Zoo Keepers

Introduction

Congradulations students, You have been chosen to be the new zoo keepers at the Tulsa Oklahoma Zoo! Your new boss has assigned you to a group with three other students from your class and you four will be in charge of taking care of a certain group of animals at the zoo!

Task

In your assigned groups you will research facts about the animals assigned to you. With your group you will each pick one of the animals mentioned and you will dig deeper on the animal you picked. You should know what the animal eats, drinks, where it lives and some interesting facts about the animal. In the end you will need to produce an information plate at each animals home in the zoo telling the facts that you researched! You will need to make sure that this information plate will be something that you want to share with the rest of your classmates! You all are assigned to different animals in the zoo and you will all be sharing about your animal to the class! I think that all of you will do a great job. You have three days to complete this assignment. On the third day you will present this to the class!

Process

Day 1

  • You will be assigned to a group by teacher
  • At your desks your group will meet for the first time
  • Your first step is to make a plan for your research and be sure that everyone knows which animal they are doing.
  • If you need any help ask your teacher!

Day 2

  • It is time to start your research
  • The teacher will take you to the computer lab where you will begin your research
  • Be attentive of your topic because you will have limited time. Use the form given to you by the teacher to help you organize your information. Be sure to take complete notes over the information because your other classmates are counting on you!

Day 3

  • You will present your information plate to the class
  • Each member will have their own part, no one person will do all the work. THIS IS A GROUP PROJECT!
Evaluation

Making an Information Plate: Zoo keeper

 

Student Name:     ________________________________________

 

CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

Writing - Organization

Each section in the information plate has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Almost all sections of the information plate have a clear beginning, middle and end.

Most sections of the information plate have a clear beginning, middle and end.

Less than half of the sections of the information plate have a clear beginning, middle and end.

Writing - Grammar

There are no grammatical mistakes in the information plate.

There are no grammatical mistakes in the information plate after feedback from an adult.

There are 1-2 grammatical mistakes in the information plate even after feedback from an adult.

There are several grammatical mistakes in the information plate even after feedback from an adult.

Content - Accuracy

All facts in the information plate are accurate.

99-90% of the facts in the information plate are accurate.

89-80% of the facts in the information plate  are accurate.

Fewer than 80% of the facts in the information plate are accurate.

Attractiveness & Organization

The information plate  has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The information plate has attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The information plate has well-organized information.

The information plate's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

Knowledge Gained

All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the information plate 

All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the information plate .

Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the information plate

Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the information plate

Graphics/Pictures

Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics.

Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.

Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy".

Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen.
Conclusion

As you conclude your research and put together your group information plate I hope you will find the similarities and differences in each animal in the zoo.

Teacher Page

This webquest is to teach students about the various animals in a zoo. For a student to fully enjoy this they should have been learning about the animals and as a reward for working so hard on this they will all get to go on a field trip to the Tulsa Oklahoma Zoo and see the animals real information plates. This will be an enjoyable activity for not only the students but the teachers also!