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1. Habitats Introduction Task Resources Process Evaluation Rubric Conclusion Teacher Page Homepage

2. Like people, animals have homes as well! In this Web quest we are going to explore the different kinds of habitats, learn what types of animals live there, and understand why each one is unique! homepageSlide 1

3. Task In this Web Quest students will travel through the internet and visit many different kinds of habitats! They will visits forests, deserts, the arctic, oceans, and ponds. The students will be asked to complete a number of different procedures regarding each habitat! Each day we will visit a new habitat and learn about the different kinds of plants and animals that live there! homepageTask

4. Forests Process 1 *Click on the link and read about the Rain Forests. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/animals/Rfbiomeanimals.shtml *Draw a picture of an animal in the rain forest. Show how it is protected by its color or shape. HomepageSlide 1

5. Deserts Process 2 • Click on the link below, choose and complete one desert animal book. • http://members.enchantedlearning.com/books/animals/desert/index.shtml • Pretend you are exploring a desert and you come face to face with the animal you chose for your desert animal book. Create a journal entry of your encounter with that animal. • Be prepared to share your journal with the rest of the class! homepage

6. Arctic • Click on the link below and take a virtual tour of the Arctic Tundra! http://www.nationalgeographic.com/crittercam/arctic/ • With a partner, choose two animals that you came across in the virtual tour, and complete the Venn Diagram, comparing and contrasting them! • http://www.teachengineering.org/collection/cub_/activities/cub_environ/cub_environ_lesson02_activity3_diagramtemplate.pdf Homepage

7. OCEANS • CLICK ON THE LINK AND VIEW THE SHORT VIDEO OF WHY THE OCEAN MATTERS with a partner. • http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/environment/ocean-now/why-ocean-matters.html • When the video is finished, discuss and list with your partner some of the reasons why the ocean is important Homepage

8. Ponds • Clink on the link below, and play the interactive game to identify the different types of animals that live in a pond. • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats.shtmlBBC - Schools Science Clips - Habitats • When the game is completed, draw and write about how a pond and an ocean are the same and different! Homepage

9. Evaluation Write a story about a trip you might take to one of the habitats we just visited on this web quest. How would you get there? Who would you go with? Describe in your story what you would see, hear, and do. Write about how you might feel when you get there. Remember, a story had a beginning, middle, and end. A story uses describing words. homepage

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11. Conclusion Wow! That was an amazing journey through all of the different kinds of habitats! It was very exciting to see where many different kinds of plants and animals live. It was fun to see that plants and animals have a home just like me! homepage

12. Teacher Page The second grade class will be completing a science web quest. It will take approximately 3 weeks to complete. A majority of the webquest will be complete in school, with the help of the teacher and teaching assistants. Some of the web quest will be assigned for homework and may require some parental assistance. This assignment includes cross curricular activities and many different New York State learning standards. This will be a fun learning experience for everyone. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at JessMurphy18@gmail.com . homepage

13. New York State Learning Standards Mathematics, Science, and Technology Standard 2:   Information Systems • Students will access, generate, process, and transfer information using appropriate technologies. • Standard 4:   Science • Students will understand and apply scientific concepts, principles, and theories pertaining to the physical setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of ideas in science. • Standard 5:   Technology • Students will apply technological knowledge and skills to design, construct, use, and evaluate products and systems to satisfy human and environmental needs. homepage

14. New York State Learning Standards English Language Arts Standard 1:   Language for Information and Understanding • Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information. Standard 3:   Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation • Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to present, from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues. Homepage

15. Resource WWW.Enchantedlearning.com WWW.NYSED.gov WWW.bbc.co.uk www.nationalgeographic.com Home Page