Turtle WEBQUEST
Christopher likes turtles. His neighbour has a turtle that lives in a tank on the front porch. Christopher visits the turtle every day. What can we find out about turtles? Where do turtles live? What do turtles eat? Have the teacher help you click on the websites and find out more about turtles.
TASK
With teacher Mary, Christopher is going to use the computer in the computer lab and find some web sites that talk about turtles. Let’s answer some questions about turtles and learn more about how turtles live. Chris can take the information home and share it with his neighbour friend who has a turtle. Let’s get started!
When you look at these websites, find out some things about turtles and answer these questions.
- Where are five places that turtles can live?
- What are five foods that turtles can eat?
- Copy a picture of Christopher’s favourite turtle.
Here are some places to look at to find answers to the questions about turtles. Christopher and Mary can visit these sites on the computer and find out all about turtles.
· www.icomm.ca/dragon/tort.htm
· www.sofia.usgs.gov/virtual_tour/kids/critters/turtles.html
Christopher needs to answer all the questions about the turtles using information from the web sites. Christopher needs to find his favourite picture of a turtle and copy it. When the questions are all answered and Christopher has a picture of a turtle, He can take it home to share with his neighbour and his mom.
Good Job Christopher! You have found out about turtles. What else would Christopher like to find more information about using the internet? Is Christopher interested in Looking at dogs or maybe cats? How about vacuum cleaners and mixers? Have teacher Mary help you create a new list of things to explore on the internet!