A WebQuest for 1st Grade (Science)
Designed by
Tara R. Legere
Introduction
Hello First Grade class, We are thinking about getting a class pet. First, we need to decide what kind of pet would live best in the classroom. Second, we need to know how to take care of our new friend. I need you to become pet detectives and research pets, and how to care for them.
Task
The task at hand is to research an animal to help choose for our class pet. After having chosen one of the animals, you must research them and look into how to keep them safe and cared for.
Process
First, students will be broken up into groups of two or three.
Second, your group must choose one of the following animals:
- Horse
- Cat
- Dog
- Hamster
- Fish
- Rabbit
- Mouse
- Pig
- Snake
- Bird
Third, after choosing an animal, we will go to the computer lab, and each child will have a list of questions, which should be split up between the group, and they should look for the answers on. They will then research the questions based on there animal. The questions are as followed:
- What animal did your group pick?
- What does the pet eat?
- Does the pet live indoors or outdoors?
- Does the pet live in a cage or tank?
- What are some things necessary for this animal?
- Do they require exercise?
- How much or how often do they eat?
- Is there anything else you found interesting?
- Would the pet make a good class pet?
Fourth, at the begining of next class the groups will one at a time get up and explain why or why not there animal would make a good class pet.
Evaluation
Children will pass in the answers to there questions at the begining of next class, so they can have time to do more research at home with the parents. The children will be evaluated on there answers as a group, and on how well they explain to the class as a group wether or not their animal would make a good class pet or not and why.
First Grade Speech Grading Rubric
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4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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Good eye contact |
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Loud enough |
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Worked together as a group |
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Gave good reasonings |
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Used their research |
Conclusion
They will have accomplished researching their animal and the things necessary for the animal. They will also have accomplished explaing why their animal would make a good or bad class pet. We then as a class would come back together and choose a class pet, and we would add on to our class.