Introduction
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Welcome to the Wetland Webquest. In this vitural adventure, we will learn all about the different types of organisms that live in many of North Carolina's Wetlands. To get started, check out the Task page for more information. To navigate to different parts of this webquest, just use the navigation sidebar to the left of this webpage. Introduction
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Task
Task
What am I going to be doing?  When doing this webquest, you are going to be watching videos, reading short articles, and looking at diagrams to observe the different types of organisms that can live in wetlands. Remember, we said that an organism is any living creature which includes plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms. As you complete this webquest, you will be completing the following...Two lists You will be asked to observe and list different types of plants and animals you see.Two short essays You will be asked to answer two short questions after reading a short article. One multiple choice quiz Don't worry! There will be one short-easy quiz at the end of the webquest. So in total, there will be five activities that are to be completed. Please check out the EVALUATION tab to see how you will be evaluated! Read this BEFORE you start on your QUEST! HAVE FUN! |
Process
Process
| Follow these simple steps to learn all about the organisms that live in wetlands... Step 1Let's begin by watching a Bill Nye video. You will have questions that follow to answer, so you may want to take notes Step 2After watching this video, write at least two sentences about something that you learned about wetlands that you did not know before. Click HERE to answer this question. Step 3For this step, we are going to read a short article. Click HERE to view this article. Once you have read the article. Click HERE to take a short quiz about what you read, you may use the article to answer the questions.
Step 5 If you could be any type of animal in a wetland, what would you be? For this final step, there is no right or wrong answer. I just want you to think about an organism that you might want to be an why? It must be an organism from a wetland. Use the information that you have learned from the videos and articles we have watched already. Include things such as what would you eat, where would you live, and what do you look like. After you have thought about it, write your answer HERE. You must write at least 5 sentences Resources
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Evaluation
THIS is the grading rubric which I will use to score your responses for the webquest! Please be sure that you complete all of the sections and survey to receive credit!
Conclusion
Conclusion
Congradulations! You are now finished with the Wetlands Webquest. Through doing this webquest, I hoped you learned a little about the type of organisms that live in wetlands. This is importnat for you to know because here in North Carolina, we have a lot of wetlands. This webquest was designed to introduce you to this topic. I hope now that you know a little about wetlands, you will want to learn more. There is a lot of information out there. I hope that this has been a great experience for you and now know just a little bit more about wetlands.PLEASE take this survey on your EXPERIENCE of completing the webquest! Your feedback will help me with creating more in the future! THANKS! CLICK HERE to complete the survey  |
