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Help the Zoo!
Introduction:

The zoo needs our help to animal-sit some of their animals while they make renovations to the zoo. We need to be prepared to care for these amazing animals. Task:

Each group will need to prepare to care for one reptile, one mammal, or one bird. In order for the animals to be healthy and happy in their new enviornment, your team will need to learn what the animals needs are for food and shelter. You will also need to learn some interesting facts and characteristics about our new friends that we will be caring for. Process:

Step 1 : Your group needs to pick an animal to research. Each student in the group will need to have a job. You will need one person in charge of learning about the animal's shelter, one person in charge of learning the animal's food needs, and one person in charge of learning about what makes the animal special. You will be the expert in your area, but you need to work together to complete all aspects of the task.

Step 2: Once you have your special job, you will need to research the information you are in charge of by clicking on the websites provided about your animal. Write notes about your animal in your Science Journal that you can look back at later.

Step 3: Your group will design a poster that illustrates your animal's habitat, what your animal eats, and some defining characteristics of your animal. For example, you will need to draw it's body covering, it's size compared to it's environment, and possibly mouth parts, claws or hands, pouches, or any characteristic special to your animal.

Step 4: As a team, you will combine the things that you learned to fill out the report form. You will get a report form in class, but you may look at the link provided for an idea of what that form will include. Please attach your report to  your poster and be prepared to share your information with the rest of the class so we can all learn about the animals we will be caring for.


 * Birds || Mammals || Reptiles ||
 * [|Bald Eagle]

[|Bald Eagle 2] || [|Two-Toed Sloth] [|Two-Toed Sloth 2] || [|American Alligator] [|American Alligator 2] ||
 * [|Crow]

[|Crow 2] || [|Timber Wolf] [|Timber Wolf][|2] || [|Desert Tortoise]

[|Desert Tortoise 2] ||
 * [|Great Horned Owl]

[|Great Horned Owl 2] || [|Amur Tiger] [|Amur Tiger 2] || [|Ball Python]

[|Ball Python 2] ||
 * <span style="color: #003366; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24pt; text-align: center;">[|Black-Billed Magpie] <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">

[|Black-Billed Magpie][|2]
|| <span style="color: #003366; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24pt; text-align: center;">[|Wallaby] <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24pt; text-align: center;">[|Wallaby 2] || <span style="color: #003366; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24pt; text-align: center;">[|Plated Lizard]

[|Plated Lizard 2] || <span style="color: #003366; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 24pt; text-align: left;">Resources:

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Conclusion:

Congratulations! Now we are ready help our zoo and care for these special animals! We know what their habitat needs to be like, what they like to eat, and some special facts about each animal. Way to go!

Evaluation:


 * ===Making A Poster : Animal Poster and Report Student Names:=== ||


 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Information || At least 5 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. || 4 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. || 3 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. || Less than 2 accurate facts are displayed on the poster. ||
 * Attractiveness || The poster is very neat and detailed. It clearly shows habitat, diet, and characteristics of the animal. || The poster is neat and shows some detail. It shows some animal characteristics and other details. || The poster shows minimal detail and is somewhat neat. || The poster is messy and is either incaccurate or has very little detail. ||
 * Report Information || All facts in report are found and written neatly on report form. || 1 fact is missing from the report. The report is incomplete, but still neatly done and effort was made. || 2 facts are missing from the report. Report lacks sufficient effort. || The report is messy and not properly completed. ||
 * Presentation || Everyone discussed their role in the research and poster. || All but 1 student discussed their role in the research and poster. || The poster and report were shared with the class, but with minimal detail and participation. || The poster and report were not shared with the class. ||

Teacher Information:

This webquest was inspired by the [|Pet Shop Webquest] from Betz Elementary School, created by Monica Evon. I adapted it to align with a field trip that we take our first graders on each year to the Ross Park Zoo, Binghamton, NY. I picked animals that the students will be seeing on our field trip. This is a webquest that is intended to be done before the field trip. It also coinsides with our science curriculum and learning about animals. It is intended to take no longer than a week's worth of science class time.