Animal Trait (adaptations/Survival Skills) project webquest

Challenge

All the groups have been hired by Animals-R-Us, which is a company looking at why animals thrive where they live.
You will be in a group that will learn about how bady parts and survival skills of animals within a biome all deal with the traits inherited by their parents.

Objectives:

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

Task 1: As a group, you all need to help in filling out the "My Biome" research organizer the links are all using the DUCKSTERS website

4. Grasslands (Savanna)

5. Desert

6. Wetlands (Freshwater) Tip: go to heading Wetlands Biome on page

7. Forest

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/freshwater.html

7. Forest

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

Task 2a: 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)

Opossum

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 2b: Fill out the remaining part of your Animal Research Organizer using a-z-animals website

You can use a-z-animals website to find all other needed facts on your animal.

Task 3: 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.

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

Ducksters, www.ducksters.com . Accessed ________