WebQuest
Australia or the lost land
Process
1. Print the chart. Animal Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Select 3 Australian animals from this list to research. 3.Put their names on the chart. Australian Animal List 4. Choose any 3 Numbat 5. Use the online, book, and non print resources to find the information needed to complete the chart. 6. Complete the chart for all 3 animals. 7. Get a map of Australia from your teacher or print out a copy from here. 8. Locate and label the location of all 3 animals on the map 9. Fill this story board Story Board ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 10. Plan your presentation using the storyboard papers. Be sure to include all of the information the zoo curator will need. 11. Construct your presentation from your storyboard papers using either HyperStudio or KidPix. 12. Evaluate your presentation using the rubric Resources Where it lives in Australia
ex: trees, desert, mountainFood Description Would this animal be a good choice for the zoo? Why or why not Special needs Extra information and unusual facts
Nabarlek Marsupial Mole Lyrebird Koala Emu Kangaroo Cockatoo Brushed Tailed Possum Echidna Wombat Platypus Australian Pelican Brush Turkey Kookaburra Skink Antechinus Bandicoot Spotted Cuscus Dingo Dugong Dunnart Frilled Lizard Goanna Greater Glider Possum Kultarr Planigale Potoroo Quokka Quoll Wallaby Sugar Glider Tasmanian Devil Thylacine Yallara Freshwater Crocodile Saltwater Crocodile Cassowary Bilby Kowari Wallaroo Red Kangaroo Australian Fur Seal
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Online Resources
Australian Animals (http://www.bushnet.qld.edu.au/schools/herberton_secondary/landofoz/camjeh.htm)
Koala, Kangaroo, Possum, Wombat, Emu, Lyrebird, Echidna, and Platypus (http://www.hotkey.net.au/~perrelink/koalacard.htm)
Endangered Australian Animals (http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/Austendangered.htm)
(http://australian-animals.net/plat.htm)
About:Animals in Australia (http://goaustralia.about.com/od/animalsandbirds/index.htm?terms=animals++australia)
Australian Wildlife (http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/australia.html)
Book Resources
World Book Encyclopedia
National Geographic Set- Mammals
Grolier - Endangered Species Set
New Book Of Knowledge
Amazing Animals of Australia
Kangaroos, Wallabies and other Marsupials
Strange Animals of Australia
Australia, the Land Down Below
To find more use the card catalog or OPAC in your school or local library
Non-print Resources
Amazing Animals CD-Rom
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia CD-Rom
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