A
Trip to the Rain Forest
A WebQuest
for 4th Grade Geography
Designed
by
Teresa Fleming
tfleming@opsb.net
Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation |
Conclusion | Credits | Teacher
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Introduction
One of the planets most beautiful and endangered resources are the
rain forests. Through this webquest students will discover where rain forests
are, what type of life is sustained in rain forests and what can be done
to prevent the rain forests from becoming extinct.
The
Task
When this webquest is complete students will be able to:
- identify plants, animals,
and human inhabitants of the rain forest;
- recognize
the diversity of life in the rain forest;
- identify factors that threaten the rain forest;
- demonstrate understanding of the layers of the rain forest
Students will use the internet
to answer questions and complete worksheets on this virtual field trip to
the rain forests of the world.
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The
Process
1. This website will take you on a trip to a rain forest. There
are many activities to help you better understand what is found in the rain
forest. There are no question to answer using this website. This
is just to help you better understand the rain forests.
www.christiananswers.net/
kids/find2.html
2. Where are rainforests found?
edtech.kennesaw.edu/
elemen.html
Use links on Day 1-numbers 3-6 to answer this question.
http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/where.html
Use links on Day 1-numbers 3-6 to answer this question.
3. What are the layers in the rainforest?
edtech.kennesaw.edu/
elemen.html
Use links on Day 2
4. What type of plants are found in the rain forest? Name
at least 15 plants.
Rain
Forest plants
5. Name 20 animals that live in the rain forest.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/index.html.
6. What are the threats to the rain forest?
http://www.rainforesteducation.com/life/threats/threats.htm
7. What can you do to help save the rain forest? Name
at least 5 ways.
edtech.kennesaw.edu/
elemen.html
8. List at least 3 other websites you can visit to find out
more information about rain forests.
- Students will be given
a list of questions they are to answer and be assigned to a computer.
- Students
are to read the assigned questions and make sure they understand what is
required to answer them.
- Students then click on the designated websites
and read the given information to find answers to their questions.
- Once all questions are answered students are to complete the
attached map indicating where rain forests are found throughout the world.
Evaluation
Describe to the learners
how their performance will be evaluated. Specify whether there will
be a common grade for group work vs. individual grades.
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Beginning
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Developing
2
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Accomplished
3
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Exemplary
4
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Score
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Questions
must be answered
in complete sentences.
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Questions
are not answered in complete sentences. Many punctuation and capitalization
errors are present.
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Some punctuation or capitalization errors are
present in answers.
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Most answers
are written in complete sentences.
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All questions
are answered in complete sentences.
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Questions
are answered using the provided website for each question.
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Student
did not use all of the provided websites to answer the questions.
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Only some
of the websites were used. Each website was not visited to answer the
accompanying question.
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Most of
the websites were used that were provided for each question.
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All websites
were used to answer the accompanying questions.
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The required
number of items are present for each question.
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None of
the answers have the required number of items.
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Some of
the answers have the required number o items.
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Only 1
answer is missing the required number of items.
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All of
the questions have the required number of items in their answers.
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The map
is color coded to show all rain forests in the world.
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Only 2-3
of the rain forests of the world are colored on the map.
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Less
than half of the rain forests are colored on the map.
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Most of the rain forests are colored on the map.
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All rain
forests are located and colored on the map.
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Conclusion
When this webquest is completed students will have gained knowledge
concerning where rain forests are located throughout the world and what plants
and animals can be found there. Students will also know what endangers
the rain forests and how they can help to protect them.
Credits
& References
Map image from www.marcopolo-education.org
Attachments:
1. List of webquest questions.
2. Copy of world map
3. Rubric
Last
updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from
The WebQuest Page
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