of your habitat. If you enjoy drawing youmay make a poster representation. You may also come up with

your own way to create a habitat but please discuss it with yourteacher before starting. Remember to include all the essentialneeds of your specific animal and be creative.


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Resources

You will need the following items to

complete your WebQuest.

Computer

Printer

Internet Explorer or other internet service

Pencil

Habitat materials (selected by you)


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Process

First, you will be assigned to a partner. Next, you will work together to complete goal 1. Click

here for more information on goal 1. After completing goal 1, you and your partner will need

to choose an animal to create a habitat for. Afterselecting your animal, split up to research your animal.Click here for more information on your choices ofanimals.

Last, using the information you and your partner havefound create a suitable habitat for your animal thatincludes all the essential building blocks for its survival.Click here for more information.


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Goal 1

Print and work with your partner to complete this 10-minute learning activity to find out what a habitat is.Make sure to answer the essential questions.

Click here to start.


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10 Minute Learning Activity

Topic/Subject Area: Science/Habitats

Grade Level: 2nd Grade

Essential Question:What is a habitat? What are three things all habitats have in common? Why are these

things so important?

Search Steps:

Go towww.infohio.org/

Select Resources for Grades K-5.Select SIRS Discoverer.

Enter username and password if prompted. Contact your librarians for this if needed.

Select the Animals icon from the Browse Subject Tree.

Select the Habitats link under Topic/subtopic.

Sort articles by Lexile.

Scroll down and select Building Blocks for Survival

Print a copy of the article to answer the essential question.

Additional Comments on Search Process:

Article can also be found by using keyword habitat in search box. Then, follow steps 7 and 8.
http://www.infohio.org/http://www.infohio.org/


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AnimalsClick on an animal to research. You will be looking for what this

animal eats, where it finds its source of water, and where it tends to

make its home.

Goldfish Frog

Dog Tarantula

Bluebird


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Goldfish

animal.discovery.com

animaland.org

goldfishinfo.org

What does this animaleat?

Where does this animalfind water?

Where does this animalmakes its home?

Use the following web pages to helpyou with your goldfish habitat.
http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/waterbeast/goldfish.htmlhttp://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/fish411.asphttp://www.goldfishinfo.com/feeding.htmhttp://www.goldfishinfo.com/feeding.htmhttp://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/fish411.asphttp://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/waterbeast/goldfish.html


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Blue Jay

www.passporttotexas.

com/birds/oct.html.

www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/BLUJAY/

realindy.com/bluejays.htm

Use the following web pages to helpyou with your Blue Jay habitat.



http://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/oct.htmlhttp://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/oct.htmlhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/BLUJAYhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/BLUJAYhttp://realindy.com/bluejays.htmhttp://realindy.com/bluejays.htmhttp://realindy.com/bluejays.htmhttp://realindy.com/bluejays.htmhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/BLUJAYhttp://www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/BLUJAYhttp://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/oct.htmlhttp://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/oct.html


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Frog

www.borrico.com/frogs

/index.html

www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/

www.ipcc.ie/frogfacts.html




Use the following web pages to helpyou with your frog habitat.
http://www.borrico.com/frogs/index.htmlhttp://www.borrico.com/frogs/index.htmlhttp://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogshttp://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogshttp://www.ipcc.ie/frogfacts.htmlhttp://www.ipcc.ie/frogfacts.htmlhttp://www.ipcc.ie/frogfacts.htmlhttp://www.ipcc.ie/frogfacts.htmlhttp://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogshttp://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogshttp://www.borrico.com/frogs/index.htmlhttp://www.borrico.com/frogs/index.html


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Dog

www.animaland.org/asp

/petcare/dog411.asp

www.borrico.com/dogs/index.html

worldkids.net/critters/pets/dogs/dogs.htm




Use the following web pages tohelp you with your dog habitat.
http://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/dog411.asphttp://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/dog411.asphttp://www.borrico.com/dogs/index.htmlhttp://www.borrico.com/dogs/index.htmlhttp://worldkids.net/critters/pets/dogs/dogs.htmhttp://worldkids.net/critters/pets/dogs/dogs.htmhttp://worldkids.net/critters/pets/dogs/dogs.htmhttp://worldkids.net/critters/pets/dogs/dogs.htmhttp://www.borrico.com/dogs/index.htmlhttp://www.borrico.com/dogs/index.htmlhttp://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/dog411.asphttp://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/dog411.asp


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Tarantula

yahooligans.yahoo.com/

content/animals/species/3667.html

www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azred_tarantula.html

ohioline.osu.edu

What does this animal

eat? Where does this animal

find water?


Use the following web pages to helpyou with your tarantula habitat.
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3667.htmlhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3667.htmlhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3667.htmlhttp://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azred_tarantula.htmlhttp://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azred_tarantula.htmlhttp://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061B.htmlhttp://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061B.htmlhttp://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azred_tarantula.htmlhttp://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azred_tarantula.htmlhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3667.htmlhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3667.htmlhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3667.html


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Habitat

Build a habitat that is suitable for your animal. Makesure to include the basic building blocks of survival. Bylooking at your finished habitat, you should be able toanswer the following questions.

What does your animal eat?

Where does your animal get water from?

Where does your animal take shelter?

Be creative. You may use any materials to helpconstruct your habitat. (modeling clay, toy animals,etc.)


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Rubric

Elements Needs Help Satisfactory Good Excellent Score1 2 3 4

10 MinuteLearningActivity

Essentialquestions are not

answered.

1 of 3 essentialquestions isanswered.

2 of 3 essentialquestions are

answered.

3 of 3 essentialquestions are

answered.

Partner Work Many remindersare needed forpartners to berespectful andresponsible.

Some help is

needed forpartners to berespectful andresponsible.

Little help is


No help is


Habitat Habitat does notinclude essential

building blocks forsurvival.

Habitat includes1 of 3 essentialbuilding blocks

for survival.

Habitat includes2 of 3 essentialbuilding blocks

for survival.

Habitatincludes all 3

essentialbuilding blocks

for survival.


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Conclusion

Congratulations ona job well done!

You now knowwhat living thingsneed to survive. Be

proud of youraccomplishments.


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Standards

Ohio Academic Content Standards - Science Explain that animals, including people, need air, water, food, living space and shelter,

plants need air, water, nutrients (e.g. minerals) living space and light to survive. Compare the habitats of many different kinds of Ohio plants and animals and some of

the ways animals depend on plants and each other.

Ohio Library Guidelines Read information from a Web site assigned by teacher and identify the name and topic

of the Web site.

Ohio Academic Content Standards - Technology Use appropriate access code (username, password) to gain access to online resource

(e.g., district network resources, subscription databases and resources that can beaccessed remotely outside the school and/or from home). Select needed information from teacher-selected Web sites, electronic encyclopedias

and other electronic collections. Record and organize information to generate a product.


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Citations

All about frogs for kids and teachers. (n.d.). Retrieved July 31, 2005, fromKiddyhouse.com Web site: http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/frogs/.

Animal clipart. (n.d.). Retrieved July , 2005, from Microsoft Office Clipart and MediaWeb site: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/results.aspx?lc=en-us&CategoryID=CM790019021033&CTT=4&Origin=ES790000101033.

Blue jay. (n.d.). Retrieved July 31, 2005, from Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology Website: www.birds.cornell.edu/BOW/BLUJAY/.

Building blocks for survival. (1998). Retrieved July 13, 2005, from SIRS Discoverer Website: http://discoverer.sirs.com/cgi-bin/dis-article-display?id=DINFOHIO1-0-

1621&artno=0000059116&searchkey=habitat__.

Cloz. (n.d.). Dogs. Retrieved Jul. 12, 2005, from World Kids Network Web site:http://worldkids.net/critters/pets/dogs/dogs.htm.


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Citations

Desert tarantula. (n.d.). Retrieved July 22, 2005, from Yahoolagins! Animals Web site:http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/animals/species/3667.html.

Dog. (n.d.). Retrieved July 13, 2005, from Animaland Web site:http://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/dog411.asp

Duedall, L. (n.d.). Feeding goldfish. Retrieved July 25, 2005, fromhttp://www.goldfishinfo.com/feeding.htm.

Fish. (n.d.). Retrieved July 13, 2005, from Animaland Web site:http://www.animaland.org/asp/petcare/fish411.asp

Frogs. (n.d.). Retrieved July 31, 2005, from Borrico Web site:http://www.borrico.com/frogs/index.html.

Frogtastic facts. (n.d.). Retrieved July 27, 2005, from Irish Peatland Conservation CouncilWeb site: http://www.ipcc.ie/frogfacts.html.


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Citations

Hingas, A. (n.d.). Spectacular blue raiders are regular feeder visitors. Retrieved July 31,2005, from Real Indiana Jones Page Web site: http://realindy.com/bluejays.htm.

Infohio, (n.d.). Retrieved July 15, 2005, from http://www.infohio.org.

Lyon, W. (n.d.). Tarantulas. Retrieved July 18, 2005, from Ohio State UniversityExtension Factsheet Web site: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2061B.html.

Mexican red knee tarantula. (n.d.). Retrieved July 15, 2005, from Oakland Zoo Web site:http://www.oaklandzoo.org/atoz/azred_tarantula.html.

Simms, C. (n.d.). Goldfish. Retrieved Aug. 12, 2005, from Animal Planet Website:http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/jeffcorwin/carnival/waterbeast/goldfish.html.

Tveten, J. (n.d.). Retrieved July 31, 2005, from Birds of Texas Web site:http://www.passporttotexas.com/birds/oct.html.

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