World of animals Webquest

Exploration
Answer the following questions:
1.What is your favorite animal in the whole world?
My favorite animal is ___________________________________________
2.Why?
This is my favorite animal because ____________________________
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Find a picture of your favorite animal online. Copy and

paste it here.

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Part 1: Habitats

Did you know?

A HABITAT is is a special place
where a plant or animal lives. Just
like you have a home or place to
live, so do animals and plants.

Complete the chart with the information from the video. Draw
the animal when necessary.

Animal
Marshes

Habitat

______________

Jungle

Gorilla

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Den

Lion

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Habitat

Animal
Elephant

Forest

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Monkey

______________

Grasslands

Giraffe

______________

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Part 2: Comparing Length and Weight

Fill in the blanks with the correct information.
Length
1.
A blue whale is longer than a humpback whale.
2.

A blue whale is ________________ than a rocket.

3.

A blue whale is the same length as a ________________.

4.

A blue whale is the same length as _____ great white sharks.

5.

3 ________________ are the same length as a blue whale.

Weight
1.
A blue whale is heavier than
a ________________.
2.

83 ________________
weigh the same as a blue
whale.

3.

A blue whale weighs the

same as _____ airplanes.

4.

A school bus is ________________ than a blue whale.

The blue whale is the ___________ animal on earth!

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Part 3: Comparing two

animals

Did you know?

SCIENTIFIC NAMES are special
names that scientists give to
animals and plants. Each name is
unique and is written in Latin.

1. Choose two animals and complete the

chart. On Physical Appearance, draw the animal.

Animal 1:

Animal 2:

Physical
Appearance:

Scientific Name:
Habitat:
Food:
Weight:
Length:
2. Write three sentences comparing the two animals that you
chose (use the information from the chart). Use some of the
following: heavier, lighter, weighs the same as, longer,
shorter, is the same length as.

1.

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2.

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3.

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Part 4: Writing
1. Write a short paragraph describing an animal you know
about. Use the example from the website as a model.
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2. Draw and color it.

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Vocabulary
Use this space to write the new vocabulary you learned during
this Webquest. Add at least 5 words to the list.
1. Marshes: an area of soft, wet land that has many grasses
and other plants.
2. Den: the home of some kind of animals, usually in the
form of a space near a large rock.
3. Forest: a large area covered with trees.
4. Jungle: an area with lots of trees and plants, usually in a
tropical climate.
5. Grassland: a large open area of country covered with
grass.
6. Space shuttle (Rocket): a vehicle used to travel to the
moon and other planets.
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Finished!