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 Australian
Animal Research WebQuest
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by
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Crystal
Pearl-Hodgins
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Instructions
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Project
Instructions
| Animal
List
| Web
Sites
| Slideshow
template
- Task
- 1.
Look
at all the Australian animals on the
Animal
List and
click on the links to see the animal pictures.
- 2.
Choose
one animal from the list to research.
- 3.
Go
to the
Australian
Animal Web sites
to find your information.
- 4.
Record
the information required from the Research Assignment
sheet given out in class.
- 5.
Use the Australian
Animal SS template (AppleWorks
5) to create your presentation.
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- Process
- 1.
Choose an Australian Animal from the Australian
Animal List and
sign your name next to that animal from the list posted
in the lab. Look through the Australian
Animal List links
if you are not sure what the animal looks like.
2.
Work with your partner to find information on the
animal and other pictures to add to your report.
- Use
the Australian
Animal Web sites
or books from our lab or the library for information.
Remember to share the work with your partner. Type your
research using AppleWorks and save as "Info."
- Some
ideas of information to gather: (Remember to check your
spelling, punctuation and use complete sentences)
- Pictures
of animals: These
can be drawn or downloaded from the Internet on disk
in jpeg format. You are to illustrate a picture of their
animal at school using the Kid PIX program or draw directly
on your slideshow using AppleWorks. You can also choose
pictures from the Australian
Animal List.
- Appearance:
What
the animal looks like, size (metric preferred), colours,
body covering, special body parts. Describe the animal
in detail as if someone has never seen one. This should
be at least five sentences.
- Animal
Classification: group the animal belongs to such
as marsupial, monotreme, placental, bird, reptile or
mammal.
- Habitat:
where
the animal lives (desert, rainforest, plains, grasslands)
- Interesting
Facts: information that is really special about
the animal or the coolest thing about your animal.
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- The
partners can do the research separately and them combine
their information at school. Please see me if you have
any questions or need help.
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- 3.
Draw a picture of the animal on your slideshow using
AppleWorks drawing.
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- 4.
Insert any digital pictures you have gathered on to
your report page. Go to
File
and choose Insert.
Locate
your picture and choose
OK.
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- 5.
Insert digital photos of yourself at the end of your
report.
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- 6.
Copy and Paste your information on your slides using
the Australian
Animal SS Template.
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Have
fun and enjoy learning about the strange and interesting
Australian Animals!
Project Instructions
| Animal
List
| Web
Sites
| Slideshow
template
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