Webquest on Polar Bears

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Webquest on Polar Bears

• By Mrs. Chesney

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Components

• Illinois Learning Standard
• Introduction
• Task
• Process

• Fun Pages
• Resources
• Conclusion
• Evaluation

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Illinois Learning Standard 12.B.2b

• Identify physical features of plants and animals
  that help them live in different environments
  (e.g., specialized teeth for eating certain
  foods, thorns for protection, insulation for cold
  temperature).

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Introduction

• Polar bears are huge, cute, and furry! Have you
  ever wondered why they are white, what they eat,
  and how they keep warm in the cold weather?
  
• This project will allow you to learn lots of
  information about polar bears!!! So put on your
  ice skates!! We are going to the arctic!!

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Task

• During this webquest you will gather information
  to create a poster about polar bears.
  
• This will be exciting, so put on your ice skates
  and lets head up north!!!

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Process

• The information that you will gather for your
  poster includes a picture, the scientific name, a
  general description, what they like to eat, what
  kind of environment they live in, and a few
  phrases of what you thought about them when you
  got to see them live!!! Also, feel free to
  include any fun facts or anything else you found
  interesting!! Extra points will be awarded.
• 1. Find your favorite picture of a polar bear!!!
  Then print it out for your poster. Visit Polar
  Bear Pictures

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Process Continued

• 2. Then you will need to get out your notebook
  and take some notes when you visit these
  websites
  
• Find the scientific name of a polar bear.
• Find a general description/appearance of a polar
  bear.
  
• Find what polar bears diet consists of.
• Find out where polar bears live.
• 3. Next you will go and SEE a polar bear at a
  zoo!! Dont forget to write down what you thought
  was really neat!! (Note if the polar bear is
  sleeping, you will have to visit it again another
  time! You know, polar bears need their sleep
  too!)

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Process Continued

• 4. Next you will find some fun facts about polar
  bears. Click on these sites!! Dont forget to
  write them down to include them on your poster!!
  
• National Geographic
• Interesting Facts
• 5. Now, you will take all of the information you
  have collected and organize it on a poster board.
  Dont forget to be creative!
  

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Fun Pages

• These pages are included just for some Fun!!
• If you would like to include them on the poster,
  please feel free!
  
• Create your own cartoon! http//www.nationalgeogra
  phic.com/kids/ngo/cartoons/polarbear/index.html
  
• Print out and complete a word search!
  http//www.polarworld.com/polarword.asp
  
• Want to see how much you have learned? See if you
  can answer this trivia question.
  http//www.polarworld.com/polartrivia.asp
  
• Also, see a cool slide show of the arctic!!
  http//www.nathab.com/polarbears/
  

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Resources

• http//www.polarbearsinternational.org/photo-galle
  ry/2004-2005-polar-bear-photos/ Polar Bear
  Pictures
  
• http//www.pbs.org/kratts/world/na/polar/index.htm
  l Scientific Name
  
• http//www.buschgardens.org/infobooks/PolarBears/p
  bphysical.html General Description/Appearance
  
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/
  bear/Polarbearcoloring.shtml Diet
  
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_fe
  ature/0004/polar2.html Live
  
• http//www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_polar_bear_plung
  e.html Live Video
  
• Footage
• http//www.saskschools.ca/gregory/arctic/pbear.ht
  ml Interesting Facts
  

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Conclusion

• Arent you glad you were able to meet this huge,
  cute, and furry character? Or explore the arctic
  in your Ice skates?
  
• Hopefully you discovered some interesting facts
  that you cannot wait to share with your friends
  and family!!
  
• Dont forget, there are many other animals that
  live in this world that are waiting to be
  explored!

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Evaluation

• See attached rubric.