WebQuest

A Web Quest for 2st Grade (Science)

April Joy Peterson
hara_peterson@yahoo.com

Introduction

We are about to embark on a scientific quest to discover what lives in the arctic. This far off place is mysterious and intriguing. We will be looking at what animals live in the arctic, what the arctic climate is like, and whether people live in the arctic.

The Task

The task ahead of you is to look at the following resources and then create a poster with the information you find. To accomplish this task, you will be researching the four different topic areas.

You will need to find information on the following;

Where the Arctic is
What animals live there
What does the Arctic look like
What people like there
Is the Arctic a country or more then one

In the end your group will share their poster with the whole class. You will also be asked to write a paragraph on what you liked the best.

The Process

First you will be divided in to groups of three
Everyone will take notes
Then answer these questions…

Where is the Arctic?

What animals live there?

What does the Arctic look like?

What people live in the Arctic?

Is the Arctic one country or many?

4. …By look through the following web sites…

http://arctic.fws.gov/wildlife.htm

This site has a list of all the animals in the arctic. More information about these animals by clicking on the animal’s name.

http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/animals.htm

This site has information on Arctic animals. Some words here may be new. Many have links to a description of the word.

http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/Image_ArcticRegion.html

This is a map of the Arctic.

http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/basics/arctic_definition.html

This site has information on what the Arctic is.

http://schc.sc.edu/gopolar/arctic_peoples.htm

This site has maps and information about the people and their history.

5. Your group will then make a poster with this information to share with the class.

6. Write a paragraph, by your self, on what YOU liked best.

Evaluation

Your group will be evaluated as a whole. I will look at how you worked as a group, the amount of correct information your group found, the effort put in to the poster and finally the creativity the group puts in to the poster.

Groups that worked hard and put visible effort in to their projects will receive bonus points!

I will also look at what you wrote about your favorite part. This will be evaluated on neatness, complete sentences, spelling and grammar.

Conclusion

Today we looked at a far a way place. We learned; who and what live there, what the weather is like, where this, no longer strange place, is. As we learn about new places through out the year we will be opening our minds to more diverse settings and people. I hope you enjoyed learning about the Arctic.

Credits & References

"Arctic Climatology and Meteorology." National Snow and Ice Data Center, Supporting Cryosphere Research since 1976. 18 April, 2007. National Snow and Ice Data Center. 25 April 2007 <http://nsidc.org/arcticmet/basics/arctic_definition.html>.

"Arctic Peoples." Go Polar! Cool Science in the Arctic. 2005. South Carolina Honors College. 25 Apr 2007 <http://schc.sc.edu/gopolar/arctic_peoples.htm>.

"Arctic Region Map." Arctic animals. 1998. ERCHA. 25 Apr 2007 <http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/Image_ArcticRegion.html>.

"Nova." Cool Text. 2005. Cool Text. 25 Apr 2007 <http://cooltext.com>.

"The Arctic and its animals." Arctic animals. 1998. ERCHA. 25 Apr 2007 <http://library.thinkquest.org/3500/Image_ArcticRegion.html>.

"Wildlife." Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 14 February, 2006. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Alaska. 25 Apr 2007 <http://arctic.fws.gov/wildlife.htm>.

Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page