They Belong Where?

A WebQuery for 2nd Grade

Designed by

Britany Greer
greenbr@gwmail.cwu.edu

 Zoo Animals

Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion

Introduction

Today you will be zoologists and it is your job to group some animals who are lost and do not remember where their home is located.  It is a zoologist's job to group or categorize animals.

There are many different groups of animals and each has their own habitat or place they make their home.  

Today you are going to look at some different animals and will be figuring out what the differences are between these animals. Some of the differences will include what they eat, where they live and how they live.

After looking at this information you will be able to find their homes.

The big question for you to answer today is.....

Where do these animals belong?

 

Task

When you have finished your job as zoologist for the day, you will have learned about some different animals and their homes.  You will find out where they belong and how they live.

To document your findings you will keep a journal with an entry on each animal you watched and learned about.  Do not forget to include a picture to remind yourself of what each animal looks like.  You will be drawing these animals yourself.

You will need to have at least 2 journal entries, but will be able to add more if you have enough time.

For each journal entry answer the following questions:
As well as any other information you found that you would like to share.


When everyone has finished writing their report on their animals, you will share your findings with your table group.
Each person will be expected to tell about their animals and what they learned about their chosen animals.

The Process

To start out on your exploration of the zoo, go to the Resources section and click on the website.  When you get to the site, choose an animal you would like to research. Once you have chosen the animal, start answering the questions in the Task section.  Remember, zoologists, to keep good notes to help you write your journal entry.  When you get all the information you need to document your animal, write your journal entry and draw a picture of your animal to remind you of what he looks like.

Then repeat this process for your second animal.

When you have done both your animals, think about what you want to tell your table group about your animals.  

When your table has finished their journals, take turns telling about your animals.  Then talk about what your table had to say about their animals.

Resources

Use this website to explore some different animals and to look at some different information about these animals.

Evaluation

Your Zoologist Journal (documenting the animals you researched and observed) will be graded according to this rubric.  The group share and discussion will be graded with this rubric as well.

Your Journal and Group Share are individually graded.  The Group Share is graded based on your participation in the group talk and discussion.

Rubric

Conclusion

Congratulations Zoologists! Now that you have documented two animals and drawn pictures to remind yourself of what they look like you will be able to use these skills to do other research in the future.  Also, you have shared your findings with your fellow zoologists and discussed what you learned about the two animals.  This will help you be able to share other information you discover later on.  Enjoy continuing your research.

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