Burr Zookeepers Create a Plan
for a New Penguin Exhibit!
Introduction:
Congratulations! You have just been given the important job of "Penguin Expert" at the New Burr Zoo. You will be in charge of setting up the penguin habitat (where they will live) and teaching all the zoo visitors everything you know about penguins. The problem is you don't know enough about penguins! You will go on a quest (search) to find out everything you possibly can about penguins as soon as possible in order to open your new exhibit.
The Task:
You need to get ready to set up the new habitat. You will work with a partner to find out what your penguins will need to be happy and healthy. You will research and take notes in a graphic organizer to discover:
• Where penguins live
• What they eat
• Who their enemies are
• What temperature we should keep their exhibit
• What should be in the exhibit to make the penguins feel at home
You will be creating a slideshow of perfect penguin habitats and penguin facts to share with the zoo visitors at the official grand opening of the Burr Zoo.
The Process:
1. Your zoo board of directors has decided you will have an emperor penguin exhibit. The first thing you will need to do is order some penguins. Where will you get them? Where do emperor penguins live in the wild? To find out, look at the map below.
Write the name of the continent where the penguins live on the line at the top of page 2 of your WebQuest Journal.
See if you can figure out where the continent the penguins live on is on the map in your WebQuest Journal. Draw an arrow to where you think it is.
Now, click on the word Video below to watch the video and describe in your WebQuest Journal what it is like where the penguins live.
Video
2. Zoologists are scientists. As a scientist, you must make careful observations (what you see). Click on the website below (green wording), carefully observe the penguin’s anatomy, and use the illustration and key below it to label the emperor penguin in your WebQuest Journal.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/label/empenguin/
3. Zoos organize their animals by category. In which category do you think the penguin belongs: reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds, or mammals? Now, click on the website below. Then, read the website and answer the questions in your Journal. Tell why penguins spend most of their time under the water.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts1.htm
4. You need to make sure your penguin exhibit isn't too close to an exhibit of their enemies. Click below to find out who their enemies are. Illustrate and label two penguin enemies in your WebQuest Journal.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts8.htm
Click Here to See Some Emperor Penguin Predators
5. Penguins have many adaptations to help them survive in their habitat. Do you know what the word adaptation means? Click on the word Video to watch the video to find out what the word means. Explain what an adaptation is in your WebQuest Journal.
Video
6. Should you keep the penguin exhibit cold or warm? In your WebQuest Journal, name three adaptations the penguins have that help them keep warm. Find out if a penguin is warm-blooded or cold-blooded, and circle the correct one. Write the normal body temperature of a penguin.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts3.htm
7. Click on the Web site below to discover what adaptations penguins have to make it easy to catch their food. Name three foods they eat. What do penguins drink? Write your answers in your WebQuest Journal.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts4.htm
8. Your penguins will have babies. Who will care for the eggs? What adaptations do penguins have to keep their eggs from becoming frozen omelets? Click on Download File below. Then, choose Open and Click OK. Read about who will care for the eggs and how. Answer the questions in your WebQuest Journal.
Congratulations! You have just been given the important job of "Penguin Expert" at the New Burr Zoo. You will be in charge of setting up the penguin habitat (where they will live) and teaching all the zoo visitors everything you know about penguins. The problem is you don't know enough about penguins! You will go on a quest (search) to find out everything you possibly can about penguins as soon as possible in order to open your new exhibit.
The Task:
You need to get ready to set up the new habitat. You will work with a partner to find out what your penguins will need to be happy and healthy. You will research and take notes in a graphic organizer to discover:
• Where penguins live
• What they eat
• Who their enemies are
• What temperature we should keep their exhibit
• What should be in the exhibit to make the penguins feel at home
You will be creating a slideshow of perfect penguin habitats and penguin facts to share with the zoo visitors at the official grand opening of the Burr Zoo.
The Process:
1. Your zoo board of directors has decided you will have an emperor penguin exhibit. The first thing you will need to do is order some penguins. Where will you get them? Where do emperor penguins live in the wild? To find out, look at the map below.
Write the name of the continent where the penguins live on the line at the top of page 2 of your WebQuest Journal.
See if you can figure out where the continent the penguins live on is on the map in your WebQuest Journal. Draw an arrow to where you think it is.
Now, click on the word Video below to watch the video and describe in your WebQuest Journal what it is like where the penguins live.
Video
2. Zoologists are scientists. As a scientist, you must make careful observations (what you see). Click on the website below (green wording), carefully observe the penguin’s anatomy, and use the illustration and key below it to label the emperor penguin in your WebQuest Journal.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/birds/label/empenguin/
3. Zoos organize their animals by category. In which category do you think the penguin belongs: reptiles, fish, amphibians, birds, or mammals? Now, click on the website below. Then, read the website and answer the questions in your Journal. Tell why penguins spend most of their time under the water.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts1.htm
4. You need to make sure your penguin exhibit isn't too close to an exhibit of their enemies. Click below to find out who their enemies are. Illustrate and label two penguin enemies in your WebQuest Journal.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts8.htm
Click Here to See Some Emperor Penguin Predators
5. Penguins have many adaptations to help them survive in their habitat. Do you know what the word adaptation means? Click on the word Video to watch the video to find out what the word means. Explain what an adaptation is in your WebQuest Journal.
Video
6. Should you keep the penguin exhibit cold or warm? In your WebQuest Journal, name three adaptations the penguins have that help them keep warm. Find out if a penguin is warm-blooded or cold-blooded, and circle the correct one. Write the normal body temperature of a penguin.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts3.htm
7. Click on the Web site below to discover what adaptations penguins have to make it easy to catch their food. Name three foods they eat. What do penguins drink? Write your answers in your WebQuest Journal.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts4.htm
8. Your penguins will have babies. Who will care for the eggs? What adaptations do penguins have to keep their eggs from becoming frozen omelets? Click on Download File below. Then, choose Open and Click OK. Read about who will care for the eggs and how. Answer the questions in your WebQuest Journal.
keeping_the_penguin_egg_warm.docx | |
File Size: | 182 kb |
File Type: | docx |
9. Penguins are playful. How do they stay active? They will need places to play and stay active in your exhibit. Read the website below and then draw a picture in your WebQuest Journal of what your penguin playground will look like.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts9.htm
10. Adaptation Graphic Organizer:
Look back through your Journal and search for at least three adaptations the penguins have that allow them to survive in the Antarctic. Write what they are and how they help them to survive in the graphic organizer in your Webquest Journal.
Stop and Create!
You have learned about the amazing adaptations the penguin has to allow it to survive in Antarctica. Now create a new animal with at least one adaptation that enables it to survive in its habitat (it can be any environment). Draw it in your WebQuest Journal. Explain what the adaptation is and how it helps your new animal survive in the adaptation graphic organizer in your WebQuest Journal.
Conclusion:
Congratulations! You have done a great job of designing a habitat for penguins that will keep them healthy and safe. Treat yourself by viewing slide show with lots of great penguin photos. Click on the link below and at the bottom of each slide click the arrow button to see the next slide.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/photos1.htm
Click on the sites below for some Extra Penguin Fun
Penguin Riddles
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/activities2.htm
Jigsaw Puzzle - click on the shapes button to choose the number of puzzle pieces
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/puzzle1.htm
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/facts9.htm
10. Adaptation Graphic Organizer:
Look back through your Journal and search for at least three adaptations the penguins have that allow them to survive in the Antarctic. Write what they are and how they help them to survive in the graphic organizer in your Webquest Journal.
Stop and Create!
You have learned about the amazing adaptations the penguin has to allow it to survive in Antarctica. Now create a new animal with at least one adaptation that enables it to survive in its habitat (it can be any environment). Draw it in your WebQuest Journal. Explain what the adaptation is and how it helps your new animal survive in the adaptation graphic organizer in your WebQuest Journal.
Conclusion:
Congratulations! You have done a great job of designing a habitat for penguins that will keep them healthy and safe. Treat yourself by viewing slide show with lots of great penguin photos. Click on the link below and at the bottom of each slide click the arrow button to see the next slide.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/photos1.htm
Click on the sites below for some Extra Penguin Fun
Penguin Riddles
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/activities2.htm
Jigsaw Puzzle - click on the shapes button to choose the number of puzzle pieces
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/puzzle1.htm
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