OceanLifeWebQuest

TOPIC:

Ocean animals (seals, sea turtles, and whales)

INTRODUCTION:

This web quest is all about seals, sea turtles, and whales for grades 3-6. On this web quest you will have to complete one or more of 3 different tasks about our topic. You can find the information for our tasks on the websites listed. You can also play games and find cool facts about our creatures.

RESOURCES:

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals/seal.html

http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/wildlife/whales/index.shtml

http://www.clearlight.com/~kid/whales/hbwhales.html

http://www.whalesfilm.com

http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/sea turtle/home.html

http://www.cccturtle.org/

TASKS:

You must choose from 1 of 4 tasks. The tasks you can choose from are:

1. Write a report or essay on sea turtles, seals, and whales.
2. Make a model of a seal, whale, or sea turtle.
3. Make a collage of what you learned.
4. Answer 20 questions of our topic.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR TASKS:
Task 1:

For your essay or report write at least 3 paragraphs on sea turtles, whales, and seals.
You must have at least 5 sentences in each paragraph
You must have an introduction.
Your grammar and punctuation must be correct. You also need to indent.
You must have a conclusion.
Task 2:

For your model it must be made out of clay/play dough
Your model must be of a sea turtle, seal, or whale.
Your model must be attached well.
Task 3:

For your collage cut out different pictures on what you learned on a piece of paper.
You need to have at least 10 pictures.
Your pictures must relate to seals, sea turtles, and whales.
Your collage must be on paper.

Task 4:
QUESTIONS:
1. Explain what kind of food seals eat?
2. What are the 2 groups of whales?
3. Out of Leatherback sea turtle and the Flatback sea turtle which one will grow bigger?
4. Are seals carnivores or herbivores?
5. Are whales warm blooded or cold blooded?
6. Do sea turtles nest at night or during the day?
7. What are the 2 groups of seals?
8. Where do whales migrate? Explain.
9. Sea turtles have scales. Does that mean they are reptiles or mammals?
10. Do seals breed on land or in the water?
11. Are whales calves born in warm water or cold water?
12. Just behind the eye of a sea turtle there is a salt gland. What do they use it for?
13. Where are Antarctic fur seals and elephant seals found?
14. Are humpback whales baleen or toothed whales?
15. Where do sea turtles lay their eggs?
16. How many species of true seals are there?
17. Which sea turtle is seen most often?
18. What are some various forms of seals?
19. What is one of the first signs a whale gives to show it is there?
20. Where does the loggerhead's name originate from?
Evaluation:

Report
Spelling - 5 points
6 paragraphs - 30 points
Grammar - 5 points
Title - 5 points
Punctuation - 5 points
Content - 20 points
Introduction - 15 points
Conclusion - 15 points

Model

Build with clay or playdough - 25 points
Sea turtles, seals and whales modeled - 20 points
Neat - 15 points
Title - 15 points
Put together well - 25
Collage
5 to 10 Pictures - 30 points
Neat - 10 points
Work done on ocean life (seals, whales, sea turtle) - 40 points
Creative - 20 points
Questions
5 Points each answer

Conclusion:

Thank you for visiting our web quest. We hope you enjoyed it. By the end of this Web Quest you should have completed our four tasks or any combination assigned by your teacher. You should have also learned about the life experiences, danger, facts and information on sea turtles, seals, and whales. Thank you for stopping by to do our web quest.
Fun and Games: