Endangered Animals Webquest
Prepared by Mrs. Carolyn Townsend
November 10, 2002
Guiding
Questions:
What does it mean
to be an endangered species?
Why are so many
species becoming endangered in our world?
What can I do to raise
awareness of endangered animals in our world?
Background:
Working with a
partner, you will research an endangered animal. You will have an opportunity to work on both your research skills
and practice creating a presentation using Appleworks.
Task/Assignment:
Congratulations!!
Your project team has been hired by the National Wildlife Federationฎ
to give an Appleworks Presentation to a group of Naturalists from all over the
world. Your job is to educate this
group of Naturalists about the endangered animal that your team chooses. These Naturalists do not know anything about
the species you are presenting!
You must create an
Appleworks Presentation to present to the group in two weeks!
Your presentation
must will include 10 slides as outlined below:
1. Title Slide Name of your project
2. Team Slide - Introduce your team and the
project. Make sure to include a digital picture of your team.
3. Endangered Animal What animal are you
researching? Include a picture, the
size of the species, average life span, and classification of the species.
4. Habitat Where does your endangered animal
live? You can include a map.
5. Food Chain Create a food chain for this
animal; include its predators animals that eat it, as well as food that this
animal eats.
6. Adaptations Physical & Behavioral
Adaptations, special characteristics about this species, which enable it to
survive in its habitat.
7. Why is this animal endangered what are
the threats to this animal?
8. Will the loss of this species endanger other
species? Why save this species? Explain your answer. Hint: This is one of
those THINK questions! Answer this from
the research youve done on this animal.
9. Take Action! What can be done to help this endangered species? What is currently being done?
10. Credits Where did you get your slideshow
information and pictures?
Use the Planning Worksheet to assist you in
planning your slideshow.
Resources:
Internet
Resources:
Slides
Three through Eight:
The following resource will be instrumental in your research for your slideshow.
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html/
This
is the National Wildlife Federations gallery on various endangered
species. Your team must select ONE
specie from this site to conduct your research. To facilitate you in your slideshow, complete the Planning Worksheet. You should save all pictures that you will
use in your slideshow to the network folder of one of your team members**.
**Remember to use this same team members
folder for the entire project.
You
may want to look at the following site to assist you in locating additional
information for your Take Action! slide (slide 9) as well as your slide 8, Will
the loss of this species endanger other species? Why save this species?
Food Chain (Slide Five)
Create your food chain in an Appleworks Drawing document and import this document into your slide show.
Some
Definitions:
A
species is ENDANGERED when extinction is in the foreseeable future unless
drastic measures are taken to protect these species.
A
species is EXTINCT when no member of the species is known to exist
A
species ADAPTATIONS are those characteristics, traits, or behaviors that enable
a species to survive in its environment.
Evaulation:
The final project
will be graded based on the following
point value:
Slide
One:
1.
One
Point________ Required slide present
2.
One
Point________ Neat slides must be neat
3.
One
Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
4.
One
Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Two:
5.
One Point________
Required slide present
6.
One
Point________ Neat slides must be neat
7.
One
Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
8.
One
Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Three:
9.
One
Point________ Required slide present
10.
One
Point________ Neat slides must be neat
11.
One
Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
12.
One
Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Four:
13.
One
Point________ Required slide present
14.
One
Point________ Neat slides must be neat
15.
One
Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
16.
One
Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Five:
17.
One
Point________ Required slide present
18.
One
Point________ Neat slides must be neat
19.
One
Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
20.One Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Six:
21.
One
Point________ Required slide present
22.One Point________ Neat slides must be neat
23.One Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
24.One Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Seven:
25.One Point________ Required slide present
26.One Point________ Neat slides must be neat
27.One Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
28.One Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Eight:
29.One Point________ Required slide present
30.One Point________ Neat slides must be neat
31.
One
Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
32.One Point________ Complete based on required outline.
33.Ten Points________Do you go beyond just reporting the facts
and give ideas on how to correct the problem your organism faces?
Slide Nine:
34.One Point________ Required slide present
35.One Point________ Neat slides must be neat
36.One Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
37.One Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Slide Ten:
38.One Point________ Required slide present
39.One Point________ Neat slides must be neat
40.One Point________ Correct Spelling must do a spell check
41.
One
Point________ Complete based on required outline.
Extra Credit:
42. Up to ten
points Did your extra work add value to your presentation?
The
following scale will be used to grade this project:
Points Grade
50
points A
40
points B
30
points C
20 points D
below U