Animal Trait (adaptations/Survival Skills) project webquest

Challenge
You will be in a group that will learn about how animal adaptations (body parts and survival skills) within a biome, help them survive.

Objectives:

Each member within the group will have an animal for their biome, and will need to research and collect information using the animal organizer.
Each member in the group will have to create a digital expository writing piece that gives the adaptations and how they use them to survive in their biome.
The group will need to learn key information on the biome all of their animals they choose live in.
Group members will need to collaborate within a Google Slide presentation to display an informational presentation about their biome as well as all the list animals the group researched on.

Task 1: Each member of the group has an animal that lives in your biome. Each member needs to fill out their animal research organizer on their animal just the Adaptations (body parts and/or survival skills) that help them survive in their biome. Why?

(Tip: Click on Search in the top right hand color of Kid National Greographic and type your animal name

Arctic (Tundra)

Arctic Fox

Use First

Walrus

Use First

Snowy Owl

Use First

Polar Bear

Use First

Ocean (Marine)

Sea Otter

Use First

Octopus

Use First

Seahorse

Use First

Starfish

Use First

Rainforest

Pangolin

Use First

Macaw
(Parret family)

Use First

Tip: lookup "Parrot"

Sloth

Use First

Poison Dart Frog

Use First

Wetlands (Swamps & Marshes)

Possum

Use First

Beaver

Use First

Axoloti

Use First

Capybara

Use First

Grasslands (Savannha & Plains)

Badger

Use First

Zebra

Use First

African Elephant

Use First

Serval

Use First

Desert

Fennec Fox

Use First

Ostrich

Use First

Bactrian Camel

Use First

Gila Monster

Use First

Forest

Red Panda

Use First

Great-Horned Owl

Use First

Bobcat

Use First

Bald Eagle

Use First

Task 2: Each student will need to write an expository piece on their animal that explains about the biome their animal lives in and the adaptions that helps their animal survive in their biome. They will have to make a final writing digital file in Google Docs, so the president of Animals-R-Us will be able to read and give to his employees. (Students will have a writing checklist to use for the Google Doc final file.)

Task 3: As a group, you all need to help in filling out the "My Biome" research organizer the links are all using the Britannica website

Arctic (Tundra) (use tundra)
Ocean (Marine)
Rainforest

4. Grasslands (Savanna)

5. Desert

6. Wetlands

Additional website source to use for your Biome if needed.

1. Arctic Tundra

https://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/tundra.html

2. Ocean (Marine)

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/marine.html

3. Rainforest

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/rainforest.html

4. Grasslands (Savanna)

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/grassland.html

5. Desert

https://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/desert.html

6. Wetlands (Freshwater)

https://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/freshwaterwetlands.html

7. Forest

https://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/temperateforest.html

Task 4: All members in the group will be assigned to a Google Slide file. Within this file, the group will have to collaborate and work together to make an fabulous, creative, and informative slide presentation that will be given to the president of Animals-R-Us. (Groups will have a checklist to use for the Google slide final file.)

Sources for this Project: Make sure to list in your digital writing piece and Google Slide presentation

Ducksters, www.ducksters.com . Accessed ________