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A WebQuest for 1st Grade Under The Sea

Susan Maytira Follett

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Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page

Introduction

You are a presenter on Bindi Irwin’s show at Sea World called ‘Under The Sea.’  There are so many different sea creatures that she doesn’t know where to start.  Join Bindi to help her share all you know about sea creatures.

Task

Bindi Irwin is currently filming a children’s show called ‘Under The Sea.’  She needs presenters to help her host this program at Sea World.

As a guest presenter of Bindi Irwin’s ‘Under The Sea’ you will need to find out all you can about sea creatures and their environment.

You will produce a diorama of your chosen sea creature and its environment to help you present your research on Bindi’s show.

Process

TASK 1:  Read ‘One Less Fish’ with the teacher.  Brainstorm with your class what we can find under the sea.

TASK 2:  In groups of two you will look at different sea creatures.  Click on each pictures to find out more.

   Click on the picture of the crab

   Click on the picture of the turtle

    Click on the picture of the octopus

TASK 3:  Now you have to choose 1 sea creature out of the 3 below to research.  Here are your 3 choices:

          SITE 1                            SITE 2

                           SITE 1                            SITE 2

              SITE 1                             SITE 2

Task 4:  Find out all you can by clicking on SITE 1 and SITE 2 of your chosen sea creature.  You will need to know:

What groups of animals does your sea creature belong?

What does your sea creature look like?

Where does your sea creature live?

How does your sea creature move?

What does your sea creature eat?

How does your sea creature reproduce?

Task 5:  Using art materials create a life-like sea creature in its environment (diorama).

	http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Oceandiorama.shtml

 

Task 6:  Now you will decide who will talk about the information you found and present this on Bindi’s show.  Don’t forget to use your diorama!

Evaluation

You will be graded individually in your pairs using the following three point scale.

Conclusion

Congratulations and Well Done! Bindi was really happy with your help and hard work and would like to include you in future children’s shows.  You have saved the lives of our ocean animals by learning so much about them!

There are so many different sea creatures in the ocean.  What other interesting things can you find out about sea life? What other sea creatures could you research? Maybe you could do some more research and find some more interesting things to tell your class.  This way you can be ready for when Bindi needs you next!

Credits & References

This webquest was developed as part of e.Learning Futures course in a Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching at CQUniversity.  I would like to acknowledge the Course Coordinator Scot Aldred.  I would also like to acknowledge Julianne Krause.

This webquest is conducted in conjunction with the unit ‘Under The Sea.’  The tasks require the students to learn about sea creatures through research, diorama and an oral presentation.  This webquest was designed for a Year 1 class consisting of 17 students.  The majority of these students have high level reading skills and are familiar with different sea creatures.

This webquest is taught throughout the course of 4 weeks (this is based on a 35 minute lesson twice a week).  Students will use co-operative learning by working in pairs.

Resources needed included the book titled ‘One Less Fish,’ a computer lab with internet access and multimedia capabilities.

Still images and animated images were accessed from the World Wide Web.  These references are included below.

Included is a link back to The WebQuest Page and the Design Patterns page.  This is included so that individuals can acquire the latest version of this template and training materials.

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