Deserts Webquest - Pt1 - 2MP - Assignt 4

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(This was a handout from last week's classes)

3^rd Grade Deserts Webquest  - PART 1

You will use the Internet or Library resources to research desert animals.

Most desert animals are nocturnal or active at night when the temperature is cooler. Some desert animals are diurnal or active during the day. Desert animals have adapted to life in the deserts. Adaptations are characteristics that plants and animals have that help them to survive or changes a plant or animal makes to fit new conditions or new environments.

In this WebQuest you will learn how these desert animals survive in the desert.

You will research an animal and discover:

• the class or group it belongs to (classification)
• the covering on its body (appearance)
• where it makes its home (habitat)
• the food it likes to eat (diet)
• its enemies and how it protects itself (defenses)
• the adaptations these animals have

Pick one of the following animals please:

Desert Tortoise                           Elf Owl                           Fringe-toed Lizard

Gila Monster                           Ground Squirrel                  Hawk

Horned Lizard                           Jackrabbit                           Kangaroo Rat

Kit Fox                                    Prairie Dog                           Rattlesnake

Roadrunner                           Scorpion                           Sidewinder

DUE:  November 28-29, 2012 (For class 3/204 only)
           December 7 (Class 3/201 only)

Thank you,

Ms. Silverberg

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